Benefits and Insurance for Support Staff Employees

See below for:
Holidays :: Sick Leave/Personal Time Off :: Vacation :: Admission to College Events :: College Bookstore Discount

Holidays (Nine)

  • New Year's Day
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • Memorial Day
  • Independence Day
  • Labor Day
  • Thanksgiving Day
  • Day after Thanksgiving Day
  • Day before Christmas Day
  • Christmas Day

(Offices close the week between Christmas Day and New Year's Day; however, some employees may be asked to work during this time.)

Sick Leave

  • Hours are earned based upon hours actually worked, excluding overtime (.0463 per hour.)

 

  • Unused sick leave may be accumulated to a maximum of 1,040 hours (six months.)
  • Eligibility begins on first day of work.

    • Personal Time Off

    • Employee must have a balance of at least 48 hours of sick leave.

     

  • May convert up to 24 hours of sick leave to personal time off.
  • Conversions occur annually on July 1 following first-year of employment anniversary.
  • Eligibility begins following one complete year of employment.

    • Vacation

    • Hours are earned based upon the hours actually worked, excluding overtime
    • Years of Service Earned Vacation Days
    • 1 through 4 10 (.0385 per hour)
    • 5 through 9 12 (.0463 per hour)
    • 10 through 14 15 (.0578 per hour)
    • 15+ 20 (.0770 per hour)
    • Part-time employees earn vacation in proportion to the actual hours worked.
    • Eligibility begins on first day of work. Employee must complete probationary period prior to using any vacation time.

    Admission to College Events

    • Free admission to most college events for employees and family
    • Free use of the Physical Education Center

    For additional questions about these benefits, please contact the Office of Human Resources at 641-269-4818.

    Questions via email may be directed to any of the following staff members:

    Stacy Koehler, HR Generalist (koehlers@grinnell.edu)

    Jana Johnson, HR Generalist (johnsonj@grinnell.edu)

    Jim Mulholland, Assistant Treasurer (mulholla@grinnell.edu)

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