MEASUREMENT, ADMINISTRATION AND STABILITY SELECTION

Prepared for:

Sample Company

29/04/2015

Initial periods for new hires:

Enter the length of the initial measurement period for new hires (minimum of three months and maximum of 12 months):

12

Enter the number of months for the initial measurement period.

Enter the length of the initial administration period for new hires (maximum of 90 days and combined with the initial measurement period cannot exceed 13 months)):

2

The initial administration period is a maximum of 90 days. Enter number of months (1 or 2) or the number of days (30, 45, 60, 90).

Enter the length of the initial stability period for new hires:

12

The initial stability period cannot be less than six months, less than the initial measurement period, and the same length as the standard stability period.

The initial measurement period can begin the date of hire or the first of the month following date of hire. Enter the appropriate code for the employers selection.

2

Code 1 = Begin Initial Measurement Period from Date of Hire. Code 2 = Begin Initial Measurement Period from First of the Month Following Date of Hire.

Standard periods for ongoing employees:

Enter the starting date for the standard measurement period for ongoing employees:

12

A 12 month lookback measurement period is allowed. If 12 month look-back period is used census data must begin no later than 11/01/2013.

Enter the length of the standard administration period for ongoing employees:

2

The initial administration period is a maximum of 90 days. Enter number of months (1 or 2) or the number of days (30, 45, 60, 90).

Enter the length of the standard stability period for ongoing employees:

12

The standard stability period cannot be less than six months or less than the standard measurement period.

Measurement periods overlap with stability periods and both are continuous

Sample Initial Measurement Period for New Hire after the beginning of the currnet Standard Measurement Period.

15/01/2014

15/01/2015

15/11/2014

15/11/2015

12 Month IMP

IAP

12 Month ISP

01/11/2014

12 Month SMP - Period 2

SAP 2

12 Month SSP - Period 2

This employee is measured from date of hire (initial measurement period) and at the same time measured from the first standard measurement period following date of hire.

Once an employee has been measured for a complete standard measurement period, the employee is considered a continuous or ongoing employee and is continuously measured as detailed below.

IMP = Initial Measurement Period

IAP = Initial Administration Period

ISP = Initial Stability Period

Measurement, administration and stability periods continue in an ongoing cycle. Based on the selections above this diagram details how the measurement, administration and stability periods overlap.

01/11/2013

31/10/2014

01/01/2015

31/12/2015

12 Month SMP - Period 1

SAP 1

12 Month SSP - Period 1

31/12/2016

12 Month SMP - Period 2

SAP 2

12 Month SSP - Period 2

01/01/2016

31/12/2017

01/11/2014

12 Month SMP - Period 3

SAP 3

12 Month SSP - Period 3

01/01/2017

31/12/2018

01/11/2015

12 Month SMP - Period 4

SAP 4

12 Month SSP - Period 4

01/11/2016

SMP = Standard Measurement Period

SAP = Standard Administration Period

SSP = Standard Stability Period