The Government issues a decree on the regime and policies for officers and non-commissioned officers of the People's Public Security.

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The Decree stipulates that People's Public Security officers and non-commissioned officers retire when falling into one of the following cases:

1- Eligible for retirement benefits according to the provisions of the law on social insurance;

2- The service age has expired as prescribed in Clauses 1 and 2, Article 30 of the Law on People's Public Security 2018 and has paid social insurance for 20 years or more;

3- Men with 25 years or more of service in the People's Public Security, women with 20 years or more of service in the People's Public Security, of which at least 5 years are considered seniority in the public security force, and have paid social insurance for 20 years or more, but have not met the retirement age requirements, but the People's Public Security no longer needs to arrange or does not transfer to another sector, or officers and non-commissioned officers voluntarily resign.

The Decree clearly states that officers and non-commissioned officers, when retiring, if they have been promoted in rank and have had their salary raised for 2/3 of the term or more and are assessed as having completed their tasks or higher, will be promoted and have their salary raised by 1 grade (except in the case of promotion to the rank of general).

Officers and non-commissioned officers upon retirement shall enjoy retirement benefits in accordance with the provisions of the law on social insurance and a one-time allowance for the additional time due to conversion as prescribed in Clause 2, Article 8 of this Decree.

Officers and non-commissioned officers who retire before the highest service age prescribed in Clauses 1 and 2, Article 30 of the 2018 Law on People's Public Security for 1 year or more due to changes in organization and staffing according to the decision of competent authorities, in addition to the social insurance regime prescribed above, are also entitled to a one-time allowance including:

- Receive a subsidy of 03 months salary for each year of early retirement; - Receive a subsidy of 05 months salary for the first 20 years of work. From the 21st year onwards, for each year of work, receive a subsidy of 1/2 month of salary before retirement.

Regime and policies for People's Public Security officers and non-commissioned officers transferring careers

In addition, the Decree also stipulates that officers and non-commissioned officers who transfer to work in state agencies, political organizations and socio-political organizations receiving salaries from the State budget are entitled to the following benefits:

1- Be given priority in job placement appropriate to the professional, technical and vocational field; be trained and fostered in necessary professional and technical skills appropriate to the job undertaken;

2- Exempted from entrance exams if transferring to the old agency or transferring to another agency at the request of a competent State agency;

3- Be assigned and receive salary according to the new job and new position from the date of the decision to transfer. In case the salary coefficient according to the grade or level is lower than the salary of the rank of the officer or non-commissioned officer at the time of transfer, the salary and seniority allowance at the time of transfer will be reserved for a minimum period of 18 months from the date of the decision to transfer and will be paid by the new agency or unit.

The continued enjoyment of salary retention beyond the 18-month period shall be considered and decided by the Head of the competent authority managing cadres, civil servants and public employees in accordance with the internal salary correlation. During the period of enjoying salary retention, the difference in salary retention shall be reduced accordingly when cadres, civil servants and public employees receive a salary increase or receive seniority allowance exceeding the salary scale within the grade or are promoted to a grade.

After the salary retention period, cadres, civil servants and public employees continue to enjoy the seniority allowance at the time of changing careers or are added together to calculate seniority allowance in careers that enjoy seniority allowance regime;

4- Entitled to a one-time allowance for the additional time due to conversion as prescribed in Clause 2, Article 8 of this Decree;

5- In case of reassignment to serve in the People's Public Security, the time of transfer will be counted as continuous working time to consider promotion in rank and calculate seniority.