Annual leave is earned in accordance with a formula based on time in the federal service.
Accrual of annual leave is computed on the basis of the number of years served, both military and civilian. To 15 Years 6 Hours 20 Days 15 Years Or More 8 Hours 26 Days Another way of expressing this is to say that an employee with less than 3 years of service earns one hour of annual leave for each 20 hours of work. One with 3 yearsbut less than 15 years of service earns one hour of annual leave for each 13 hoursof work. An employee with more than 15 years of service earns one hour of annualleave for each 10 hours of work. This is also the rate at which part-time employeesearns annual leave in accordance with the hours worked.