Benefits » Awards » Service Awards
LANL service credit, except for work on casual status, is taken into account when determining eligibility for service awards recognition.
Employees will be notified of their award via e-mail on their anniversary date. At that time, the employee will be directed to the MC Fina web site to make a gift selection. If you feel you should have celebrated a service anniversary and did not receive a notification, you will need to e-mail at serviceawards@lanl.gov so your service date can be researched.
Recognition and service gifts are based on years of service according to the following graduated schedule:
| LANL Service | Recognition | Gifts |
|---|---|---|
| 5 years | Los Alamos Newsletter | |
| 10 years | Los Alamos Newsletter | LANL Pin & Certificate 10 Year Gift Selection $50 Party Funding |
| 15 years | Los Alamos Newsletter | LANL Pin & Certificate 15 Year Gift Selection $50 Party Funding |
| 20 years | Los Alamos Newsletter | LANL Pin & Certificate 20 Year Gift Selection $75 Party Funding |
| 25 years | Los Alamos Newsletter | LANL Pin & Certificate 25 Year Gift Selection $75 Party Funding |
| 30 years* | Los Alamos Newsletter | LANL Pin & Certificate 30 Year Gift Selection Director Hosted Reception |
*Recognition continues at every 5-year interval.
At retirement each employee will receive a $100 gift card for the Nambe Shop in Pojoaque; the retiree will receive this in the mail shortly after their retirement date. There is also $100 of funding available for a party to honor the retiree.
Party funding was reinstated as of 10/1/02 for service award anniversaries and retirement celebrations. The intended use of party funding is to plan a celebration that recognizes the honoree's service to LANL. Celebrations can occur within the team, group, or division level. It is up to each individual division to communicate how they would like to see the funds used. Party funding is not intended to be another “gift” for the employee to use without co-worker participation; these funding requests will be denied. Funding requests will also be denied for events were the honoree was not invited and/or did not attend.
Note: All funding requests for catering must be signed for approval by a Deputy Group Leader or above, and all reimbursement requests must be signed by Group Leaders or above. These signature authorities are noted on the catering and reimbursement forms. The approving manager can deny the funding request if he/she does not approve of the circumstances surrounding the event.
Items considered unallowable to charge to retirement/service award funds include flowers, gifts (including caricatures/art work), cards, alcohol, party decorations, etc. Please note that expenditures are all subject to the allowable cost guidelines (pdf). If you have a question about whether or not a purchase is allowable, please contact your budget analyst, CFO, or the Awards Coordinator.
It is important to note that the money available for service award and retirement parties is funded each fiscal year, October 1 - September 30. The money must be used during the fiscal year in which the anniversary or retirement date occurred. We encourage you to use this party funding before August 31 to ensure reimbursements are distributed and accounts settled. It is understood that anniversaries and retirements that occur in September may be hard to celebrate within the fiscal year, and therefore are eligible to be funded in October of the next fiscal year.
There are two ways to access the funding:
Note: You must choose one of the two ways to use the party funding. You may not split the funding between Aramark and reimbursement.