Responsibilities and powers of the Director General of Viet Nam Social Security

According to Article 4 of Decree No. 89/2020/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government, working regime, duties and power of the General Director of Viet Nam Social Security (hereinafter referred to as “The General Director”) are prescribed as follows:

- The General Director shall work under the regime of head ship; ensure the principles of Democratic Centralism; promulgate working regulations, information and report regime of Viet Nam Social Security, give commands and inspect the implementation of those regulations.

- The General Director shall assign or authorize a Deputy General Director to handle matters within his/her competence. The General Director shall be responsible for decisions made by authorized or assigned Deputy General Director.

- The General Director shall be responsible for preparing matters provided for in Clause 5 Article 10 of this Decree to report to the Management Council of Viet Nam Social Security for review and approval and shall implement resolutions by the Management Council.

- The Director General is legally responsible for any deficits in the social insurance, unemployment insurance, and health insurance funds that occur due to mismanagement or misallocation in the collection, disbursement, and management of these insurance schemes; manage and use the social insurance, unemployment insurance, and health insurance funds in accordance with regulations.

- The General Director shall introduce detailed regulations regarding standards of positions and procedures of appointment and dismissal of leading and managerial personnel in the organizational structure of Viet Nam Social Security.

- The General Director shall regulate the functions, duties, power, organizational structure, payroll, appointment or dismissal of heads and deputy heads of organizations under Viet Nam Social Security, heads of division and deputy heads of division of specialized units assisting the General Director and decide the number of deputy heads of departments of provincial-level social insurance agency. Based on the situation in each locality, the Director General shall decide the number of provincial- and district-level Deputy Directors, ensuring that it does not exceed the quantity prescribed in Clause 2 of Article 6 and Clause 4 of Article 7 of Decree No. 89/2020/ND-CP.

More details can be found in Decree No. 89/2020/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government, which was issued on August 04, 2020.

Le Vy

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