What benefits are civil servants seconded to communes with special difficulties entitled to?
Many provincial civil servants who were seconded to the commune have questions about the special regime. The Ministry of Home Affairs has clarified the legal basis and authority for implementation.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Hong Ha (character's name has been changed) is a civil servant of the Department of Construction, seconded to the Commune People's Committee from October 1, 2025. The commune where Ms. Ha was seconded to work is not subject to the arrangement of commune-level administrative units from July 1, 2025.
Ms. Ha asked: "In case I am seconded to the People's Committee of the commune, will I be entitled to the regimes and policies of the commune such as the special allowance of 50% in Joint Circular No. 11/2005/TTLT-BNV-BQP-BTC-UBDT and the attraction regime according to Decree No. 76/2019/ND-CP?".
The Ministry of Home Affairs said: On June 30, 2025, the Government issued Decree No. 170/2025/ND-CP regulating the recruitment, use and management of civil servants, in which Article 27 stipulates the regime and policies for mobilized and seconded civil servants.
Civil servants holding leadership or management positions who are transferred to other positions with new position allowances lower than the current position allowance will have their position allowance reserved for a period of 6 months.
Agencies and organizations sending civil servants on secondment are responsible for paying salaries and ensuring other benefits of civil servants during the period of secondment; arranging appropriate work for civil servants when the secondment period ends.
In case the agency or organization where the secondment is sent has a special regime and policy, in addition to salary and other benefits paid by the agency or organization sending the secondment, the civil servant is also entitled to special regimes and policies paid by the agency or organization where the secondment is sent.
In case civil servants are seconded to work in mountainous areas, border areas, islands, remote areas, ethnic minority areas, areas with particularly difficult socio-economic conditions, they will enjoy preferential regimes and policies according to the provisions of law.
According to Clause 3, Article 27 of Decree No. 170/2025/ND-CP, civil servants seconded to work in mountainous areas, border areas, islands, remote areas, ethnic minority areas, areas with particularly difficult socio-economic conditions are entitled to preferential regimes and policies according to the provisions of law.
According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, the organization and implementation of policies for cadres, civil servants and public employees in the province is under the authority of the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee. Therefore, Ms. Ha needs to contact the provincial agency managing cadres, civil servants and public employees (Department of Home Affairs) for specific answers.
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