Regulations on Paid Annual Leave for Employees 

Article 1 For the purpose of safeguarding employees’ right to take rest and leave and 

mobilizing their work enthusiasm, these Regulations are formulated in accordance with the 

Labor Law and the Civil Servant Law. 

Article 2 Employees in organs, groups, enterprises, public institutions, private non-enterprise 

entities and individual industrial and commercial households hiring labor, who have worked 

continuously for one year or more are entitled to paid annual leave (hereinafter referred to as 

annual leave). Employers shall guarantee employees’ such right. Employees shall be paid for 

annual leave equally as for normal working hours. 

Article 3 The annual leave shall be five days for employees who have accumulatively worked 

for 1-10 year(s); 10 days for employees who have accumulatively worked 10-20 years; and 15 

days for employees who have accumulatively worked for 20 years or more. 

The annual leave shall be additional to national legal holidays and off days. 

Article 4 Under any of the following circumstances, an employee shall not enjoy the annual 

leave of that year:

1. he enjoys winter vacation and summer vacation according to law and the leave days are 

more than the annual leave days;

2. he has taken private affair leave for totally 20 days or more and no wage has been deducted 

for that reason;

3. he has taken sick leave for totally 2 months or more when he is a worker who has 

accumulatively worked for 1-10 year(s);

4. he has taken sick leave for totally 3 months or more when he is a worker who has 

accumulatively worked for 10-20 years; or

5. he has taken sick leave for totally 4 months or more when he is a worker who has 

accumulatively worked for 20 years or more. 

Article 5 An employer may, in light of the actual production and work situation, plan the