All full-time employees are eligible for the following benefits. Part-time employees are eligible for health and dental insurance without a Graceland subsidy. Premiums are deducted the month before coverage period.
Benefits begin the month after hire date.
Graceland provides a variety of benefits to its employees.
Graceland subsidizes two different health plan deductible levels to meet employees' needs. Health plan premiums are paid on a pre-tax basis and are based on the annual salary of the employee and the deductible level chosen.
Graceland offers dental insurance. Monthly premiums are deducted on a pre-tax basis and Graceland helps employees pay for this insurance plan.
Voluntary vision insurance is available to employees. Employees pay the full premium, which ranges from $6/month for single coverage to $18/month for family coverage.
Graceland has generous paid time off allowances. Typically, full-time, 12-month employees receive 4 weeks of vacation, approximately 13 paid holidays and 12 sick/personal days every fiscal year. Paid time off is awarded at the beginning of every fiscal year so you don’t have to wait to earn it throughout the year. New employees receive a prorated allowance at the start of their employment, depending on their start date.
Pre-tax money set aside for eligible medical expenses/daycare expenses.
Employees may purchase this voluntary insurance policy to cover themselves and/or their family members at either $10,000 or $30,000. This benefit pays a lump sum benefit following the diagnosis of a covered critical illness like heart attack, cancer, stroke, and others. Rates are locked in at the age the policy is purchased at. Rates do not go up when you go into the next age bracket. Rates are based on age and smoker/non-smoker status.
Employees may purchase this benefit that provides flexible options that make it easy to meet costs. You can use your hospital indemnity benefit to help cover related expenses like lost income, childcare, deductibles, and copays.
Graceland pays for life insurance equal to the employee’s annual salary up to a maximum of $50,000. Graceland also provides $2,000 coverage on spouse and dependents. Supplemental life insurance is available for employee purchase.
Graceland pays for coverage on the employee equal to their annual salary. This insurance provides coverage 24 hours a day in the event of an accident. Optional coverage is available for purchase by the employee.
Graceland provides long-term disability coverage. This insurance will replace 60 percent of wages in the event that the employee becomes disabled and is unable to work for longer than 90 days. There is no cost to employees for this insurance.
Employees may purchase this voluntary accident insurance to cover themselves or their family. Premiums are low. Coverage is off-the-job only. From fractures to stitches and more, the policy covers a range of core benefits. There is a Wellness Rider that pays a f$50 or $75 wellness benefit for having a preventive check-up.
Employees are eligible to contribute their own money into this 403(b) plan immediately upon hire. Employees may contribute pre-tax or after-tax money into this plan. After one year of service in which at least 1,000 hours have been worked, Graceland will match employee contributions 50 cents on the dollar up to 6% of the employee’s pay. Graceland will also make an additional discretionary contribution every month after one year of service. Principal administers this plan.
Undergraduate tuition is covered by tuition remission at Graceland for the employee, spouse, and dependents. Graceland also belongs to two tuition exchange programs. There are over 300 private colleges and universities around the country that will also provide free tuition to our employees and their qualified dependents. Employees may look at the list of tuition exchange schools at www.cic.edu and at www.tuitionexchange.org.
A free SkillPath seminar is available for employee development once a year.
Through UnitedHealthcare, UMR and HealthSCOPE Benefits creates and publishes the Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Graceland University.
To link to the Machine-Readable Files, please click on the URL provided: transparency-in-coverage.uhc.com
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