ROC Year 106 (2017) Calendar of Working and Holiday Days for Labor and Administrative Agencies (High-Resolution Chart Downloadable)

This calendar is the full-year calendar of working days and holidays for administrative agencies in ROC Year 106 (AD 2017), officially announced by the Directorate-General of Personnel Administration of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China. Since the “one fixed day off and one flexible rest day” system is fully implemented nationwide, it can be used as a reference for holidays for general workers in Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu.

Related Holiday Amendment Regulations

Excerpt from Certain Articles of the “Implementation Measures for Commemorative Days and Festivals”

Amended by Order Tai-Nei-Min-Zi No. 1030182404 on June 11, 2014

Article 5-1: When the holiday of a commemorative day or festival falls on a regular holiday, a makeup holiday shall be given. If the regular holiday is a Saturday, the makeup holiday is given on the preceding working day; if it is a Sunday, the makeup holiday is given on the following working day. However, when the Lunar New Year’s Eve and Spring Festival holidays fall on regular holidays, the makeup holiday is given on the following working day.

Article 5, Paragraph 2, Subparagraph 1: Children’s Day: one day off. When Children’s Day falls on the same day as National Tomb-Sweeping Day, the holiday is given on the preceding day. However, when it falls on a Thursday, the holiday is given on the following day.

Excerpt from Certain Articles of the “Implementation Measures for the Two-Day Weekend for Civil Servants”

Jointly amended by Executive Yuan Order Yuan-Shou-Ren-Pei-Kui-Zi No. 1030046908 and Examination Yuan Order Kao-Tai-Zu-Er-Yi-Zi No. 10300064451 on September 23, 2014

Article 3: The following commemorative days and festivals, except for the Spring Festival which has three days off, all have one day off:

1. Commemorative days:

(1) Founding Day of the Republic of China (January 1).

(2) Peace Memorial Day (February 28).

(3) National Day (October 10).

2. Folk festivals:

(1) Spring Festival (Lunar January 1 to January 3).

(2) National Tomb-Sweeping Day (set on Qingming).

(3) Dragon Boat Festival (Lunar May 5).

(4) Mid-Autumn Festival (Lunar August 15).

(5) Lunar New Year’s Eve (the last day of Lunar December).

3. Children’s Day (April 4).

When the holiday of a commemorative day or festival falls on a regular holiday, a makeup holiday shall be given. If the regular holiday is a Saturday, the makeup holiday is given on the preceding working day; if it is a Sunday, the makeup holiday is given on the following working day. However, when the Lunar New Year’s Eve and Spring Festival holidays fall on regular holidays, the makeup holiday is given on the following working day.

The regulations on the makeup holiday for Labor Day and the holiday or makeup holiday for Armed Forces Day shall be set by the respective central competent authorities.

Excerpt from Certain Provisions of the “Key Points for Handling the Adjustment of Working Dates of Government Agencies”

Amended by Executive Yuan Letter Yuan-Shou-Ren-Pei-Zi No. 10300503331 on October 21, 2014

2. These Key Points apply to government agencies. However, for agencies (institutions) serving the public, agencies (institutions) with special business nature, schools, and military units, the adjustment of their working dates may be handled by the competent authority according to actual needs and within its authority. The holidays of private enterprises shall be handled through consultation between labor and management in accordance with the Labor Standards Act and other laws and regulations.

3. When a working day is a Monday or Friday, and the day after or the day before falls on a Tuesday or Thursday commemorative day or festival holiday, the working day is adjusted to a holiday.

4. The Directorate-General of Personnel Administration shall announce the government agency working calendar for the following year before June 30 each year. However, under special circumstances, the announcement may be postponed to before August 31.