REHIRE
misklu
16 Posts
An ee left his employment for 5 months before returning. We reinstated him and allowed insurance coverage right away. Now there is a question of his start date for vacation time. Does that depend on company policy? What if we do not have a policy? My thought was to use his first start date and subtract the amount of time between him leaving and coming back to make that the anniversary date. Any suggestions?
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My present company does not use an adjusted hire date for benefits. However, in practice for 401 K and medical coverage the home office does allow for previous time in service and disregards the loss time. We verify the first date of employment, as the one used and the actual time in service added to that date to validate one's right to benefit entitlements. Once you work 12 months you are given credit for 1 year. If one was to leave and then come back after 2 years, one year from the original hire date month and 12 months in the current employment service year, would amount to 2 years of active service with the company.
I don't like this method, but it works for the corporate body and we have learned to practice the procedure for each individual.
I hope this helps.