Chương 2: Pháp lệnh Cán bộ, công chức năm 1998 Nghĩa vụ, quyền lợi của cán bộ, công chức

Chapter II 

DUTIES AND INTERESTS OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES

Article 6.- Public employees have the following duties:

1. To be loyal to the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; safeguard the national security, honor and interests;

2. To strictly abide by the Party's lines and polices and the State's policies and laws; perform tasks and public duties as prescribed by law;

3. To devotedly serve the people and respect the people;

4. To keep close contact with the people, take part in activities of the population communities where they reside, listen to the people's opinions and place themselves under the supervision by the people;

5. To have a healthy lifestyle, be honest, diligent, thrifty, integral, fully devoted to general interests, public-minded, not to be bureaucratic, over-bearing, authoritarian and corrupt;

6. To have a sense of organizational discipline and responsibility in their work, strictly abide by the internal rules of their agencies or organizations; preserve and protect public property, and protect State secrets in accordance with the provisions of law;

7. To constantly study to raise their qualifications; be innovative, creative and cooperative in their work so as to well fulfill the assigned tasks and public duties;

8. To abide by the job transfer or assignment by the competent agencies or organizations.

Article 7.- Public employees shall be accountable before law for the performance of their tasks and official duties; public employees who hold managerial posts shall be also responsible for the performance of tasks and public duties by public employees under their management as prescribed by law.

Article 8.- Public employees shall have to execute decisions of their respective superiors; when there are grounds to believe that a decision is illegal they must immediately report to the person who makes such decision; in cases where they still have to execute such decision, they shall have to report to the immediate higher level of the person who makes such decision and shall not take responsibility for consequences resulted from the execution of such decision.

Article 9.- Public employees have the following interests:

1. To be entitled to take annual leave as prescribed in Article 74, Article 75, Clause 2 and Clause 3 of Article 76, and Article 77, and holidays as prescribed in Article 73 as well as take leave for personal reasons as prescribed in Article 78 of the Labor Code;

2. In cases where there is a justifiable reason, they can take unpaid leave after obtaining the consent of the heads of their respective employing agencies or organizations;

3. To be entitled to allowances for social insurance, sickness, labor accidents, occupational diseases, maternity, pension and death as prescribed in Articles 107, 142, 143, 145 and 146 of the Labor Code;

4. To be entitled to the retirement or severance regime under Section 5, Chapter IV of this Ordinance;

5. Female public employees shall be also entitled to the interests prescribed in Clause 2, Article 109, Articles 111, 113, 114, 115, 116 and 117 of the Labor Code;

6. To be entitled to other benefits as prescribed by law.

Article 10.- Public employees shall receive wages according to their assigned tasks and duties, benefit from the housing and other policies and be assured the working conditions.

Public employees working in highland, remote and deep-lying areas and islands or working in hazardous and toxic industries or jobs shall be entitled to allowances and preferential treatment policies stipulated by the Government.

Article 11.- Public employees shall have the right to participate in political and social activities in accordance with the provisions of law; be provided with conditions to study and raise their professional level, have the right to do scientific research and creation; be commended for excellently fulfilling their assigned tasks and public duties.

Article 12.- Public employees shall have the right to complain, denounce or initiate lawsuits against acts of agencies, organizations or individuals, which they deem illegal, to competent agencies or organizations as prescribed by law.

Article 13.- Public employees who are on public duties shall be protected by law and by the people.

Article 14.- Public employees who die while performing their task or public duties shall be considered for recognition as martyrs under the provisions of law.

Public employees who are wounded while performing their task or public duties shall be considered for enjoying the policies and regimes similar to those for war invalids.