Vinh Nam City solves the problem of 61 contract teachers and staff
Nghe An - 61 teachers and staff with long-term contracts are in a precarious situation, as Vinh City is struggling between legal regulations and historical reality.
Currently, in Vinh City (Nghe An), there are 61 teachers and staff working under contracts at kindergartens and secondary schools under public service units that are partly responsible for regular expenditures.
Notably, most of these have been attached to the local education sector for 12 to 30 years, most of whom have signed contracts directly with district-level People's Committees many years ago. However, according to current regulations, professional and technical positions in public service units are not allowed to sign labor contracts but must be recruited according to the staffing quota.
In case the unit wants to have labor contracts in other locations, it must pay from legal revenue and must not use the state budget. The problem arose when schools in Vinh City could not balance enough revenue to pay salaries for this number of contract workers.
Meanwhile, the use of the budget to pay salaries was rejected by the treasury, because it was not in accordance with regulations.
However, considering the specific nature and historical factors, in 2025, Vinh City People's Committee has proactively arranged enough funds to pay salaries and salary contributions to all 61 workers. But this is only a temporary solution at a certain time, it cannot be prolonged.
The problem becomes more difficult when faced with the following options: If the contract is terminated, the employee will be severely affected in terms of income, benefits, and even no longer have the opportunity to find a suitable job; if recruited to the payroll, there will be barriers to the target and recruitment process; if left in the form of a contract, there will be a lack of stable and legal regular spending sources.
"Handling 61 cases of long-term contract teachers and staff is currently really difficult. We are reviewing each specific case, while carefully studying legal regulations and asking for opinions from competent authorities to find the optimal, reasonable and reasonable solution" - a representative of Vinh City People's Committee shared.
In the context of streamlining the payroll, arranging the organizational apparatus and tightening labor management in the public service sector, the problem of personnel under contracts for many years but not being officially recruited is not just a matter of Vinh City.
This story is posing an urgent need for a transitional mechanism, specific policies or flexible solutions from the Central Government to completely solve a historic problem but still full of social and humanistic consequences.
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