Break in Service definition

Break in Service means any Plan Year, or, for the initial eligibility computation period under Section 3.2, the 12-consecutive month period beginning on the first day of which an Employee has an Hour of Service, in which an Employee has 500 or fewer Hours of Service. Solely for this purpose, an Employee shall be considered employed for his normal hours of paid employment during a Recognized Absence (said Employee shall not be credited with more than 501 Hours of Service to avoid a Break in Service), unless he does not resume his Service at the end of the Recognized Absence. Further, if an Employee is absent for any period (i) by reason of the Employee’s pregnancy, (ii) by reason of the birth of the Employee’s child, (iii) by reason of the placement of a child with the Employee in connection with the Employee’s adoption of the child, or (iv) for purposes of caring for such child for a period beginning immediately after such birth or placement, the Employee shall be credited with the Hours of Service which would normally have been credited but for such absence, up to a maximum of 501 Hours of Service.

Break in Service means those absences following which the employee is treated as a new employee for purposes of computing seniority and years of service.

Break in Service means a period of time in excess of thirty (30) days during which an employee is not present at work and is not in paid leave status or on approved leave without pay.

Examples of Break in Service in a sentence

• With respect to Plan Years beginning before January 1, 1996, any Plan Year during which such Employee fails to complete more than 500 Hours of Service; provided, a Break in Service will not be deemed to have occurred during any period for which the Employee is granted a Leave of Absence if he returns to the service of an Affiliate within the time permitted as set forth in the Plan.

• If an Employee covered by this subsection does complete a Break in Service prior to again becoming a Covered Employee, his entry to participation in the Plan will be governed by Section 2.2(c).(b) Exclusion After Participation.

• Years of Vesting Service completed prior to a period in which the Employee incurred 5 or more consecutive Breaks in Service will be disregarded under the Plan if the Employee had no vested interest in employer contributions in his Account attributable to employer contributions at the time the first Break in Service commenced.

• Hours of Service so credited will be applied only to the Plan Year in which the Maternity or Paternity Leave begins, unless such Hours of Service are not required to prevent the Employee from incurring a Break in Service, in which event such Hours of Service will be credited to the Employee in the immediately following Plan Year.

• For purposes of determining whether or not the Employee has incurred a Break in Service, and solely for the purpose of avoiding a Break in Service, an Employee absent from work due to a Maternity or Paternity Leave will not have a Break in Service until the second anniversary of the first day of such absence from employment, provided that the period between the first and second anniversary of such first day of absence is not a period of service for any other purpose.

More Definitions of Break in Service

Break in Service means any “computation period” (as defined in Section 2.1 for purposes of determining years of Vesting Service) during which an Employee completes no more than 500 Hours of Service except that no Employee shall incur a Break in Service solely by reason of temporary absence from work not exceeding 12 months resulting from illness, layoff, or other cause if authorized in advance by an Employer or a Related Company pursuant to its uniform leave policy, if his employment shall not otherwise be terminated during the period of such absence.

Break in Service means a period of at least 13 consecutive Weeks during which the Employee has no Hours of Service, as defined herein. A Break in Service may also include any period for which the Employee has no Hours of Service that is at least four (4) consecutive Weeks in duration and longer than the prior period of employment (determined after application of the procedures applicable to Special Unpaid Leaves absence prescribed herein).

Break in Service means a Plan Year during which an Employee (a) has terminated employment or is no longer employed with the Company or an Affiliate, and (b) fails to complete more than five hundred (500) Hours of Service.

Break in Service means a period of time in excess of 5 working days when the person is not employed and that severs continuous employment.

Break in Service. A break in employment from the County such as a termination or resignation. A break in service does not occur because an employee is on an unpaid status. Calendar Year: January 1 through December 31.

Break in Service means any separation from State service, except for those separations listed in NAC 284.598.

Break in Service means the failure of an Employee, in connection with a termination of employment other than by reason of death or attainment of a Retirement Date, to complete more than 500 Hours of Service in any Plan Year.