elapsed time method for crediting service

[Gary]

say a plan uses elapsed time method for service credit.

for eg. date of hire is 1/3/89 and there were severances and starts w/r/t employment. generally due to the part time or temporary status of employment.

during the time from 1/3/89 - 2/17/2001 there were no severances of 12 months or more. under the elapsed method it would appear all service s/b counted for all purposes. perhaps the breaks could have been excluded for accrual purposes if it specified, but it did not.

any observations?

the plan only gave credit from the point of regular full time employee. but the employee was employed prior to that designation and it would appear s/ have received credit for that period also.

thanks,

gary