Rehire - Consecutive Service

[TH 401k]

Employees hire on 05/21/2022 and terminated on 10/25/2022 and has hours of 550 and rehire on 3/17/2024 and 2024 hours is 1023. Plan eligibility condition is 6 month of service with 500 hours consecutive or else, one year of service. Entry Cycle is monthly. Additionally, Rule of parity is not applies. 

What is the entry date for this employee? Whether we have calculated 6 mos from rehire date and entry date as 10/01/2024 or else need to consider his prior service and determine the shift to plan year and entry date as 01/01/2025. Can you provide explanation if possible. Also, is there any documents which explains this to refer.

[BG5150]

Ask your document provider.  That's what their help desk is for.  I rely on ours a lot.

[CuseFan]

Read the basic plan document, all relevant provisions, it should provide the answer. 

[Artie M]

What they are saying is that the answer to your query depends on the specific drafting of the plan eligibility language.  "Six months of service with 500 hours consecutive" can be interpreted in at least two ways.