How the Gatekeeper Law Start Date is Calculated

The milestones and deliverable associated with the statutory Gatekeeper Law are due for completion in a given time period according to statutory rules. These dates are based on the start date of the absence case that's displayed as the Gatekeeper Law Start Date field.

This topic describes the rules for the calculation (and, where applicable, recalculation) of that date.

Settings That Affect Gatekeeper Law Start Date

Absence Case Start Date

Absence start dates are required for statutory reporting. The start date of the absence records added to an absence case remains unchanged irrespective of changes to the Gatekeeper Law Start Date.

28-Day Rule on Connected Absences

A Gatekeeper Law absence case can include multiple, related absences. When you add a new absence record to an existing case, Oracle Fusion HCM automatically uses the 28-Day Rule to determine if the absence is eligible:

1. The sickness absence begins 28 or fewer days after the end of a previous absence in the case.

2. The employer considers the new absence related to the absence case.

If the absence meets these criteria, it's added to the absence case and the Gatekeeper Law Start Date is recalculated. The start date recalculation applies each time when one of these occurs:

• An absence is added or removed.

• The start or end date changes for an absence already assigned on the case.

Validation on the Gatekeeper Law absence case prevents you from saving an absence case if the absences in it don't comply with the 28-Day Rule.

Note: You must manually assess each sickness absence on an individual basis to determine if it should be added to a Gatekeeper Law absence case. No absence records are added automatically to an absence case, even if they occur within the 28-day time period.

How Gatekeeper Law Start Date Is Calculated

In accordance with legislative rules, when you create a new Gatekeeper Law absence case, the Gatekeeper Law Start Date defaults to the start date of the first absence record. If no other absences are added to the case, then this date remains unchanged and is used to calculate all the checklist task start dates.

However, if the latest absence in the absence case has ended and subsequent absences are added to the same sickness case, the Gatekeeper Law start date is recalculated using this method:

• Start date of sickness absence plus the number of days recovered within the connected period, which is the number of days between each absence in the case.

This calculation method uses calendar days, including weekends and holidays.

This table illustrates how the Gatekeeper Law Start Date is calculated and recalculated when subsequent absences are added:

Absence Record	Absence Start Date	Absence End Date	Number of Sick Absence Day Taken	Recover Days Since Previous Sick Absence Days Ended	Gatekeeper Law Start Date	Calculation
Absence 1	02-Jan-15	28-Jan-15	27	0	02-Jan-15	Set to 02-Jan-15, by default.
Absence 2	02-Feb-15	25-Feb-15	24	4	06-Jan-15	02-Jan-15 + 4 (recovery days from Absence 1 start date)
Absence 3	09-Mar-15	26-Mar-15	18	11	17-Jan-15	02-Jan-14 + 4 +11 (recovery days from Absence 1 start date)
Absence 4	30-Mar-15			3	20-Jan-15	02-Jan-15 + 11 + 3 (recovery days from Absence 1 start date)