In between the expiration date of the preceding fixed-term labor contract and the start date of the following one with the same Employer, if there is a period of time outside of these two contract terms (excluding a period outside of either of the said contract terms which falls under the standards provided by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, provided that these contract terms be regarded as continuous; hereinafter referred to as a "vacant term" in this paragraph) and the said vacant term is six months or longer (if the contract term of one fixed-term labor contract which expired just before the said vacant term (if there is no vacant term between the contract terms of two or more fixed-term labor contracts including the said first one, the aggregate term of the said two or more contracts; the same applies hereinafter in this paragraph) is less than one year, the length of a term given by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, based on the length of a term determined as being one half of the said first contract term), the contract term of the fixed-term that expired before the said vacant term is not included in the total contract term.
当該使用者との間で締結された一の有期労働契約の契約期間が満了した日と当該使用者との間で締結されたその次の有期労働契約の契約期間の初日との間にこれらの契約期間のいずれにも含まれない期間（これらの契約期間が連続すると認められるものとして厚生労働省令で定める基準に該当する場合の当該いずれにも含まれない期間を除く。以下この項において「空白期間」という。）があり、当該空白期間が六月（当該空白期間の直前に満了した一の有期労働契約の契約期間（当該一の有期労働契約を含む二以上の有期労働契約の契約期間の間に空白期間がないときは、当該二以上の有期労働契約の契約期間を通算した期間。以下この項において同じ。）が一年に満たない場合にあっては、当該一の有期労働契約の契約期間に二分の一を乗じて得た期間を基礎として厚生労働省令で定める期間）以上であるときは、当該空白期間前に満了した有期労働契約の契約期間は、通算契約期間に算入しない。