Regulations on exemption and reduction of responsibilities for civil servants
Civil servants are considered for exclusion, exemption, and reduction of responsibilities when they do not profit during the performance of their duties but still cause damage due to objective reasons...
At the 10th Session, the National Assembly passed the revised Law on Civil Servants. The new law takes effect from July 1, 2026.
Notably, the newly passed law stipulates the exclusion, exemption, and reduction of responsibilities for civil servants.
Accordingly, civil servants are considered for exclusion, exemption, and reduction of responsibilities in cases such as having complied with regulations on authority, order, and procedures; not taking advantage in the process of performing their duties but still causing damage for objective reasons.
Implementing the proposal on innovation and creativity that has been permitted by competent agencies, organizations and units and determined by competent authorities to have implemented the policy correctly, with clear motivation, for the common good.
Due to force majeure as prescribed by law or other cases as prescribed by law and by competent authorities.
According to the new law, the exclusion, exemption, and reduction of responsibilities for civil servants shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions of relevant laws and competent authorities.
The newly passed law also stipulates what civil servants are not allowed to do.
Specifically, avoiding, delegating, pushing in the performance of assigned duties and tasks; causing dispatch, disunity; arbitrarily quitting work, quitting work; participating in public security; posting, disseminating, and expressing false information that affects the image and reputation of the country, locality, or unit where they work.
Taking advantage of professional activities to propagate against the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's laws or causing harm to the pure culture, customs, cultural life and spirit of the people and society.
There are acts of embezzlement, corruption, waste, negativity, profiteering, harassment and other acts that violate the law in the process of performing tasks.
Illegal use of public assets and people's assets. There are acts of discrimination in ethnicity, gender, age, disability, religion, belief, and social class in all forms in performing tasks.
Insulting the honor, dignity and reputation of others while performing professional activities.
Things that are not allowed to be done in accordance with the provisions of the law on corruption prevention and control; the law on thrift and waste control; the law on enterprises; the law on the protection of state secrets; things that are not allowed to be done in accordance with the provisions of law and competent authorities.
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