The Directorate-General of Personnel Administration (DGPA) of the Executive Yuan (hereinafter referred to as DGPA) has issued a letter regarding the calculation of years of service for annual leave for contract employees, effective January 1, 111 (2022).

Explanation:
1. This is handled in accordance with the DGPA's letter dated August 30, 110 (2021), No. 1100027305, with one copy of the original letter (including attachments) attached.

2. According to Articles 2 and 5 of the Regulations Governing Leave for Contract Employees of the Executive Yuan and its Central and Local Agencies, personnel employed under the Act of Employment of Contract Employees and the Regulations Governing the Employment of Contract Employees of the Executive Yuan and its Central and Local Agencies shall, with respect to matters such as official leave, holidays, absences, calculation of years of service, leave application methods, number of annual leave days to be taken, annual leave subsidies, and overtime pay for untaken annual leave, apply mutatis mutandis the Regulations Governing Leave for Civil Servants (hereinafter referred to as the Leave Regulations) or other civil servant laws and regulations. This is stated for the record.

3. Further review of the Ministry of Civil Service's order dated August 24, 110 (2021), No. 11053777381, and its letter dated the same day, No. 11053777382, indicates that effective January 1, 111 (2022), when agencies calculate the annual leave days for civil servants, the period of training after passing the civil service examination and the years of service in government agencies (institutions) and public schools as full-time permanent personnel may be counted as years of service for civil servant annual leave. The term "government agencies (institutions)" in the order includes public enterprise institutions; the term "full-time permanent" refers to personnel who devote their entire working hours to a full-time position, and does not include those who work part-time or hold concurrent positions. In addition, previous interpretations of the Ministry that are inconsistent with this order shall cease to apply from January 1, 111 (2022).

4. Given that the calculation of years of service for annual leave for contract employees applies mutatis mutandis the Leave Regulations or other civil servant laws and regulations, effective January 1, 111 (2022), the calculation of years of service for annual leave for contract employees shall apply mutatis mutandis the provisions of the Ministry of Civil Service's order and letter dated August 24, 110 (2021). The DGPA's letter dated October 26, 105 (2016), No. 1050057419 (received with acknowledgment by the Taoyuan City Government's letter dated October 31, 105 (2016), No. 1050267171) and previous interpretations (including those of the former Directorate-General of Personnel Administration, Executive Yuan) that are inconsistent with the DGPA's letter dated August 30, 110 (2021) shall cease to apply from January 1, 111 (2022).