Full-time equivalent

Person years (full-time equivalent FTE) describe employees’ work input converted into full-time employees. A person that has worked permanently or temporarily for the establishment and whose input has been compensated as earned income is counted as an employee.

An employee who has worked full-time for a year corresponds to one person year. Part-time employees are converted into full-time employees. For example:
*Full-time employment of six months or half-day employment that has lasted for the whole year corresponds to 0.5 person years
*60 per cent employment of eight months corresponds to 0.4 person years (0.6 * 8 months/12 months = 0.4)

For employees who have been laid off or on unpaid leave during the year, the work input is reported for the period for which they have received salary.