An employee's service date is the date of initial employment with UAB unless there has been a break in service by termination of employment. Reappointment after termination requires issuance of a new service date.

Changing from a regular assignment category to an temporary or contingent assignment category, or vice versa, may require the adjustment of service dates. The following policies apply:

1. A person who has a part-time regular assignment category will retain the service date when going to a full-time regular assignment category;
2. A person who has a full-time regular assignment category and changes to part-time regular assignment category will retain their service date;
3. A person in the weekend plan (Assignment Category 17) who changes to part-time regular or full-time regular assignment category will retain their service date;
4. A person changing from a full-time temporary assignment category to a full-time or part-time regular assignment category, will retain their service date;
5. A person changing from an contingent, student, or resident assignment category to a full-time or part-time regular assignment category, or vice versa, will receive a new service date;
6. A person transitioning from The University of Alabama System Office to UAB will receive a new service date;
7. A person electing to retire from UAB and rehire with the UAB Hospital Management , LLC will receive a new service date;
8. A person transitioning from a benefit eligible position with UAB to a benefit eligible position with UAB Hospital Management, LLC, or vice versa, will retain their service date;  
9. A person transitioning from a non-benefit eligible position with UAB to a benefit eligible position with UAB Hospital Management, LLC, or vice versa, will receive a new service date.   

This policy does not apply to Trainees, Volunteers (60) and Affiliates (59) as they are not employees of UAB.