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Last Updated: 2025-01-10
Reference: Sample QuickTips for Edit Service Dates

Reference: Sample QuickTips for Edit Service Dates

You can use these sample QuickTips as a starting point when adding your own QuickTips to the
Edit Service Dates
task using the
Guidance Workspace
report.
The sample information we provide might not apply to your business needs or tenant configuration. Modify and review all information according to your tenant requirements before publishing this guidance to your tenant.

Edit Service Dates

Field
QuickTip Title
QuickTip Description
Considerations
Worker
Worker
Select the worker from the list.
Effective Date
Effective Date
Enter the effective date that the service date changes are effective for the worker.
This field displays when you opt in to
Effective Dating for Service Dates
on the
Maintain Feature Opt-Ins
task. You can't opt out after you opt in.
Original Hire Date
Original Hire Date
Automatically populates from the earliest
Hire Date
. When you edit the
Original Hire Date
automatic population no longer occurs.
Used for COBRA eligibility and Form I-9 for US Payroll, and also for the
Length of Service in Months from Original Hire Date
 report field.
This service date only applies to employees.
To ensure that the date populates automatically again after you have manually edited the date, you can:
  • Enter a new earliest
    Hire Date
     that is before the current
    Original Hire Date
    .
  • Manually edit the
    Original Hire Date
     to match the earliest
    Hire Date
    .
  • Rehire the worker.
Continuous Service Date
Continuous Service Date
Automatically populates from the most recent
Hire Date
. You can change the date to give credit for past employment. When you edit the
Continuous Service Date
automatic population no longer occurs.
To ensure that the date populates automatically again after you have manually edited the date, you can either:
  • Manually edit the
    Continuous Service Date
     to match the earliest
    Hire Date
    .
  • Rehire the worker.
Used in benefit elections, compensation period basis behavior, and length of service calculations.
When the
Continuous Service Date
 and
Hire Date
 are the same, correcting the
Hire Date
 automatically corrects the
Continuous Service Date
. When the 2 dates are different, correcting the
Hire Date
 doesn't affect the
Continuous Service Date
. You can't manually update the
Continuous Service Date
 field on a
Hire
 business process correction.
Length of Service
Length of Service
Automatically calculated from the
Continuous Service Date
 to the current date or termination date.
If a worker has a future rehire date, this date calculates from the
Continuous Service Date
 to the termination date, not their planned rehire date. When you rehire a worker, their length of service includes the time that you didn't actively employ them.
Service Length Type
field in the
Edit Tenant Setup-HCM
 task to specify the display format.
Benefits Service Date
Benefits Service Date
Enter the date a worker is eligible for benefits.
This service date only applies to employees.
Available for use in user-defined calculations and eligibility rules.
Workday empties this field during rehire.
Company Service Date
Company Service Date
Enter an additional service date, such as the date of acquisition.
This service date only applies to employees.
Available for use in user-defined calculations and eligibility rules.
Workday empties this field during rehire.
Time Off Service Date
Time Off Service Date
Enter the date a worker is eligible for time off based on a different service date. Example: Standard time off is 3 weeks per year, but some workers negotiate 4 weeks.
Available for use in user-defined calculations and eligibility rules.
Retirement Eligibility Date
Retirement Eligibility Date
Enter the date a worker is eligible for retirement, such as when eligibility is based on length of service or age.
This service date only applies to employees.
Available for use in user-defined calculations and eligibility rules.
Expected Retirement Date
Expected Retirement Date
Enter the date a worker announces as their retirement date.
This date only applies to employees.
Available for use in user-defined calculations and eligibility rules.
Seniority Date
Seniority Date
Enter a worker's seniority date based on a date other than
Hire Date
 or
Company Service Date
.
Automatically populates from the earliest
Hire Date
. When you edit the
Continuous Service Date
automatic population no longer occurs.
This date only applies to employees.
Used in the
Length of Service in Months from Seniority Date
 report field.
Available for use in user-defined calculations and eligibility rules.
Severance Date
Severance Date
Enter the date to track how long a worker receives severance pay.
This date only applies to employees.
Available for use in user-defined calculations and eligibility rules.
Also used in compensation period basis behavior.
Vesting Date
Vesting Date
Enter the date that a worker is fully vested, when this date differs from standard vesting rules.
This date only applies to employees.
Service Dates Change History
Service Dates Change History
Displays a report of all service date changes for the worker.