Thread regarding Optum layoffs

Does Re-Deployment reset your tenure?

This has not happened to me or anyone I know, and I've been curious: If someone gets notice that they are being RIF'd but they either already have an internal transfer lined up or - more likely I suppose - get redeployed...does their tenure at the company for the purposes of PTO / Severance, etc get reset back to zero?

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Years of prior service will not be paid as part of a severance package if there were is a break in service. Company makes millions by doing this…most likely due to the stock plummeting a month ago. It’s all about profits, not people.

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Post ID: @1dqb+1o2KoVtC

You keep your tenure for benefits, PTO, etc. But as far as severance goes, should you be laid off, that starts at your most recent hire date. I had 11 and a half years in, left for a little over 4 years and returned. Then was laid off about a year and a half later. Was a bigger gut punch because I was expecting a much larger severance due to overall time. But was only given the amount of severance for someone who only had about 18 months at the company.

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Post ID: @gvo+1o2KoVtC

I was redeployed 2 years ago. I did not have a gap, did not lose tenure or accrued pto

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Post ID: @usr+1o2KoVtC

apologies - I thought that thread was just for layoff specific news related to 8/10. I misread. Will stop posting here.

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Post ID: @bvd+1o2KoVtC

So I'd assume from your comments that while the PTO balance may drop off, the accrual rate would stay the same as long as there is a redeployment/transfer within a certain time period? Thanks for the insight

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Post ID: @keh+1o2KoVtC

Use the 8/10 Layoff thread! You are distracting everybody’s visibility for today’s layoffs!

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Post ID: @jcx+1o2KoVtC

Tenure generally stays, or it has in the past, even if you have a multi-month gap between RIF and starting a new role. Your PTO balance will likely not roll over however unless you have zero gap in service, you may get to keep it in that case.

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Post ID: @lhz+1o2KoVtC

Your tenure will stay. So, if you had 7 years in, that doesn’t change. But if you had 2 weeks of unused PTO, that’s a good question. My guess is that’s gone. But you May be able to negotiate that with the new department/HR.

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