Agnes Scott College offers a wide range of benefits and programs that promote health and wellness and express our commitment to a family friendly work environment. These important programs are available to all staff who work 35 hours a week or more for 12 months and some benefits are available for employees in less than 35-hours-a-week positions.
- Health Care Plan
- Dental Plan
- Vision Plan
- Vacation
- Holidays
- Personal Days
- Parental Leave
- Family and Medical Leave
- Retirement Plan
- College Facilities and Services
Benefits for our union staff are covered by existing contracts. For more information on union staff benefits contact human resources.
Highlights
These are brief descriptions of our benefits and programs for your health and wellness. Please refer to the Agnes Scott College Personnel Handbook for additional information.
- Health Care: Agnes Scott College offers a choice of two major health plans and currently contributes to the employee's single coverage as well as to plus one or family coverage. Plus one coverage is available for an employee's spouse or eligible domestic partner* or dependent child, and family coverage is available for the employee's spouse/eligible domestic partner* and/or dependent child(ren). The plans currently offered are Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Georgia HMO or Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Georgia PPO (http://www.bcbsga.com/)
* Employee/member of the partnership must sign an Affidavit of Marriage/Spousal Equivalency form, which sets forth the essential elements of the partnership for this purpose.
- Dental Care: Agnes Scott College offers a choice between CIGNA Dental Care Network (HMO Dental Plan) and CIGNA Dental PPO. The plans offer comprehensive coverage for the preventive and restorative care needs of the employee and his or her family. Agnes Scott College currently contributes to the premium for individual coverage. (http://www.cigna.com/).
- Vision Care: Agnes Scott College offers the option to purchase the Vision Service Plan to eligible employees. Monthly premiums for employee and dependent coverage are paid by the employee. (http://www.vsp.com/)
- Term Life Insurance: The college provides Hartford Group Term Life insurance for the eligible employee. The policy is equal to one and one-half times the employee's annual salary.
- Additional Contributory Term Life Insurance: Employees are offered the option to purchase additional life insurance through Hartford. Employees may purchase additional coverage equal to an amount up to three times the employee's base annual salary. This optional life (in increments of $10,000) can be purchased to a maximum of $165,000 in coverage. Coverage for spouse and/or dependent child(ren) is offered.
- Non-Contributory Long-term Disability Insurance: The college funds long-term disability (Hartford) coverage. After 180 days of disability the policy provides 60 percent salary continuation, not to exceed the maximum monthly benefit of $7,500 per month less the sum of the benefits from other sources, such as Social Security Disability.
- Safety & Workers Compensation Insurance: Agnes Scott College employees are covered with insurance protection for on-the-job accidents or injuries that are not the result of the injured employee's misconduct.
- Agnes Scott College Pension Plan: Full-time or half-time employees who complete at least 1,000 continuous work hours each year are eligible and are required to participate in the College's 403(b) Defined Contribution Retirement Plan. Effective July 1, 2003, participation begins (for those working 1,000 hours or more) after the employee has completed one year of service to the college. The Agnes Scott College Defined Contribution Retirement Plan is provided through TIAA-CREF (Teachers Insurance Annuity Association - College Retirement Equities Fund). Participants have an option of contributing 5 percent of their salary to this fund with Agnes Scott College contributing 10 percent, or they may contribute 3.5 percent with Agnes Scott contributing 7 percent. In either case, the College is contributing on a 2-for-1 basis. Contributions can be made on a tax-sheltered ("salary reduction") basis, or on a regular deduction basis. Contributions made by Agnes Scott College on behalf of the employees enrolling in the plan before July 1, 1998, will be immediately vested. Accumulations attributable to College contributions for employees enrolled in the plan on or after July 1, 1998, will be fully vested and non-forfeitable to the participant upon completion of two years of service at the College or at normal retirement age, death or disability. Salary reduction agreements can only be changed once each calendar year. Plan summary information, details and enrollment forms are available in the Office of Human Resources. Once enrolled, TIAA-CREF will send quarterly and annual reports to all participants. Visit the TIAA-CREF Web site.
Also, employees can tax shelter additional reductions into the Defined Contribution Retirement Plan that are not matched by the College, or employees may contribute to a Supplemental or Additional Retirement Annuity (SRA) fund. Contributions are subject to current IRS restrictions.
- Payroll Savings: A full range of bank services is available through the Georgia Federal Credit Union. Visit the Georgia Federal Credit Union Web site.