Examples of Calculating Cumulative and Noncumulative Seniority Dates

You can configure the seniority dates rules to calculate seniority on a cumulative basis. Let's look at some examples of calculating seniority dates based on cumulative and noncumulative seniority.

In these examples, the job seniority date is configured at these levels:

• Person

• Work Relationship

• Assignment

Calculation Based on Cumulative Seniority

Priya Krishnan has multiple assignments and work relationships in the enterprise, and the cumulative option has been turned on for all the 3 job seniority dates.

Priya Krishnan is hired in Vision IND legal employer on 1-Jan-2005. This table shows a summary of her default seniority dates.

Date	Action	Legal Employer	Assignment	Job	Department
1-Jan-2005	Hire	Vision IND	Assignment 1	Sales Consultant	ERP

Here's the seniority calculation as of 1-Jan-2006:

Seniority Date Level	Job	Seniority	Seniority Date	Exit Date
Job - Person Level	Sales Consultant	1 Year	1-Jan-2005	N/A
Job - Work Relationship Level	Sales Consultant	1 Year	1-Jan-2005	N/A
Job - Assignment Level	Sales Consultant	1 Year	1-Jan-2005	N/A

On 1-Jan-2007, Priya Krishnan has a job transfer in the current assignment.

Date	Action	Legal Employer	Assignment	Job	Department
1-Jan-2005	Hire	Vision IND	Assignment 1	Sales Consultant	ERP
1-Jan-2007	Job Change	Vision IND	Assignment 1	Business Analyst	ERP

Here's the seniority calculation as of 1-Jan-2008:

Seniority Date Level	Job	Seniority	Seniority Date	Exit Date
Job - Person Level	Sales Consultant	2 Years	1-Jan-2005	31-Dec-2006
Job - Work Relationship Level	Sales Consultant	2 Years	1-Jan-2005	31-Dec-2006
Job - Assignment Level	Sales Consultant	2 Years	1-Jan-2005	31-Dec-2006
Job - Person Level	Business Analyst	1 Year	1-Jan-2007	N/A
Job - Work Relationship Level	Business Analyst	1 Year	1-Jan-2007	N/A
Job - Assignment Level	Business Analyst	1 Year	1-Jan-2007	N/A

Note: Two seniority date records are generated at each seniority date level. This is because there's a change in the job attribute that's used for calculating the seniority dates.

On 1-Jan-2008, Priya Krishnan has a new assignment in a different department. However, her job changes back to her earlier job of Sales Consultant. Her current assignment is end dated.

Date	Action	Legal Employer	Assignment	Job	Department
1-Jan-2005	Hire	Vision IND	Assignment 1	Sales Consultant	ERP
1-Jan-2007	Job Change	Vision IND	Assignment 1	Business Analyst	ERP
1-Jan-2008	End Assignment	Vision IND	Assignment 1	Business Analyst	ERP
1-Jan-2008	Add Assignment	Vision IND	Assignment 2	Sales Consultant	HCM

Here's the seniority calculation as of 1-Jan-2009:

Seniority Date Level	Job	Seniority	Seniority Date	Exit Date
Job - Person Level	Sales Consultant	2 Years	1-Jan-2005	31-Dec-2006
Job - Work Relationship Level	Sales Consultant	2 Years	1-Jan-2005	31-Dec-2006
Job - Assignment Level	Sales Consultant (Assignment 1)	2 Years	1-Jan-2005	31-Dec-2006
Job - Person Level	Business Analyst	1 Year	1-Jan-2007	31-Dec-2007
Job - Work Relationship Level	Business Analyst	1 Year	1-Jan-2007	31-Dec-2007
Job - Assignment Level	Business Analyst (Assignment 1)	1 Year	1-Jan-2007	31-Dec-2007
Job - Person Level	Sales Consultant	3 Years	1-Jan-2008	N/A
Job - Work Relationship Level	Sales Consultant	3 Years	1-Jan-2008	N/A
Job - Assignment Level	Sales Consultant (Assignment 2)	1 Year	1-Jan-2008	N/A

Note: Job seniority dates are configured to be cumulative, therefore, the job seniority equals 1 year in the current assignment plus 2 years in the previous assignment.

Calculation Based on Noncumulative Seniority

Priya Krishnan has multiple assignments and work relationships in the enterprise, and the cumulative option has been turned off for all the 3 job seniority dates.

Priya Krishnan is hired in Vision IND legal employer on 1-Jan-2005. This table shows a summary of her default seniority dates.

Date	Action	Legal Employer	Assignment	Job	Department
1-Jan-2005	Hire	Vision IND	Assignment 1	Sales Consultant	ERP

Here's the seniority calculation as of 1-Jan-2006:

Seniority Date Level	Job	Seniority	Seniority Date	Exit Date
Job - Person Level	Sales Consultant	1 Year	1-Jan-2005	N/A
Job - Work Relationship Level	Sales Consultant	1 Year	1-Jan-2005	N/A
Job - Assignment Level	Sales Consultant	1 Year	1-Jan-2005	N/A

On 1-Jan-2007, Priya Krishnan has a job transfer in the current assignment.

Date	Action	Legal Employer	Assignment	Job	Department
1-Jan-2005	Hire	Vision IND	Assignment 1	Sales Consultant	ERP
1-Jan-2007	Job Change	Vision IND	Assignment 1	Business Analyst	ERP

Here's the seniority calculation as of 1-Jan-2008:

Seniority Date Level	Job	Seniority	Seniority Date	Exit Date
Job - Person Level	Sales Consultant	2 Years	1-Jan-2005	31-Dec-2006
Job - Work Relationship Level	Sales Consultant	2 Years	1-Jan-2005	31-Dec-2006
Job - Assignment Level	Sales Consultant	2 Years	1-Jan-2005	31-Dec-2006
Job - Person Level	Business Analyst	1 Year	1-Jan-2007	N/A
Job - Work Relationship Level	Business Analyst	1 Year	1-Jan-2007	N/A
Job - Assignment Level	Business Analyst	1 Year	1-Jan-2007	N/A

Note: Two seniority date records are generated at each seniority date level. This is because there's a change in the job attribute that's used for calculating the seniority dates.

On 1-Jan-2008, Priya Krishnan has a new assignment in a different department. However, her job changes back to her earlier job of Sales Consultant. Her current assignment is end dated.

Date	Action	Legal Employer	Assignment	Job	Department
1-Jan-2005	Hire	Vision IND	Assignment 1	Sales Consultant	ERP
1-Jan-2007	Job Change	Vision IND	Assignment 1	Business Analyst	ERP
1-Jan-2008	End Assignment	Vision IND	Assignment 1	Business Analyst	ERP
1-Jan-2008	Add Assignment	Vision IND	Assignment 2	Sales Consultant	HCM

Here's the seniority calculation as of 1-Jan-2009:

Seniority Date Level	Job	Seniority	Seniority Date	Exit Date
Job - Person Level	Sales Consultant	2 Years	1-Jan-2005	31-Dec-2006
Job - Work Relationship Level	Sales Consultant	2 Years	1-Jan-2005	31-Dec-2006
Job - Assignment Level	Sales Consultant (Assignment 1)	2 Years	1-Jan-2005	31-Dec-2006
Job - Person Level	Business Analyst	1 Year	1-Jan-2007	31-Dec-2007
Job - Work Relationship Level	Business Analyst	1 Year	1-Jan-2007	31-Dec-2007
Job - Assignment Level	Business Analyst (Assignment 1)	1 Year	1-Jan-2007	31-Dec-2007
Job - Person Level	Sales Consultant	1 Year	1-Jan-2008	N/A
Job - Work Relationship Level	Sales Consultant	1 Year	1-Jan-2008	N/A
Job - Assignment Level	Sales Consultant (Assignment 2)	1 Year	1-Jan-2008	N/A

Note: Job seniority dates are configured to be noncumulative, therefore, the job seniority considers the length of service in the current assignment only.