It represents the entire labor activity of a citizen. For the calculation, periods of actual fulfillment of the job description and temporary periods of legal absence from the workplace are taken.

The term was especially popular until 2002, when the total length of service was taken into account when calculating pensions. Now the concept is of little interest to anyone, since state allowance is repelled from.

Regulatory regulation

Seniority is the total duration of work taken into account when determining the right to a particular type of pension provision. In accordance with Art. 2 of the Federal Law governing the state pension system, time periods are then included in the length of service.

In order to assess the pension rights of the insured person, seniority is usually understood as any useful activity carried out before 2002. The calculation is based on the calendar order. Seniority is required for the conversion of pension rights in accordance with paragraphs 1-3 of Art. 30 FZ "On".

When assigning state security, it is important to know what is the main difference between the total experience and the insurance one that underlies the accruals. The latter represents periods of official performance of official duties and payment of insurance premiums to the branch of the pension fund.

The presence and duration of the general experience is reflected in the work book. The main document on the periods of performance of official duties reflects information about the name of the employer, position held, or.

The difference between general and insurance experience lies in the following concepts:

• no insurance premiums are paid while the subject is receiving higher education, so student years are not taken into account;
• social security is directly related to the length of employment;
• insurance payments depend on the seniority, and pension payments depend on the insurance;
• when determining the amount of the benefit, all periods of the subject's activity are taken into account, before and after the law adopted in 2001;
• the absence of a permanent place of performance of official duties due to unemployment must be taken into account for both concepts.

The work book cannot serve as the main document for determining the length of service, since it does not record the time spent on the register at the employment center, but in fact the periods are included in this concept, because the citizen receives benefits and pays contributions.

What does it consist of

The work experience includes the following periods:

1. Following the job description of a handyman or employee (including those outside the native state), participation in a collective farm, service in paramilitary security bodies, a special communications unit or a mountain rescue squad, as well as periods of activity, the main purpose of which is to generate income.
2. Creative activity of a member of the union - a writer, composer, artist, writer, theatergoer, etc.
3. Service in any military formation of the Russian Federation, bodies involved in the internal affairs of the country, work for the benefit of the federal executive body, direct participation in state security affairs.
4. Temporary incapacity for work, the onset of which occurred during the performance of official duties or stay on disability, the cause of which is an injury, or.
5. Periods of stay in places restricting freedom, in excess of the time necessary to review the circumstances of the case.
6. Time of receipt of state benefits related to the lack of work, participation in paid public work or moving to another area in accordance with the referral of the employment center.

To determine the total length of service, the Regulation approved by the Ministry of Social Security (Order No. 190, adopted on October 4, 1991) is used.

How is it calculated

Work experience is all periods of work, as well as the implementation of other activities that allow you to use social guarantees (, restoration of working capacity, etc.), in other words -.

Previously, people were worried about the continuity of work experience. The general rule was that there should be no more than 1 month between being fired from one firm and being hired by another. Exceptions were considered such circumstances as or. In this case, a citizen could spend up to 3 months looking for a suitable place to perform official duties.

At present, continuity of work experience only plays a role in awarding a title or determining the amount of an incentive payment. When calculating the total number of years, the calendar order is used, that is, all periods of work are simply summed up among themselves.

Possible disputes and their solution

The main reason for the emergence of disagreements and the preparation of statements of claim lies in the procedure for calculating preferential pensions based on the total length of service.

For example, medical workers often go to court in connection with the refusal of the pension fund to take into account the time of forced absence from the workplace. Every employee in the medical field is required to take refresher courses once every 5 years. The training period is approximately 1 month. It is these periods that specialists of the pension fund do not want to take into account in the total length of service without a court decision.