Act for Adjustment of Functions and Organizations of the Executive Yuan Article 11

When an agency has to be downsized in conjunction with the organizational adjustment of the Executive Yuan, a civil servant employed by the agency may, within 7 months before the agency’s functional adjustment takes effect and with the consent of their employing agency, take voluntary retirement without being subject to the restrictions set forth in Subparagraph 2, Paragraph 1 of Article 4, of the Civil Service Retirement Act, provided the civil servant meets one of the following conditions:1.A civil servant who has served over 20 years.2.A civil servant who has served over 10 years and has at least attained the age of 50 years.3.A civil servant who has served at one’s highest job grade with the highest attainable seniority pay for at least 3 years.A civil servant applying for retirement according to Subparagraph 1 of the preceding paragraph and having at least attained the age of 55 years may elect to receive monthly retirement pension or combination of different options of retirement pension. A civil servant applying for retirement according to Subparagraph 2 and Subparagraph 3 of the preceding paragraph should only be eligible for a lump sum retirement pension.Where a civil servant is not eligible during the period specified in Paragraph 1, the civil servant may apply for severance.