Today, during my performance review, my manager mentioned that she didn't think your previous employment with the company should count towards total time served.
Our HR policy says if an employee leaves and comes back within 12 calendar months, the original date of hire is used to calculate total time of service, even if you were gone 11 months and 3 weeks-- they calculate your time like you never left the company. (Pretty generous if you ask me.)
This originally came up when determing my eligibility for maternity leave. My manager told me I was not eligible. Employees with 2 years of service get 12 weeks paid, so I called HR myself to confirm what I had read. I was orginally hired with the company 9/06 and my position was eliminated (I had no choice) 12/07. I was re-hired 09/08. That means my total time of service hit 2 years the month they re-hired me. When I showed that to her, she was fine and no more issues of my maternity eligibility. (Not to mention, even without it I'd hit 24 months worked by the time I'm due anyway)
However, it's come time to do vacations and I have seniority over three other employees based on my service. At one point, one other employee said since she had been with the company the longest she should get to pick everything (her workstation, etc)... I didn't point out I'd been with the company a lot longer than her because I don't believe time with the company should have anything to do with that.
Then my manager told me I was on the bottom of the list to pick weeks because I was the last hired. I didn't push it because I don't want anything in particular (and would feel pretty selfish getting first pick AND 3 months off, too) but today during my performance review she re-iterated what she thought about people who "quit" shouldn't have their time counted from previously. I reminded her I was basically laid off, I didn't quit, and she dropped it again.
So, anyway.. my little story aside, how do you think recognized service should be calculated? How does your company do it?
Just curious.
Our HR policy says if an employee leaves and comes back within 12 calendar months, the original date of hire is used to calculate total time of service, even if you were gone 11 months and 3 weeks-- they calculate your time like you never left the company. (Pretty generous if you ask me.)
This originally came up when determing my eligibility for maternity leave. My manager told me I was not eligible. Employees with 2 years of service get 12 weeks paid, so I called HR myself to confirm what I had read. I was orginally hired with the company 9/06 and my position was eliminated (I had no choice) 12/07. I was re-hired 09/08. That means my total time of service hit 2 years the month they re-hired me. When I showed that to her, she was fine and no more issues of my maternity eligibility. (Not to mention, even without it I'd hit 24 months worked by the time I'm due anyway)
However, it's come time to do vacations and I have seniority over three other employees based on my service. At one point, one other employee said since she had been with the company the longest she should get to pick everything (her workstation, etc)... I didn't point out I'd been with the company a lot longer than her because I don't believe time with the company should have anything to do with that.
Then my manager told me I was on the bottom of the list to pick weeks because I was the last hired. I didn't push it because I don't want anything in particular (and would feel pretty selfish getting first pick AND 3 months off, too) but today during my performance review she re-iterated what she thought about people who "quit" shouldn't have their time counted from previously. I reminded her I was basically laid off, I didn't quit, and she dropped it again.
So, anyway.. my little story aside, how do you think recognized service should be calculated? How does your company do it?
Just curious.
