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Service Credit

There are three types of service credits:

  1. Service credit for vacation leave accrual and for service award pins
  2. Service credit for retirement purposes (calculations provided by your Benefits contact)
  3. Service credit or seniority points for layoff purposes (calculations provided by Employee Relations)

Service Credit Awards

Service credit refers to your length of service with the University of California, the UC Office of the President (UCOP), California State Universities, Department of Energy Laboratories, and other California state agencies. Let your HR Representative know if you have prior service and they will work with Records to calculate service credits, request your award, and enter your new leave accrual code in payroll. Notify your HR Representative if you were expecting an award and didn’t receive it.

The following information relates to service credit calculations for vacation leave accrual and service awards.

Eligibility

Staff employees are eligible for service awards when they have achieved 10 or more years of service, at 5 year intervals (10, 15, 20, etc.):

  • 10 and 15 years - UC seal lapel pin
  • 20 years - UC seal lapel pin and award
  • 25, 30 and 35 years - UC seal lapel pin and award brochure from award vendor
  • 40+ years - UC seal lapel pin from Records and award brochure from award vendor

Please note - if you are Managers & Senior Professionals (MSP) or Senior Management Group (SMG) title code you will receive additional vacation accrual after 5 years of service.

Service Award Ceremony

If you achieved 10 or more years of service between August 1 and December 31 you are eligible to attend the Spring Service Award program to recognize your milestone. If you achieved 10 or more years of service between January 1 and July 31 you are eligible to attend the Fall Service Award program to recognize your milestone.