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.

Explanation:
1. This is handled in accordance with the DGPA's letter dated August 30, 110, 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 official leave, regular holidays, absences, calculation of years of service, leave application methods, number of days of annual leave 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, which is hereby stated.

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

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, 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. The DGPA's letter dated October 26, 105, No. 1050057419 (received with acknowledgment from the Taoyuan City Government's letter dated October 31, 105, No. 1050267171) and previous interpretations (including those from the former Directorate-General of Personnel Administration, Executive Yuan) that are inconsistent with the DGPA's letter dated August 30, 110, shall cease to apply from January 1, 111.