When going to retire, each person should know how to calculate the length of service and what is included there. The length of service for women, as well as for men, is the duration of all work activity. Work experience is the basis for retirement, leave care, benefits, etc. Evidence of the length of service is a work record book, in which all the data on the work is included. To know how to correctly calculate the length of service, it is necessary to distinguish between its types: general, continuous, special.
- The general seniority. Let's consider what is the total length of service and what counts in the length of service and what it includes. The total length of service is the total duration of all work, regardless of the break in work experience. Taking into account the total length of service, an old age pension or disability pension can be assigned, and the amount of the pension is calculated. This includes work in the civil service or enterprise, in organizations or institutions, collective farms and agriculture, and creative unions. It should be noted that studies are also part of the length of service, the corresponding entry in the workbook can be made after graduating from the university and obtaining a diploma.
- Continuous work experience. This type of work experience has no legal significance in the appointment of a pension, it characterizes only a certain period of time in the whole period of work. However, continuous length of service can play an important role in obtaining additional benefits and allowances for pensions or wages. Such benefits are a kind of encouragement on the part of the employer, with a view to long-term employee work in a permanent workplace. These can be benefits for getting sanatorium vouchers, additional holidays, bonuses and bonuses, additional payments, increased benefits, etc.
- Special length of service. This type of seniority covers only certain industries and positions, activities and professions. It can be special working conditions, service in the Far North, service in bodies and special services, disabilities of different degrees, harmful working conditions.
How can I find out my work experience?
Consider how to correctly calculate the length of service and what is included in the length of service. The minimum length of service for a pension is 20 years for women and 25 years for men. If the length of service is less, then the pension will be significantly reduced. In addition, the right to a pension is also determined by the length of insurance period, during which insurance contributions to the pension fund were paid. These contributions are usually automatically collected from wages with appropriate registration for work. Any person is subject to compulsory pension insurance.
A separate item is to consider maternity leave and work experience. A pregnant woman, or the one who has a small child under the age of three, is not allowed to fire, unless only in the event of the complete liquidation of the enterprise or organization. She is given maternity leave for a period determined by law, and leave is also granted
In addition to all of the above, the length of service includes:
- time when you are on vacation or on a sick leave;
- are registered as unemployed, receive benefits or work in public works;
- do not work, but pay insurance contributions to the pension fund voluntarily.