ALVIS HOUSE BENEFITS SUMMARY

 

HOLIDAYS

Alvis House observes nine (9) holidays. Regular hourly full time or part time employees who work on a holiday will receive two times their regular pay rate for the hours they work. If an employee does not work on the holiday, s/he will receive eight (8) hours holiday pay at their regular pay rate. Part time employees' holiday pay is pro-rated to the average hours worked in a pay period.

 

VACATION

After six (6) months continuous service, a regular, nonexempt employee earns one week (5 days) of vacation. After one (1) year continuous service, s/he earns one more week of vacation. From two to four years of service, s/he will earn two weeks of vacation after each year of continuous service. After five (5) years of service, s/he will earn three weeks of vacation. After ten (10) years of service, s/he earns four weeks of vacation.

 

SICK LEAVE

All full time employees earn sick leave at the rate of 6.67 hours per calendar month. Part time employees' sick leave is pro-rated according to the hours usually worked. Hours not used during the calendar year are carried over to the following year. You may accumulate an unlimited amount of sick leave, but may only use up to 480 hours per sick leave per occurrence.

 

UNUSED SICK LEAVE BONUS BONUS

A bonus of 50% of the earned, but unused sick leave will be paid in December of each year. The bonus is calculated based on an employee’s total sick leave awarded from the previous December 1 through November 30 of the current year, minus any sick time used during that period and then divided by two. This gives employees the opportunity to earn an annual bonus with a maximum equivalent of one week’s pay. Bonus hours will not be deducted from the total sick leave earned during the 12-month period.

 

EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PLAN

Confidential assistance is available for employees and their families through Life Phases, a comprehensive health information, education and support service. Life Phases can provide help with: minor medical issues, substance abuse, family and relationship problems, grief and loss, depression, smoking cessation, personal legal and financial issues and workplace concerns. Alvis House provides this program at no cost to staff.

 

SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL

Employees who work at least seven (7) hours between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. receive an additional $0.25 per hour for all hours worked during that period.

 

LONG TERM DISABILITY

Employees who work at least 30 hours per week are enrolled in the agency’s long-term disability protection plan (through UNUM) after six months of employment. The plan provides for the payment of monthly benefits if an employee becomes totally or partially disabled for 90 days or more and is unable to work on a full-time basis. The plan provides up to 60 percent of an employee’s basic monthly salary, up to a maximum of $3,000.00 monthly. Alvis House pays 100% of the premium.

 

SHORT TERM DISABILITY

Employees who work 30 hours or more per week are enrolled in the agency’s short term disability protection plan (through UNUM) upon completion of one year of service. Alvis House pays 100% of the premium. The plan provides for the payment of weekly benefits if an employee becomes totally or partially disabled and is unable to work on a full-time basis. The plan provides up to 60 percent of an employee’s weekly salary, up to a maximum of $500.00 weekly. Benefits may begin on the 15th day of a disabling injury or illness and may continue for a maximum of 11 weeks.

 

LIFE INSURANCE

Employees who work at least 30 hours per week are enrolled in the agency’s life insurance plan (through UNUM) after six months of employment. Alvis House pays 100% of the premium. The benefit amount is two (2) times the annual salary.

 

PENSION PLAN

Alvis House provides a retirement program for all qualifying employees through the United Way Master Pension Plan. Employees of Alvis House are enrolled in this defined benefit pension plan after completing 1,000 hours of service in one calendar year; and are fully vested after completing five (5) consecutive years of service in which they work at least 1,000 hours of service. Alvis House pays 100% of the cost of the pension plan.


 

OPTIONAL BENEFITS (Health Insurance,etc.)

Alvis House provides employees with a number of benefit options to help provide for the health and welfare of themselves and their families. Alvis House pays 70% of the cost of the monthly premium for full-time employees who elect to participate in the agency’s group health insurance plan. Other benefits currently available to employees are dental insurance, optional life insurance, hospital expense protection, cancer expense protection, and personal short and long term disability insurance. Part time employees who regularly work at least 20 hours per week will receive a pro-rated amount that they may apply toward plan premiums. Insurance coverage is effective the first of the month following 30 days of employment

THIS LIST IS NOT ALL-INCLUSIVE AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.