Public administration reform with the purpose of increasing efficiency,
effectiveness and transparency of the public service system is an issue that all
countries have taken huge effort to implement. With the aim to reach the success
in that reform, the promotion of enhancing human resources quality which is the
main objects in performing administrative activities and civic services has been
paid attention. Governments have conducted a number of solutions to improve the
quality of cadres and civil servants, such as to organize the unclosed and rigorous
entrance examinations, to promote staff training and retraining, and to strengthen
the employee evaluation etc. Besides, they also increase payment for attracting
talents and enhancing employee performance. In Vietnam, the above measures
have been implemented for many years. Especially, in accordance with the
economic transition process, the Vietnam has conducted the salary reform step by
step. Over 20 years, Vietnam government has gained significant achievements;
however, it has got shortcomings as well. This research will come to investigate
this issue. Through the analysis of the salary system for civil servants as well as
its change over time, the stages of the reform process will be clarified.
Furthermore, the study also provides own writer’s perspective about the success
and limitation of the reform. In the content of the study, the salary system in two
countries, Japan and Singapore will be researched carefully, from those countries’
experiences combing with real situations in Vietnam, some solution will be
suggested for improving salary system for civil servant in the future.