Employee Service Award Dates Policy
Unit: Human Resources
Contact: Susan Norton
Title: Senior Associate Vice President for Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer
Effective Date: 04/01/2002
Revision Date: 11/12/2018
Purpose
The purpose of this policy is to provide information and guidance regarding employee service award dates.
Policy
Service award date is defined as the initial date of employment with The University of Alabama unless there has been a break in service. If there has been a break in service, the service award date is the date of hire for the most recent period of continuous service.
Note: Service award dates for the University are not to be confused with any other date determining benefit eligibility including the retirement service date calculated and maintained by the Teachers’ Retirement System.
Scope
This policy applies to all faculty and staff.