Social insurance benefit calculation period for kindergarten teachers before January 1, 1995
(Baonghean) - Vietnam Social Security sends Official Dispatch No. 333/LĐTBXH-BHXH and Official Dispatch No. 404/LĐTBXH-BHXH to Social Security of provinces and centrally-run cities, Social Security of the Ministry of National Defense, and Social Security of the People's Public Security as a basis for implementation.
Following the Official Dispatch of the Vietnam Social Security (VSS) No. 2102/BHXH-CSXH dated June 10, 2015 on calculating working time to enjoy social insurance for kindergarten teachers before January 1, 1995 (hereinafter referred to as Official Dispatch No. 2102/BHXH-CSXH) and No. 3220/BHXH-CSXH dated August 24, 2016 on adjusting pensions, social insurance benefits, monthly allowances according to Decree No. 55/2016/ND-CP and resolving the enjoyment of social insurance regimes from May 1, 2016 (hereinafter referred to as Official Dispatch No. 3220/BHXH-CSXH); After summarizing the problems in the process of calculating working time before January 1, 1995 to receive social insurance and adjusting pensions for preschool teachers whose pensions are lower than the basic salary, Vietnam Social Security issued Official Dispatch No. 3596/BHXH-CSXH dated September 21, 2015, No. 4028/BHXH-CSXH dated October 19, 2015 and No. 3296/BHXH-CSXH dated August 30, 2016 to report and request the Ministry of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs to provide guidance for Vietnam Social Security to organize implementation.
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Payment of pensions and social insurance benefits in Linh Son commune (Anh Son). Photo archive. |
Pursuant to the opinion of the Ministry of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs in Official Dispatch No. 333/LDTBXH-BHXH dated February 7, 2017 guiding on calculating working time before January 1, 1995 to enjoy social insurance for preschool teachers (hereinafter referred to as Official Dispatch No. 333/LDTBXH-BHXH) and Official Dispatch No. 404/LDTBXH-BHXH dated February 10, 2017 guiding on adjusting pensions for preschool teachers whose pensions are lower than the basic salary (hereinafter referred to as Official Dispatch No. 404/LDTBXH-BHXH), Vietnam Social Security sends copies of Official Dispatch No. 333/LDTBXH-BHXH and Official Dispatch No. 404/LDTBXH-BHXH mentioned above to Social Security agencies of provinces and centrally run cities (hereinafter referred to as provincial Social Security agencies), Social Security agencies of the Ministry of National Defense, and Social Security agencies of the People's Public Security to serve as a basis for organizing implementation and guiding a number of contents. content as follows:
1. Calculate working time before January 1, 1995 to receive social insurance for preschool teachers
The provincial Social Insurance shall base on the instructions in Official Dispatch No. 333/LĐTBXH-BHXH and Official Dispatch No. 2102/BHXH-CSXH to organize implementation.
In case of being counted as an additional time working as a teacher or kindergarten principal before January 1, 1995 to receive social insurance, the benefit level will be calculated from the time the employee stops working to receive social insurance. The payment of the difference in pension and allowances for months not yet received will be implemented according to the provisions of the policy of each period (excluding interest).
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Class time of teachers and students of Viet Anh Secondary School. Photo: My Ha. |
2. For employees who have been entitled to social insurance benefits before January 12, 2015
Abolish in this Section the guidance content in Official Dispatch No. 2102/BHXH - CSXH "employees who have been resolved to enjoy social insurance regimes before the date the Ministry of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs provided guidance on the above content (January 12, 2015) will not be considered for re-resolution" from June 10, 2015 to be consistent with the guidance content in Official Dispatch No. 333/LĐTBXH-BHXH.
3. Adjust pension for preschool teachers whose pension is lower than the basic salary level and who worked in preschool education facilities before January 1, 1995 but whose retirement records do not show this period.
The provincial Social Insurance shall base on the guidance in Official Dispatch No. 404/LĐTBXH-BHXH, Official Dispatch No. 3220/BHXH-CSXH and the guidance on the documents used as the basis for considering the time working as a preschool teacher before January 1, 1995 stated in Official Dispatch No. 2102/BHXH-CSXH to adjust the pension for preschool teachers who worked in preschool education facilities before January 1, 1995.
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Transaction at the Provincial Social Insurance One-Stop Center. Photo: Thanh Thuy |
4. Implementation
The Information Technology Center shall base on the provisions of policies and instructions in documents of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs and in this document to adjust software related to the calculation of social insurance benefits and pension adjustments for employees; deploy and guide the implementation of software programs to the provincial Social Insurance, the Ministry of National Defense Social Insurance, and the People's Public Security Social Insurance.
Other units under Vietnam Social Security, according to their functions and tasks, shall perform related contents according to the regulations and instructions in this document./.
Nghe An Social Insurance