Expecting to increase basic salary from the beginning of 2023

Mr. Thai Huu Dan - Vice Chairman of People's Committee, Chairman of Trade Union of Hung Chinh Commune, Vinh City:

Need to raise basic salary as soon as possible

For the past 3 years, the basic salary has not been increased. If we wait until July 2023 to increase the salary, it will mean 4 consecutive years without a salary increase, while essential goods, from food to gasoline, from tuition to electricity and water... have all increased. I have been working at the agency since 2012, but my current salary coefficient is only 3.0. In my family, my wife is a worker, there is no time to do other jobs, the total income of the couple is only approximately 10 million VND/month. In the agency, there are many brothers and sisters with lower salaries, life is much harder, income from salary cannot guarantee life. In fact, many families of workers in VSIP industrial park have a higher average total income than that.

People come to work at the People's Committee of Hung Chinh Commune (Vinh City). Photo: CSCC

Low wages are also the reason for the shortage of civil servants and public employees in big cities.quit their jobs en masseNowadays, the salary is too low compared to the cost of living, which will not be able to ensure their minimum living needs. These days, our colleagues are looking forward to the decision to raise the salary to be implemented as soon as possible. Raising the basic salary from the beginning of the year instead of mid-year is also convenient for units to build finances and budgets.

Ms. Dang Thi Thu Hien - Head of Infection Control Department, Nghe An Lung Hospital:

Current salary cannot guarantee life

With the salary according to Contract 68, the starting salary of many women in my department is 1.0, multiplied by the old basic salary, it is less than 1.5 million. Add 40% special salary and 0.1 toxic coefficient, minus social insurance, the income is less than 2.2 million/month. Every 2 years, the salary will be raised by 1 salary level but it is also very low. There are people who, after 7 years of working at the hospital with 3 raises, the salary level is still less than 1.4. A typical example is the situation of a woman in the department, since 2016, the current salary of more than 3 million is the only source of income for the whole family, to pay for living expenses, medicine for her husband, and to raise 2 young children to study...

With such a salary, if there is no garden to increase production at home or do extra work, online trading, the team's life will be difficult.healthcare staffThis is extremely difficult and lacking. Meanwhile, because in the neighboring area of ​​Vinh, all living expenses in our area are not low. If not for passion and dedication, many people will certainly choose another more leisurely job or another unit, which may not be as stable but with higher income. Low salaries have also led to the current situation of doctors and nurses moving from public to private more and more.

Most of the staff of the Infection Control Department, Nghe An Lung Hospital are under Contract 68. Photo: Diep Thanh

Ever since the National Assembly mentioned this content, our colleagues have been very happy. Everyone has been excitedly guessing about the date of the change to the new basic salary level. Many people have even boldly said that, since there has been no increase for 3 years, the salary increase date will be implemented in 2022 and not wait until 2023. Sharing this shows how much we look forward to this change.

Mr. Ngo Van Hong - Teacher at Yen Thanh 2 High School

Improved salaries contribute to improved professional quality.

Everyone knows that to reach the pinnacle of work and tasks, dedication is needed. However, when material life is not yet guaranteed and family responsibilities are not yet fulfilled, it is very difficult for teachers to be able to wholeheartedly and truly devote themselves to teaching. The process of investing and dedicating oneself to the profession also requires both time and material resources. Not to mention, working from home or teaching extra to improve income also affects the noble image and exemplary values ​​of teachers in the eyes of parents and students. Despite knowing this, my colleagues all have to accept doing other jobs to make enough money to cover their living expenses.

To get the best results, teachers need to devote themselves wholeheartedly to teaching. Illustration: My Ha

The current low basic salary leads to a low average income for the staff, civil servants, public employees in general and teachers in particular. With that income, life is stable, it is okay, but if there are major incidents, that salary cannot help. In our school, there are teachers in very pitiful circumstances, one has lost her husband and is raising two children alone, another has a serious illness and has to seek treatment everywhere... Life after the incident is extremely unstable and miserable.

I hope that in the coming time, the State will have policies to ensure the lives of workers in general and teachers in particular, and to narrow the income gap between public and private units. This is also a way to preserve the image of teachers and improve the quality of teaching. When the quality of education is improved, other standards and values ​​in society will also be improved.

Mr. Nguyen Cong Danh - Chairman of Nghe An Civil Servants' Union:

Wage increases need to go hand in hand with consumer price controls.

The basic salary under Decree 66 has been applied since July 1, 2013 and is adjusted periodically every year. Therefore, the fact that the basic salary has not been adjusted in recent years is a great disadvantage for cadres, civil servants, public employees, and workers, especially in public service units, because their main income is salary.

For a long time, on many large forums, many people have said that the current basic salary is only a nominal salary, not meeting and not approaching real life. Adjusting the salary increase from January 1, 2023 instead of July 1, 2013 is extremely necessary, a popular policy.

Resolving administrative procedures for people at the Nghe An Provincial Public Administration Service Center. Photo: Thanh Le

I believe that, from the improvement in income for those receiving salaries from the state budget, autonomous units will also have the motivation to change, creating momentum for other income improvements for workers. However, besidessalary adjustmentAt the grassroots level, we hope that management agencies also need to control consumer prices, avoiding the situation where wages increase but cannot keep up with the increase in consumer prices. Only then can people's lives be guaranteed.