Lenght of service calculation

pizzarelli7348

Hi,

I will soon be reaching 10 years service with my employer and on reaching this annual leave entitlement increases.

I have asked my HR to give me a date of when I will be reaching 10 years of service but they have told me to calculate it and agree the date with my manager.

I was wondering if anybody could help me.

The dates of my service are the following:

From 20/3/2006 until 19/06/11 and then from 8/12/2014 till present.

I have tried with an online calculator and I have come up with a date of 16/09/2019.

Any help appreciated

pramsay13

Any place I have worked in the past it is continuous length of service so your 10-year service date will be 8/12/2024.
What did your new contract issued on 8/12/2014 say in regards to length of service?

stripeyfox

I think it depends on the reason for the "gap" in your service?

If you left and then returned then your service would have started on your return date (based on my experience).

Unless there was something specific in your contract?

pizzarelli7348

I work in the NHS and the contract says

On returning to NHS employment, a previous period or periods of NHS service will be counted towards the employee's entitlement to annual leave

So now I am trying to establish the exact date I will be reaching 10 years of service. Any one who can help me please?

JamoLew

The online calculator appears to be correct. Is there any reason you don't agree with it ?

Don't forget, any increase in leave will be applied pro rata depending on when it is applied from.

Your best bet is to speak to HR to get exact dates and entitlements, they are fobbing you off by asking you to do their job for them. Be insistent, that's what they are there for.

pizzarelli7348

I don't disagree with the date, just wanted a second pair of eyes to double check it as it is my first time attempting to calculate annual leave.

My manager had told me the 10 years would be sometimes in October 2019 so now that I have come up with a different date I wanted to be 100 % sure before going back to HR with this

getmore4less

If the first set are inclusive ie. you worked both days

You worked 5y 3m in the first stint

You need another 4y 9m to complete 10 years

from the 8/12/2014 that would be 7/9/2019 will be the last day of 10years service.

pizzarelli7348

Well that makes sense getmore4less.

So from 8/9/19 the new annual leave entitlement should be applied , is that coorect?

trailingspouse

Your manager probably just did a 'back of a fag packet' calculation (and as they probably have other things to do, that's fair enough). You, however, have done a much more precise calculation - so basically your manager's estimate wasn't far off, and you have now worked out the actual date. Trust yourself.

TELLIT01

This looks like a pretty standard example of HR passing the buck. They are the people who should know precisely how the system, and the calculation, work.

FBaby

pizzarelli7348 wrote: »

I work in the NHS and the contract says

On returning to NHS employment, a previous period or periods of NHS service will be counted towards the employee's entitlement to annual leave

So now I am trying to establish the exact date I will be reaching 10 years of service. Any one who can help me please?

What this mean is that whatever you've gained previously will be honoured, so if you work for say 11 years and you are therefore entitled to 33 days, that entitlement will remain however long you are out of the NHS after these 11 years. You've earned that entitlement.

It doesn't however mean that you can add the years. You had just over 5 years continous employment so you are entitled to 29 days, rather than 27.However to get 33, you'll have to gain 10 years continuous service, ie. no interruption, so you'll earn that in Dec 2024.