Employee starts January 1; does he complete 6 months of service on Jun

[Guest mhultz]

A Plan states: You enter a Plan the first the day of the month which is next following completion of six months of service.

A employee starts on Jan 1. Does he complete 6 months of service on June 30 or July 1?

[Dawn Hafner]

June 30 if the employee is employed on January 1. Usually this employee would have a hire date of January 2nd though due to the holiday, then 6 months of service would be completed on July 1. Is the language just

"next followng" or does it include coincident with language also?

[Dave Baker]

Could you type the exact language of the plan in this regard?

[Guest mhultz]

The exact plan language: An employee shall become a new participant on the first day of the month which is next following the date on which he completes his first six month of employment.

[david rigby]

If that is the complete language applicable, then it looks to me that he "completes" the sixth month on June 30 and would enter on July 1.

[Alf]

I agree, although I think that the plan language is terrible. You picked the easiest example by stating that the hire date was 1/1. The more interesting (and difficult) question was poised by Dawn when she asked about a 1/2 hire date.