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Which HP-related companies have me classified as a retiree or former employee? Question? Email us: hpalumni.info@gmail.com (Updated Nov 1, 2026) Where are my health and retirement benefits? Due to acquisitions and spinoffs, this may not be obvious. Advice from HP/HPE alumni discussions. Not officially endorsed or supported. Join HPAA at no charge. Unofficial Retiree Decoder: Which company (or companies) am I a retiree or former employee of? Hewlett-Packard breakup. On Nov 1, 2015, the legal name of the Hewlett-Packard Company was changed to HP Inc. ("hp" logo, HPQ stock symbol) and a new, completely separate company focused on servers, cloud, and networking Hewlett Packard Enterprise ("HPE" logo and stock symbol) was spun off. Portions of HPE were later spun off into DXC and Micro Focus. Details: HP Breakup HPInc is the overall legal successor to Hewlett-Packard Company and to companies acquired before Nov 1, 2015 Compaq, EDS, etc. regardless of whether a business unit ended up in HPInc or HPE. Unofficial directory of HP/HPE acquisitions For employees of HP and predecessor companies who left before the HPInc/HPE separation, responsibility for any health or retirement benefits varies from country to country, depending on employee population. For the US, HPInc has responsibility. For Canada and UK, HPE has responsibility. In many countries, plans were split between HPInc and HPE. (Agilent and Keysight are exceptions, as detailed below.) Country-by country details are given in the "Employee Matters" agreement between HP and HPE, which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. https://www.sec.gov/Archives... Search the online document to find the references to your country (Ctrl-F, F3, or Command-F.) Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is the overall legal successor to companies acquired by HPE after it was founded on Nov 1, 2015 Cray, Juniper, Nimble, etc. Key contact links: For former employees of HP Inc, Hewlett-Packard Company, or HP predecessors and acquisitions: HP Inc Contacts For former employees of Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and HPE acquisitions: HPE Contacts For former employees of HP/HPE-related companies: Agilent Autonomy Compaq DEC DXC EDS Juniper Keysight Micro Focus Perspecta Poly Tandem Other predecessor companies Other acquisitions and spinoffs Worked in: Canada UK Other Countries If you were under contract to HP or HPE through another company, you need to contact the company that was paying you. If you transitioned to DXC or Micro Focus, it is treated as though you left HPE to join a completely separate company. HPAA info about DXC HPAA info about Micro Focus Make sure that the overall legal successor to every company you ever worked for has your current postal address. Even if not classified by the company as a "Retiree" or if long gone in case of pension plan changes, employment lawsuits, settlements, or other issues. Update address at former company Run an unclaimed property search every year. Employer does not update your address. Neither cashing dividend checks, direct deposits, nor online accesses prevent inactive accounts from being turned over to the state only a personally-initiated transaction, postal response, or call. Difficult to retrieve money; stock is sold. https://www.hpalumni.org/Unclaimed Key principle: Depends on which company's payroll you were on at the time you left regardless of where your last business unit ended up in the Hewlett-Packard breakup . If a business unit was moved to DXC or Micro Focus, it is treated as though you left HPE to join a completely separate company. Complications... Service at HP predecessor companies. Of HPInc's many predecessors, only HP and DEC ever built retiree healthcare trust funds. Employees of other acquisitions generally did get service credit for retiree benefits. Depending on your age and history with HP and predecessors, you may qualify for either the former, current, or DEC retiree medical plan. (For the more-generous former plan -- confusingly named "Pre-2003" -- you must have been born on or before June 30, 1957 -- unless your were in certain EER cycles or otherwise notified.) See detailed rules in the Summary Plan Description: https://www.hpalumni.org/HPIncHealthSPD.pdf If rules were misapplied or HP's records were in error, members have successfully appealed -- see page 40 of the SPD for the contact at Corporate. Search for the predecessor company in the SPD. (Ctrl-F, F3, or Command-F.) Of HPInc's many predecessors, only HP, DEC, and EDS ever built US pension plan trust funds. The DEC and EDS plans became sub-plans under the HP/HPInc plan; benefits stopped accruing; terms did not change. Employees of all acquired companies joined the HP/HPInc pension or 401(k) retirement plan in effect after the time of acquisition. Details on HP-related pensions: https://www.hpalumni.org/RetirementPlans Enterprise. HP used the word "Enterprise" at various times in the internal names of business segments however the people were employees of Hewlett-Packard Company. On Nov 1, 2015, the legal name of the Hewlett-Packard Company was changed to HP Inc. ("hp" logo, HPQ stock symbol) and a new, completely separate company Hewlett Packard Enterprise ("HPE" logo and stock symbol) was spun off. Labs. HP Labs is part of HP Inc; Hewlett Packard Labs is part of Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Classification as "retired." If an employee left at 55 or older with at least 10 years of service, or left after 2010 with age-plus-years-of-service of at least 80, or left under an early retirement program HP and HPE generally classify the employee as "retired" regardless of how they left and whether or not they have any retiree benefits. (HPE also mentions "...or age 55 or older with at least 70 age-plus-service 'points' for equity grants.") This is reported to outside payroll and employment verification services, but doesn't seem to have any negative consequences. Inquiries from state Unemployment Dept. claims examiners go to a specific group in HR, which replies via letter. Over the years, members have reported that HP did not block their UI claims. Non-U.S. How to contact HR for a specific country: Worldwide HP and HPE Country Contacts Specifically:
1. Left the Hewlett-Packard Company
before the May 2, 2000 Agilent spinoff and had worked in the HP businesses that
became Agilent instrument, medical, analytical, component, etc.
classified as a former employee or retiree of Agilent and sent a notice
at that time.
Agilent page
2. Left the Hewlett-Packard Company before the Nov 1, 2015 Hewlett Packard Enterprise spinoff: Classified as a former employee or retiree of HP Inc. regardless of where their last business unit ended up. HP contact page Depending on your age and history with HP and predecessors, you may qualify for either the former, current, or DEC retiree medical plan. (For the more-generous former plan -- confusingly named "Pre-2003" -- you must have been born on or before June 30, 1957 -- unless your were in certain EER cycles or otherwise notified.) See detailed rules in the Summary Plan Description: https://www.hpalumni.org/HPIncHealthSPD.pdf If rules were misapplied or HP's records were in error, members have successfully appealed -- see page 40 of the SPD for the contact at Corporate. 3. Left HP Inc. after the Nov 1, 2015 Hewlett Packard Enterprise spinoff: Classified as a former employee or retiree of HP Inc. HP contact page Depending on your age and history with HP and predecessors, you may qualify for either the former, current, or DEC retiree medical plan. (For the more-generous former plan -- confusingly named "Pre-2003" -- you must have been born on or before June 30, 1957 -- unless your were in certain EER cycles or otherwise notified.) See detailed rules in the Summary Plan Description: https://www.hpalumni.org/HPIncHealthSPD.pdf If rules were misapplied or HP's records were in error, members have successfully appealed -- see page 40 of the SPD for the contact at Corporate.
4. Left Hewlett Packard Enterprise after the Nov 1, 2015 Hewlett Packard Enterprise spinoff: Classified as a former employee or retiree of HPE.
HPE contact page 5. Transitioned to DXC or Micro Focus: Classified as a former employee or retiree of Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Treated as though left HPE to join any other company. Entitled to whatever retiree coverage qualified for at the time left HPE See item 4 above. HPE contact page DXC contact page Micro Focus UK and U.S. Headquarters (scroll down) 6. Left EDS before the Aug 26, 2008 HP acquisition: Classified as a former employee or retiree of HP Inc. HP contact page (Note: If employed by EDS or "EDS, an HP Company" before January 1, 2009 may have an EDS pension: EDS page ) 7. Retired from DEC: Classified as a retiree of HP Inc. HP contact page Also see DEC page 8. Acquired by Hewlett Packard Enterprise: (Cray, Juniper, Nimble, etc.) Classified as a former employee or retiree of Hewlett Packard Enterprise. The key document for a US employee retirement or health plan is the legal Summary Plan Description (SPD). It includes plan details and an address at the employer for appeals. The current SPD takes precedence over any other written, online, or verbal information you may have been given but is still subject to change. The plan administrator is required by law to provide the SPD upon request. How to obtain and decode: https://www.hpalumni.org/SPD-decode Death or disability of a former employee. Checklist for dependents and heirs Join the HPAA's Benefits Forum. Updates and online forum covering topics such as COBRA and retiree health benefits, annual enrollment, and transition to Medicare. |
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