You use this function to define the interruption duration from which a postponed employment period is reset to zero and is not imputed.
Example
In Public Sector payroll for a country, the previous employment period is not taken into account if the interruption period is longer than five years. Interruption periods are all periods in which the employee is not employed in the public sector.
An employee was actively employed in the Public Sector from 01 January 1981 to 31 December 1989. This corresponds to an employment period of nine years. This employee then left the Public Sector. If the employee then worked again in the Public Sector from December 31, 1994, the nine year employment period would be imputed. If the employee returns to work in the Public Sector after this date, this employment period is not taken into account.
The following periods are classed as interruption-relevant:
Periods of a selection class that is classed as interruption-relevant.
You assign the
interruption-relevant
indicator for the selection classes in Customizing for
Personnel Administration
under
You also enter the decisive interruption period here.
Gaps that occur within the valuation model when the periods have been selected
The following graphic gives an example.
Note
You can use the special class Remaining periods to enter gaps after selection via a selection class for Public Sector Austria.
The following graphic shows what happens when the interruption period is reached: The employment period is set to zero. The SAP System takes gaps into account as well as interruption-relevant periods.
Interruption periods are only taken into account for calculation type 1 (Calculation of the duration of an employment period) and calculation type 2 (Calculation of end of employment period).
Note
The SAP System does not use this function for periods calculated using calculation type 3 (Calculation of start of employment period). For more information on the calculation type, see General Process of Employment Period Calculation and Technical Process of Employment Period Calculation .