The time worked before becoming a member of the two committees can be counted as seniority

After rural cadres are recruited as civil servants, their seniority is calculated from the time they enter working status after recruitment. His or her previous working years as a rural cadre cannot be counted as seniority, as stipulated below:

Seniority refers to the working time during which an employee relies on salary income as all or the main source of his or her livelihood. It is an important basis for determining employees' enjoyment of social insurance benefits and certain wages, allowances, and living benefits. Since the recruiter does not rely on salary income as the entire or main source of living expenses during his tenure as village branch secretary, the length of service cannot be calculated.