Human Resources

Health Insurance

As a regular, benefited employee, you have the opportunity to elect a health insurance plan with comprehensive coverage for necessary medical treatment, preventative care and prescription drugs offered by UMass Boston through GIC (Group Insurance Commission). GIC provides and administers health insurance and other benefits to the commonwealth’s employees and retirees, along with their dependents and survivors.

For detailed information, please refer to the GIC Benefit Decision available at https://www.mass.gov/lists/benefit-guides

Cost: UMass Boston pays 75% of your premium and you are responsible for the remaining 25% of the premium, which is deducted biweekly from your paycheck on a pre-tax basis. 

Enrollment Due Date: New hires and newly benefited employees may enroll within the first twenty-one (21) calendar days of benefited employment.

If elected, coverage begins on the first of the month following 60 days of employment. You must enroll within 21 calendar days of your initial benefited start date.

The Annual Enrollment period occurs early April to early May each year with a July 1 coverage effective date.

If you experience a qualifying event,  you may be eligible to make certain changes within 60 days of the event. Please visit the link below for more information related to qualifying events: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/gic-qualifying-events

To enroll, make changes or view your GIC benefits, please register for the MYGICLINK Portal online at: https://www.mass.gov/guides/mygiclink-member-benefits-portal-resources.

 

Please see the Benefit Decision Guide above

Life Insurance

Basic Life Insurance

If you have enrolled in a health plan with GIC, you will also gain $5,000 of basic life insurance coverage. Life insurance is administered by GIC and the carrier is The Hartford.

Optional Life Insurance

You may purchase additional optional group term life insurance (for employee only) at low cost group rates.

You may enroll in up to 8 times your annual salary without medical evidence of insurability as a new hire.

If you enroll at a later date, you will need to prove medical evidence of insurability, unless you have a qualifying event due to a marriage, birth, divorce or death and documented proof within 20 days of change.

Please see the Benefit Decision Guide above.

Employee Cost: 
Basic Life $1.63 per month
Optional Life (see Page 21 of the Benefit Decision Guide)

Enrollment Due Date: If elected, coverage begins on the first of the month following 60 days of employment. You must enroll within 10 days of your initial start date. 

Disability

Long-Term Disability (LTD)

You may purchase LTD coverage. Your long term disability is administered by GIC and the carrier is Unum.  Coverage begins when you are continually disabled for more than 90 days. The plan will pay 55% of your pre-tax income, up to a maximum of $10,000 per month. 

Employee Cost:  Plan based on age/salary (see GIC Benefit Decision Guide)

Enrollment Due Date: If elected, coverage begins on the first of the month following 60 days of employment. You must enroll within 10 days of your initial start date.

You may enroll in this plan as a new hire without evidence of medical insurability or at any time during the year with evidence of medical insurability.

View the long-term disability overview online at: http://www.mass.gov/anf/employee-insurance-and-retirement-benefits/employee-health-and-other-insurance-benefits/long-term-disability/ltd-overview.html

Review the long term disability brochure

Short-Term Disability

UMass Boston does not provide a short-term disability plan. 

Classified Staff Union (FS) Sick Leave Bank Program

You may enroll in the Sick Leave Bank program by donating some of your own sick time to the bank.  Upon approval from the Sick Leave Bank Committee, the program may continue to pay you bi-weekly after you have used up all your unused sick accruals. View the CSU sick leave policy online.

Flexible Spending Accounts

Through GIC, you may enroll in a flexible spending account that allows you to pay eligible health care or dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars. Flexible spending accounts will be administered by Benefit Strategies as of July 1, 2019. Your taxable income is reduced by the amount you decide to contribute.

Health Care Spending Account (HCSA)

Defer $250 - $2,700 per year on a pre-tax basis 
Use for eligible co-pays, deductibles and non-covered health/dental expenses.

Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP)

Defer up to $5,000 per year on a pre-tax basis
Use for child and elder care costs; after school; daycare

Employee Cost: Monthly fee of $2.50 for one or both plans. 

Enrollment Due Date: If elected, coverage for HCSA begins on the first of the month following 60 days of employment.  DCAP is effective the first day of work. You must enroll within 60 days of your initial start date.

Your next opportunity to change your election(s) will be during the next Open Enrollment period. However, if you have a qualifying event (e.g., change in family status, gain/loss of Medicare/Medicaid or a change in employment status) with proof, you may change your election sooner.

Details regarding HCSA and DCAP spending accounts can be found online at: https://www.benstrat.com/gic-fsa/

Dental

Your dental coverage (individual or family), is administered by Massachusetts Public Employees Fund (MPEF).

Cost:          
Individual coverage     No Cost      Family coverage           No Cost

Enrollment Due Date:  If elected, coverage begins on the first of the month following 6 months of employment.  A packet will be sent to your home address from MPEF approximately 5 months into your employment.  You must enroll yourself and your family by filling out the appropriate form and attaching a copy of your marriage certificate for a spouse, a copy of a birth certificate for any dependents, and social security numbers for all enrollees within 30 days.

Your next opportunity to change your plan will be during the next Annual Enrollment period.  You may enroll sooner if you have a qualifying event with documented proof (e.g.: change in family status, involuntary loss of other coverage). The

Annual Enrollment period occurs in May/June each year with coverage effective July 1st.

The MPEF offers members coverage for routine comprehensive eye exams and eyewear from either:

1. Davis Vision Provider Network Plan, consisting of private vision care providers and retail locations, or
2. Alternative Vision Plan, a direct reimbursement option for services received by an out-of-network provider of your choice

The fund offers its members a choice between three dental plans:

• MPE Exclusive Provider Network (EPN) - Your plan has co-payments and a $1,300 annual plan maximum for each family member each Plan Year. Payments for preventive, diagnostic and orthodontic services are not deducted from this annual maximum. If you are enrolled in the EPN Plan and receive services from a dentist that does not participate in the MPE EPN Plan, no benefits will be paid by the Fund.
• MPE Dental Wellness Plan - Co-payments are the same as those listed under the MPE EPN. This plan has a $1,300 annual plan maximum for each family member each Plan Year. Payments for preventive, diagnostic and orthodontic treatment are not deducted from this annual maximum. Additionally, this plan offers a Carryover Maximum benefit.
• Indemnity Plan - Members who enroll in the Indemnity Plan have a $1,300 annual plan maximum for each family member each Plan Year. Payments for preventive, diagnostic and orthodontic treatment are not deducted from this annual maximum.

Eligible employees and most dependents may receive the vision benefit once every 24 months. Dependents age 14 and under may receive a vision benefit once every 12 months

For additional plan info visit Massachusetts Public Employee Fund. online at: http://www.mpefund.org/

Retirement

Mandatory

Employees must enroll in state retirement. Your retirement is administered by the State Board of Retirement. Participation in the MA State Employee Retirement System (MSERS) is mandatory, paid by employee on a pre-tax basis, in lieu of Social Security (Windfall Provision). This may impact your future Social Security benefits.

The plan is a Defined Benefit Plan. You contribute 9% of your annual salary and an additional 2% of your salary above $30,000. The plan is designed to provide you a monthly income based on your age, salary, and years of service at the time you retire.

Details regarding your retirement can be found online at:  http://www.mass.gov/treasury/retirement/state-board-of-retire/

View the retirement benefit guide online at: http://www.mass.gov/treasury/docs/retirement/retguide2015.pdf

Enrollment Due Date: The State Retirement Enrollment Form must be completed and returned with all other forms contained in your pre-employment packet. 

Optional

You may voluntarily defer additional income into a 457(b) or a 403(b) plan up to the IRS limit of $23,000 or $30,500, if you are 50 years old or over for calendar year 2024.

The University’s voluntary retirement saving plans allows participants to contribute on a pre-tax, or post-tax bi-weekly basis.

Details regarding the voluntary retirement saving plans can be found online at: https://www.umassp.edu/hr/employee-handbook/5-voluntary-benefits

 

403(b) Plans

Your optional 403(b) retirement plan is administered by UMB Office of the President and the carriers are: Fidelity- Plan ID: 50266, and TIAA-CREF

To register and/or review your account, please visit: https://nb.fidelity.com/public/nb/umass/home

 

Enrollment Due Date: Anytime

 

457(b) Plan - (Smart Plan)

Your optional 457(b) retirement plan is administered and carried by Empower Retirement.       

To register and/or view your account, please visit: https://www.empower.com/workplace-retirement

 

Enrollment Due Date: Anytime

Time Off

Vacation Days

(time is accrued bi-weekly based on hours worked according to the schedule below.)                   

Personal Days

(You will receive 6 personal days each January which must be used by December 31st of that year.) Pro-rated first year depending on hire date:

View pay advice for your bi-weekly accrual balances online at: https://hr.umb.edu/hr-direct

Holidays

12 holidays listed below (pro-rated for part-time) & 2 Campus Closure Days

• New Year’s Day   
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• Presidents’ Day
• Patriots’ Day
• Memorial Day
• Juneteeth Day
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Columbus Day
• Veterans Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Christmas Day

View the UMass Boston 2016 Annual Pay Calendar at: https://hr.umb.edu/uploads/documents/Pay_Calendar_2016.pdf

Campus Parking Info

Through the Parking and Transportation Department employees you eligible for the pre-tax benefit program for on-site parking. Various parking passes are available. Details regarding parking on campus can be found online at: https://cdn-1.umb.edu/the_university/getting_here/parking

To enroll in the pre-tax payroll deduction program visit: https://cdn-1.umb.edu/the_university/getting_here/parking/fees/parking_pretax_deduction

View pre-tax parking fees online at: https://cdn-1.umb.edu/the_university/getting_here/parking/fees

Free Shuttle

Route 1 - From JFK/UMass T Station to Campus (Campus Center and Clark Athletics Center every 5 minutes)

Route 2 - From JFK/UMass T Station to JFK Library and Campus (Campus Center and Clark Athletics Center every 20 minutes)

Route 3 – From Bayside Parking Lot to Campus (Campus Center and Clark Athletic Center every 10 minutes)

The UMass Boston app allows smartphone users to view real-time shuttle bus information. The UMass Boston app also provides other helpful information such as news, events, dining options and campus changes.

View the shuttle bus schedule online at: https://cdn-1.umb.edu/the_university/getting_here/shuttle_bus_information

MBTA

Through the Qualified Transportation Benefits Program (QTBP) you are eligible for a pre-tax benefit program that includes both parking (off-site parking) and transit expenses. QTBP is administered by Benefit Strategies.

Cost: Monthly fee for this program is $1.50.

To enroll in the QTBP visit: https://www.benstrat.com/ctbform/index.php

MassRIDES

MassRIDES is the one-stop resource on sustainable travel throughout the commonwealth. MassRIDES is here to help you improve your commute and reduce the number of solo drivers on our roads.

• Carpool
• Bicycle
• Ride transit
• NuRide (helps you find carpool matches)
• Vanpool
• Walk
• Emergency ride home

Details regarding MassRIDES can be found online at: http://www.commute.com/

Additional Benefits

• Beacon Fitness Center *includes swimming pool and hockey rink https://cdn-1.umb.edu/recreation/fitness_wellness
• UMass Five Credit Union https://www.umassfive.coop/
• Metro Credit Union https://www.metrocu.org/
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program) - ComPsych
  https://www.guidanceresources.com/groWeb/login/login.xhtml
• Employee Discount Plans  https://umass.benefithub.com/Account/Login?ReturnUrl=%2f
• Harbor Cruise https://cdn-1.umb.edu/marineops
• Harbor Walk 
  https://cdn-1.umb.edu/the_university/masterplan/harborwalk
• MA UFUND (529 College Savings Plan) http://www.mefa.org/products/u-fund-college-investing-plan/
• MetLaw (legal services plan) http://www.legalplans.com/ Enrollment Due Date: Within 30 days of hire. If elected, coverage begins on the first of the month following 60 days of employment.  
• MetPay (discounted auto and homeowner’s policies) https://mybenefits.metlife.com/MyBenefits/public/ssi/cookieTest.do
• Vision Discount

Health Insurance

As a regular, benefited employee, you have the opportunity to elect a health insurance plan with comprehensive coverage for necessary medical treatment, preventative care and prescription drugs offered by UMass Boston through GIC (Group Insurance Commission). GIC provides and administers health insurance and other benefits to the commonwealth’s employees and retirees, along with their dependents and survivors.

For detailed information, please refer to the GIC Benefit Decision available at https://www.mass.gov/lists/benefit-guides

Cost: UMass Boston pays 75% of your premium and you are responsible for the remaining 25% of the premium, which is deducted biweekly from your paycheck on a pre-tax basis. 

Enrollment Due Date: New hires and newly benefited employees may enroll within the first twenty-one (21) calendar days of benefited employment.

If elected, coverage begins on the first of the month following 60 days of employment. You must enroll within 21 calendar days of your initial benefited start date.

The Annual Enrollment period occurs early April to early May each year with a July 1 coverage effective date.

If you experience a qualifying event,  you may be eligible to make certain changes within 60 days of the event. Please visit the link below for more information related to qualifying events: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/gic-qualifying-events

To enroll, make changes or view your GIC benefits, please register for the MYGICLINK Portal online at: https://www.mass.gov/guides/mygiclink-member-benefits-portal-resources.

Additional health plan information and rates can be found online at:  www.mass.gov/gic

Please see the Benefit Decision Guide above.

Life Insurance

Basic Life Insurance

If you have enrolled in a health plan with GIC, you will also gain $5,000 of basic life insurance coverage. Life insurance is administered by GIC and the carrier is The Hartford.

Optional Life Insurance

You may purchase additional optional group term life insurance (for employee only) at low cost group rates.

You may enroll in up to 8 times your annual salary without medical evidence of insurability as a new hire.

If you enroll at a later date, you will need to prove medical evidence of insurability, unless you have a qualifying event due to a marriage, birth, divorce or death and documented proof within 20 days of change.

Review the life insurance booklet online at:2017 brochure coming soon!

Employee Cost:  Basic Life $1.63 per month
Optional Life (see Page 21 of the Benefit Decision Guide)

Enrollment Due Date: If elected, coverage begins on the first of the month following 60 days of employment. You must enroll within 10 days of your initial start date. 

Disability

Long-Term Disability (LTD)

You may purchase LTD coverage. Your long term disability is administered by GIC and the carrier is Unum.  Coverage begins when you are continually disabled for more than 90 days. The plan will pay 55% of your pre-tax income, up to a maximum of $10,000 per month. 

Employee Cost:  Plan based on age/salary (see Page 19 of the GIC Benefit Decision Guide)

Enrollment Due Date: You must enroll within 10 days of your initial start date. If elected, coverage begins on the first of the month following 60 days of employment.

You may enroll in this plan as a new hire without evidence of medical insurability or at any time during the year with evidence of medical insurability.

Short-Term Disability: None

Faculty Staff Union (FSU) Sick Leave Bank Program

As a FSU member, you are automatically enrolled in the Sick Leave Bank program.  Upon approval from the sick leave bank committee, the program may continue to pay you bi-weekly after you have used up all your sick accruals.

View the FSU sick leave bank policy online at:
https://hr.umb.edu/uploads/documents/2006-7FacultySickLeaveBank.doc

View the long term disability overview online at: http://www.mass.gov/anf/employee-insurance-and-retirement-benefits/employee-health-and-other-insurance-benefits/long-term-disability/ltd-overview.html

Flexible Spending Accounts

Through GIC, you may enroll in a flexible spending account that allows you to pay eligible health care or dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars. Flexible spending accounts are administered by ASIFlex. Your taxable income is reduced by the amount you decide to contribute.

Health Care Spending Account (HCSA)

• Defer $250 - $2,700 per year on a pre-tax basis 
• Use for eligible co-pays, deductibles and non-covered health/dental expenses.

Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP)

• Defer up to $5,000 per year on a pre-tax basis
• Use for child and elder care costs; after school; daycare

Employee Cost:  Monthly fee of $2.50 for one or both plans.

Enrollment Due Date:  You must enroll within 60 days of your initial start date.  If elected, coverage for HCSA begins on the first of the month following 60 days of employment and DCAP is effective the first day of work.

Your next opportunity to change your election(s) will be during the next Open Enrollment period.  You may enroll sooner if you have a qualifying event with documented proof within 45 days of event (e.g.: change in family status, gain/loss of Medicare/Medicaid or a change in employment status).

Details regarding HCSA and DCAP spending accounts can be found online at: https://www.benstrat.com/gic-fsa/

Dental

Your dental coverage (individual or family), is administered by Health Plans Inc. and the carrier is MetLife Group # 93994.

Cost: No Cost

Enrollment Due Date: If elected, coverage begins on the first of the month following 6 months of employment. If your benefited hire date is September 1, your dental insurance will be effective March 1.

You must enroll yourself and your family by filling out the appropriate form and attaching a copy of your marriage certificate for your spouse and a copy of a birth certificate for any dependents, and Social Security Numbers for all enrollees within 30 days.

For additional plan information visit Health Plans Inc. online at: https://bhe.healthplansinc.com/

To find a dentist visit MetLife online at: http://www.metlife.com/mybenefits

 

*Negotiated fee refers to the fees that participating dentists have agreed to accept as payment in full, subject to any co-payments, deductibles, cost sharing and benefits maximums. Negotiated fees are subject to change.

Retirement

Mandatory

There are two distinct types of retirement plans and it is mandatory you enroll in one. You are defaulted into the Massachusetts State Employee Retirement System (MSERS) and have 180 days to opt into the Optional Retirement Program (ORP), as it is an irrevocable decision. 

Mandatory retirement is paid by employee on a pre-tax basis, in lieu of Social Security (Windfall Provision). This may impact your future Social Security benefits. You contribute 9% of your annual salary and an additional 2% of your salary above $30,000. 

The MSERS is administered by the State Board of Retirement and is a Defined Benefit Plan. The plan is designed to provide you a monthly income based on your age, salary and years of service at the time you retire. 

Enrollment Due Date: This form must be returned when you complete and return all pre-employment paperwork that was included in your hiring packet.

Details regarding your retirement can be found online at:  http://www.mass.gov/treasury/retirement/state-board-of-retire/

View the retirement benefit guide online at: http://www.mass.gov/treasury/docs/retirement/retguide2015.pdf

Enrollment Due Date: The State Retirement Enrollment Form must be completed and returned with all other forms contained in your pre-employment packet. 

The Optional Retirement Program (ORP) is a defined contribution plan, which is a flexible and portable retirement plan for employees at the Commonwealth’s public institutions of higher education. The Department of Higher Education is the ORP plan administrator and Fidelity, TIAA-CREF and VALIC are the carriers.

Enrollment Due Date: All completed forms are due within 180 days from your hire date. This is an irrevocable decision.

Optional Supplemental Retirement Savings

You may voluntarily defer additional income into a 457(b) or a 403(b) plan up to the IRS limit of $23,000 or $30,500, if you are 50 years old or over for calendar year 2024.

The University’s voluntary retirement saving plans allows participants to contribute on a pre-tax, or post-tax bi-weekly basis.

Details regarding the voluntary retirement saving plans can be found online at: https://www.umassp.edu/hr/employee-handbook/5-voluntary-benefits

 

403(b) Plans

Your optional 403(b) retirement plan is administered by UMB Office of the President and the carriers are: Fidelity- Plan ID: 50266, and TIAA-CREF

To register and/or review your account, please visit: https://nb.fidelity.com/public/nb/umass/home

 

Enrollment Due Date: Anytime

 

457(b) Plan - (Smart Plan)

Your optional 457(b) retirement plan is administered and carried by Empower Retirement.       

To register and/or view your account, please visit: https://www.empower.com/workplace-retirement

 

Enrollment Due Date: Anytime

Bargaining Unit

As a position covered by a union contract, Union Dues or an Agency Service Fee (if the employee decides not to join the bargaining unit) apply.  This deduction can be automatically deducted from your paycheck.

Please Note:  Some benefits are subject to change according to bargaining impact. 

Faculty Staff Union

For more information regarding your faculty staff union contract:https://hr.umb.edu/unions

Please Note: Latest Contract In Print

2016-2017 Cost: http://fsu.umb.edu

Time Off

(based on a 40 hour week and pro-rated for part-time)

Sick Days

Time is accrued bi-weekly up to 10 days per year for academic appointment and up to 15 days per year for calendar appointment.

View pay advice for your bi-weekly accrual balances online at: https://hr.umb.edu/hr-direct

Holidays

12 holidays listed below (pro-rated for part-time) & 2 Campus Closure Days

• New Year’s Day   
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• Presidents’ Day
• Patriots’ Day
• Memorial Day
• Juneteeth Day
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Columbus Day
• Veterans Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Christmas Day

View the UMass Boston 2016 Annual Pay Calendar at: https://hr.umb.edu/uploads/documents/Pay_Calendar_2016.pdf

Campus Parking Info

Through the Parking and Transportation Department you are eligible for the pre-tax benefit program for on-site parking. Various parking passes are available.

Details regarding parking on campus can be found online at: https://cdn-1.umb.edu/the_university/getting_here/parking

To enroll in the pre-tax payroll deduction program visit: https://cdn-1.umb.edu/the_university/getting_here/parking/fees/parking_pretax_deduction

View pre-tax parking fees online at: https://cdn-1.umb.edu/the_university/getting_here/parking/fees

Free Shuttle

Route 1 - From JFK/UMass T Station to Campus (Campus Center and Clark Athletics Center every 5 minutes)

Route 2 - From JFK/UMass T Station to JFK Library and Campus (Campus Center and Clark Athletics Center every 20 minutes)

Route 3 – From Bayside Parking Lot to Campus (Campus Center and Clark Athletic Center every 10 minutes)

The UMass Boston app allows smartphone users to view real-time shuttle bus information. The UMass Boston app also provides other helpful information such as news, events, dining options and campus changes.

View the shuttle bus schedule online at: https://cdn-1.umb.edu/the_university/getting_here/shuttle_bus_information

MBTA

Through the Qualified Transportation Benefits Program (QTBP) you are eligible for a pre-tax benefit program that includes both parking (off-site parking) and transit expenses. QTBP is administered by Benefit Strategies.

Cost: Monthly fee for this program is $1.50.

To enroll in the QTBP visit: https://www.benstrat.com/ctbform/index.php

MassRIDES

MassRIDES is the one-stop resource on sustainable travel throughout the commonwealth. MassRIDES is here to help you improve your commute and reduce the number of solo drivers on our roads.

• Carpool
• Bicycle
• Ride transit
• NuRide (helps you find carpool matches)
• Vanpool
• Walk
• Emergency ride home

Details regarding MassRIDES can be found online at: http://www.commute.com/

Additional Benefits

• Beacon Fitness Center *includes swimming pool and hockey rink  https://cdn-1.umb.edu/recreation/fitness_wellness
• UMass Five Credit Union
  https://www.umassfive.coop/ 
• Metro Credit Union
  https://www.metrocu.org/
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program) - ComPsych
  https://www.guidanceresources.com/groWeb/login/login.xhtml
• Employee Discount Plans 
  https://umass.benefithub.com/Account/Login?ReturnUrl=%2f
• Harbor Cruise https://cdn-1.umb.edu/marineops
• Harbor Walk 
  https://cdn-1.umb.edu/the_university/masterplan/harborwalk
• MA UFUND (529 College Savings Plan) http://www.mefa.org/products/u-fund-college-investing-plan/
• MetLaw (legal services plan) http://www.legalplans.com/ Enrollment Due Date: Within 30 days of hire. If elected, coverage begins on the first of the month following 60 days of employment.  
• MetPay (discounted auto and homeowner’s policies) https://mybenefits.metlife.com/MyBenefits/public/ssi/cookieTest.do

Health Insurance

As a regular, benefited employee, you have the opportunity to elect a health insurance plan with comprehensive coverage for necessary medical treatment, preventative care and prescription drugs offered by UMass Boston through GIC (Group Insurance Commission). GIC provides and administers health insurance and other benefits to the commonwealth’s employees and retirees, along with their dependents and survivors.

For detailed information, please refer to the GIC Benefit Decision available at https://www.mass.gov/lists/benefit-guides

Cost: UMass Boston pays 75% of your premium and you are responsible for the remaining 25% of the premium, which is deducted biweekly from your paycheck on a pre-tax basis. 

Enrollment Due Date: New hires and newly benefited employees may enroll within the first twenty-one (21) calendar days of benefited employment.

If elected, coverage begins on the first of the month following 60 days of employment. You must enroll within 21 calendar days of your initial benefited start date.

The Annual Enrollment period occurs early April to early May each year with a July 1 coverage effective date.

If you experience a qualifying event,  you may be eligible to make certain changes within 60 days of the event. Please visit the link below for more information related to qualifying events: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/gic-qualifying-events

To enroll, make changes or view your GIC benefits, please register for the MYGICLINK Portal online at: https://www.mass.gov/guides/mygiclink-member-benefits-portal-resources.

Additional health  plan  information and rates can be found online at:  www.mass.gov/gic

Please see the Benefit Decision Guide above.

Life Insurance

Basic Life Insurance

If you have enrolled in a health plan with GIC, you will also gain $5,000 of basic life insurance coverage. Life insurance is administered by GIC and the carrier is The Hartford.

Optional Life Insurance

You may purchase additional optional group term life insurance (for employee only) at low cost group rates.

You may enroll in up to 8 times your annual salary without medical evidence of insurability as a new hire.

If you enroll at a later date, you will need to prove medical evidence of insurability, unless you have a qualifying event due to a marriage, birth, divorce or death and documented proof within 20 days of changed event.

Review the life insurance booklet online at: 2017 brochure coming soon!

Employee Cost: 

Basic Life $1.63 per month
Optional Life (see Page 21 Benefit Decision Guide)

Enrollment Due Date:  If elected, coverage begins on the first of the month following 60 days of employment.  You must enroll within 10 days of your initial start date.

Disability

Long-Term Disability (LTD)

You may purchase LTD coverage. Your long term disability is administered by GIC and the carrier is Unum.  Coverage begins when you are continually disabled for more than 90 days.  The plan will pay 55% of your pre-tax income, up to a maximum of $10,000 per month. 

Employee Cost:  Plan based on age/salary (see Page 19 GIC Benefit Decision Guide)

Enrollment Due Date:  You must enroll within 10 days of your initial start date.  If elected, coverage begins on the first of the month following 60 days of employment. 

You may enroll in this plan as a new hire without evidence of medical insurability or at any time during the year with evidence of medical insurability.

Short-Term Disability (STD) None

Faculty Staff Union (FSU) Sick Leave Bank Program

As a FSU member, you are automatically enrolled in the Sick Leave Bank program.  Upon approval from the sick leave bank committee, the program may continue to pay you bi-weekly after you have used up all your sick accruals. 

View the FSU sick leave bank policy online at:
https://hr.umb.edu/uploads/documents/2006-7FacultySickLeaveBank.doc

View the long term disability overview online at: http://www.mass.gov/anf/employee-insurance-and-retirement-benefits/employee-health-and-other-insurance-benefits/long-term-disability/ltd-overview.html

Flexible Spending Account

Through GIC, you may enroll in a flexible spending account that allows you to pay eligible health care or dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars. Flexible spending accounts are administered by ASIFlex. Your taxable income is reduced by the amount you decide to contribute.

Health Care Spending Account (HCSA)

• Defer $250 - $2,700 per year on a pre-tax basis 
• Use for eligible co-pays, deductibles and non-covered health/dental expenses

Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP)

• Defer up to $5,000 per year on a pre-tax basis
• Use for child and elder care costs; after school; daycare

Employee Cost: Monthly fee of $2.50 for one or both plans.

Enrollment Due Date: You must enroll within 60 days of your initial start date.  If elected, coverage for HCSA begins on the first of the month following 60 days of employment and DCAP is effective the first day of work.

Your next opportunity to change your election(s) will be during the next Open Enrollment period.  You may enroll sooner if you have a qualifying event with documented proof within 45 days of event (e.g.: change in family status, gain/loss of Medicare/Medicaid or a change in employment status).

Details regarding HCSA and DCAP spending accounts can be found online at: https://www.benstrat.com/gic-fsa/

Dental

Your dental coverage (individual or family), is administered by Health Plans Inc. and the carrier is MetLife Group # 93994.

Cost:           No Cost

Enrollment Due Date:  If elected, coverage begins on the first of the month following 6 months of employment.  If your benefited hire date is September 1, your dental insurance will be effective March 1.

You must enroll yourself and your family by filling out the appropriate form and attaching a copy of your marriage certificate for spouse and a copy of a birth certificate for any dependents, and social security numbers for all enrollees within 30 days.

For additional plan info visit Health Plans Inc. online at: https://bhe.healthplansinc.com/

To find a dentist visit MetLife online at: www.metlife.com/mybenefits

Coverage Type	In-Network % fee*	Out-of-Network % fee*
Type A - cleaning,      oral exam Type B - fillings  Type C - bridges, dentures	100% 80% 50%	80% of R&C fee* 60% of R&C fee* 30% of R&C fee*
Deductible	In-Network	Out-of-Network
Individual Family	$50 $150	$50 $150
Annual Max  Benefit	In-Network	Out-of-Network
Per Person	$1,200	$1,200

*Negotiated fee refers to the fees that participating dentists have agreed to accept as payment in full, subject to any co-payments, deductibles, cost sharing and benefits maximums. Negotiated fees are subject to change.

Health Insurance

As a regular, benefited employee, you have the opportunity to elect a health insurance plan with comprehensive coverage for necessary medical treatment, preventative care and prescription drugs offered by UMass Boston through GIC (Group Insurance Commission). GIC provides and administers health insurance and other benefits to the commonwealth’s employees and retirees, along with their dependents and survivors.

For detailed information, please refer to the GIC Benefit Decision available at https://www.mass.gov/lists/benefit-guides

Cost: UMass Boston pays 75% of your premium and you are responsible for the remaining 25% of the premium, which is deducted biweekly from your paycheck on a pre-tax basis. 

Enrollment Due Date: New hires and newly benefited employees may enroll within the first twenty-one (21) calendar days of benefited employment.

If elected, coverage begins on the first of the month following 60 days of employment. You must enroll within 21 calendar days of your initial benefited start date.

The Annual Enrollment period occurs early April to early May each year with a July 1 coverage effective date.

If you experience a qualifying event,  you may be eligible to make certain changes within 60 days of the event. Please visit the link below for more information related to qualifying events: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/gic-qualifying-events

To enroll, make changes or view your GIC benefits, please register for the MYGICLINK Portal online at: https://www.mass.gov/guides/mygiclink-member-benefits-portal-resources.

Additional health plan information and rates can be found online at:  www.mass.gov/gic

Please see the Benefit Decision Guide above.

Life Insurance

Basic Life Insurance

If you have enrolled in a health plan with GIC, you will also gain $5,000 of basic life insurance coverage. Life insurance is administered by GIC and the carrier is The Hartford.

Optional Life Insurance

You may purchase additional optional group term life insurance (for employee only) at low cost group rates.

You may enroll in up to 8 times your annual salary without medical evidence of insurability as a new hire.

If you enroll at a later date, you will need to prove medical evidence of insurability, unless you have a qualifying event due to a marriage, birth, divorce or death and documented proof within 20 days of change.

Review the life insurance booklet online at: 2017 brochure coming soon!

Employee Cost: 
Basic Life $1.63 per month
Optional Life (see Page 21 of the Benefit Decision Guide)

Enrollment Due Date: If elected, coverage begins on the first of the month following 60 days of employment. You must enroll within 10 days of your initial start date. 

Disability

Long-Term Disability (LTD)

You may purchase LTD coverage. Your long term disability is administered by GIC and the carrier is Unum.  Coverage begins when you are continually disabled for more than 90 days. The plan will pay 55% of your pre-tax income, up to a maximum of $10,000 per month. 

Employee Cost:  Plan based on age/salary (see Page 19 of the GIC Benefit Decision Guide)

Enrollment Due Date: If elected, coverage begins on the first of the month following 60 days of employment. You must enroll within 10 days of your initial start date.

You may enroll in this plan as a new hire without evidence of medical insurability or at any time during the year with evidence of medical insurability.

Short-Term Disability

UMass Boston does not provide a short-term disability plan. 

Employee Sick Leave Bank

You may enroll in the Sick Leave Bank program by donating some of your own sick time to the bank. Upon approval from the Sick Leave Bank Committee, the program may continue to pay you bi-weekly after you have used up all accumulated sick, personal and vacation accruals. 

View the PSU sick leave policy online at: https://hr.umb.edu/uploads/documents/PSU-MTA_SLB_Policies_1-2009_FINAL_clean.doc

View the long-term disability overview online at: http://www.mass.gov/anf/employee-insurance-and-retirement-benefits/employee-health-and-other-insurance-benefits/long-term-disability/ltd-overview.html

Flexible Spending Accounts

Through GIC, you may enroll in a flexible spending account that allows you to pay eligible health care or dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars. Flexible spending accounts are administered by ASIFlex. Your taxable income is reduced by the amount you decide to contribute.

Health Care Spending Account (HCSA)

• Defer $250 - $2,700 per year on a pre-tax basis 
• Use for eligible co-pays, deductibles and non-covered health/dental expenses.

Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP)

• Defer up to $5,000 per year on a pre-tax basis
• Use for child and elder care costs; after school; daycare

Employee Cost: Monthly fee of $2.50 for one or both plans. 

Enrollment Due Date: If elected, coverage for HCSA begins on the first of the month following 60 days of employment. DCAP is effective the first day of work. You must enroll within 60 days of your initial start date.

Your next opportunity to change your election(s) will be during the next Open Enrollment period. However, if you have a qualifying event (e.g., change in family status, gain/loss of Medicare/Medicaid or a change in employment status) with proof, you may change your election sooner.

Details regarding HCSA and DCAP spending accounts can be found online at: https://www.benstrat.com/gic-fsa/

Dental

Your dental coverage (individual or family), is administered by Health Plans Inc. and the carrier is MetLife Group # 105385.

Cost

Enrollment Due Date:  If elected, coverage begins on the first of the month following 60 days of employment. You must enroll within 30 days of your start date.

Your next opportunity to change your plan will be during the next Annual Enrollment period.  However, if you have a qualifying event (e.g., change in family status, involuntary loss of other coverage or move out of the service area) with proof, you may enroll sooner. The Annual Enrollment period occurs in November/December each year with coverage effective January 1.

Visit Health Plans Inc. online at: https://bhe.healthplansinc.com/

To find a dentist visit MetLife online at: http://www.metlife.com/mybenefits

*Negotiated fee refers to the fees that participating dentists have agreed to accept as payment in full, subject to any co-payments, deductibles, cost sharing and benefits maximums. Negotiated fees are subject to change.

Retirement

Mandatory

Employees must enroll in state retirement. Your retirement is administered by the State Board of Retirement. Participation in the MA State Employee Retirement System (MSERS) is mandatory, paid by employee on a pre-tax basis, in lieu of Social Security (Windfall Provision). This may impact your future Social Security benefits.

The plan is a Defined Benefit Plan. You contribute 9% of your annual salary and an additional 2% of your salary above $30,000. The plan is designed to provide you a monthly income based on your age, salary, and years of service at the time you retire.

Details regarding your retirement can be found online at:  http://www.mass.gov/treasury/retirement/state-board-of-retire/

View the retirement benefit guide online at: http://www.mass.gov/treasury/docs/retirement/retguide2015.pdf

Enrollment Due Date: The State Retirement Enrollment Form must be completed and returned with all other forms contained in your pre-employment packet. 

Optional

You may voluntarily defer additional income into a 457(b) or a 403(b) plan up to the IRS limit of $23,000 or $30,500, if you are 50 years old or over for calendar year 2024.

The University’s voluntary retirement saving plans allows participants to contribute on a pre-tax, or post-tax bi-weekly basis.

Details regarding the voluntary retirement saving plans can be found online at: https://www.umassp.edu/hr/employee-handbook/5-voluntary-benefits

 

403(b) Plans

Your optional 403(b) retirement plan is administered by UMB Office of the President and the carriers are: Fidelity- Plan ID: 50266, and TIAA-CREF

To register and/or review your account, please visit: https://nb.fidelity.com/public/nb/umass/home

 

Enrollment Due Date: Anytime

 

457(b) Plan - (Smart Plan)

Your optional 457(b) retirement plan is administered and carried by Empower Retirement.       

To register and/or view your account, please visit: https://www.empower.com/workplace-retirement

 

Enrollment Due Date: Anytime

Time Off

(based on a 37.5 hour week and pro-rated for part-time)

Vacation Days

Unlike sick time and personal time, vacation time is accrued throughout the year. Time is accrued bi-weekly based on hours worked according to the schedule below. The number of hours that can be accrued in one year is based on the length of employment at UMass Boston.            

Maximum accrual of 375 hours.

Personal Days

You will receive 3 personal days each January which must be used by December 31 of that year.

Sick Days

Time is accrued bi-weekly up to 12 days per year up to a maximum accrual of 900 hours.

View Pay Advice online for your biweekly accrual balances. https://hr.umb.edu/hr-direct

Holidays

12 holidays listed below (pro-rated for part-time) & 2 Campus Closure Days

• New Year’s Day   
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• Presidents’ Day
• Patriots’ Day
• Memorial Day
• Juneteeth Day
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Columbus Day
• Veterans Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Christmas Day

View the UMass Boston 2016 Annual Pay Calendar at: https://hr.umb.edu/uploads/documents/Pay_Calendar_2016.pdf

Campus Parking Info

Through the Parking and Transportation Department employees you eligible for the pre-tax benefit program for on-site parking. Various parking passes are available.

Details regarding parking on campus can be found online at: https://cdn-1.umb.edu/the_university/getting_here/parking

To enroll in the pre-tax payroll deduction program visit: https://cdn-1.umb.edu/the_university/getting_here/parking/fees/parking_pretax_deduction

View pre-tax parking fees online at: https://cdn-1.umb.edu/the_university/getting_here/parking/fees

Free Shuttle

Route 1 - From JFK/UMass T Station to Campus (Campus Center and Clark Athletics Center every 5 minutes)

Route 2 - From JFK/UMass T Station to JFK Library and Campus (Campus Center and Clark Athletics Center every 20 minutes)

Route 3 – From Bayside Parking Lot to Campus (Campus Center and Clark Athletic Center every 10 minutes)

The UMass Boston app allows smartphone users to view real-time shuttle bus information. The UMass Boston app also provides other helpful information such as news, events, dining options and campus changes.

View the shuttle bus schedule online at: https://cdn-1.umb.edu/the_university/getting_here/shuttle_bus_information

MBTA

Through the Qualified Transportation Benefits Program (QTBP) you are eligible for a pre-tax benefit program that includes both parking (off-site parking) and transit expenses. QTBP is administered by Benefit Strategies.

Cost: Monthly fee for this program is $1.50.

To enroll in the QTBP visit: https://www.benstrat.com/ctbform/index.php

MassRIDES

MassRIDES is the one-stop resource on sustainable travel throughout the commonwealth. MassRIDES is here to help you improve your commute and reduce the number of solo drivers on our roads.

• Carpool
• Bicycle
• Ride transit
• NuRide (helps you find carpool matches)
• Vanpool
• Walk
• Emergency ride home

Details regarding MassRIDES can be found online at: http://www.commute.com/

Additional Benefits

• Beacon Fitness Center *includes swimming pool and hockey rink  https://cdn-1.umb.edu/recreation/fitness_wellness
• UMass Five Credit Union https://www.umassfive.coop/ 
• Metro Credit Union https://www.metrocu.org/  
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program) - ComPsych
  https://www.guidanceresources.com/groWeb/login/login.xhtml
• Employee Discount Plans  https://umass.benefithub.com/Account/Login?ReturnUrl=%2f
• Harbor Cruise https://cdn-1.umb.edu/marineops
• Harbor Walk 
  https://cdn-1.umb.edu/the_university/masterplan/harborwalk
• MA UFUND (529 College Savings Plan) http://www.mefa.org/products/u-fund-college-investing-plan/
• MetLaw (legal services plan) http://www.legalplans.com/ Enrollment Due Date: Within 30 days of hire. If elected, coverage begins on the first of the month following 60 days of employment.  
• MetPay (discounted auto and homeowner’s policies) https://mybenefits.metlife.com/MyBenefits/public/ssi/cookieTest.do
• Vision Discount

Health Insurance

As a regular, benefited employee, you have the opportunity to elect a health insurance plan with comprehensive coverage for necessary medical treatment, preventative care and prescription drugs offered by UMass Boston through GIC (Group Insurance Commission). GIC provides and administers health insurance and other benefits to the commonwealth’s employees and retirees, along with their dependents and survivors.

For detailed information, please refer to the GIC Benefit Decision available at https://www.mass.gov/lists/benefit-guides

Cost: UMass Boston pays 75% of your premium and you are responsible for the remaining 25% of the premium, which is deducted biweekly from your paycheck on a pre-tax basis. 

Enrollment Due Date: New hires and newly benefited employees may enroll within the first twenty-one (21) calendar days of benefited employment.

If elected, coverage begins on the first of the month following 60 days of employment. You must enroll within 21 calendar days of your initial benefited start date.

The Annual Enrollment period occurs early April to early May each year with a July 1 coverage effective date.

If you experience a qualifying event,  you may be eligible to make certain changes within 60 days of the event. Please visit the link below for more information related to qualifying events: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/gic-qualifying-events

To enroll, make changes or view your GIC benefits, please register for the MYGICLINK Portal online at: https://www.mass.gov/guides/mygiclink-member-benefits-portal-resources.

Additional health plan information and rates can be found online at:  www.mass.gov/gic

Please see the Benefit Decision Guide above.

Life Insurance

Basic Life Insurance

If you have enrolled in a health plan with GIC, you will also gain $5,000 of basic life insurance coverage. Life insurance is administered by GIC and the carrier is The Hartford.

Optional Life Insurance

You may purchase additional optional group term life insurance (for employee only) at low cost group rates.

You may enroll in up to 8 times your annual salary without medical evidence of insurability as a new hire.

If you enroll at a later date, you will need to prove medical evidence of insurability, unless you have a qualifying event due to a marriage, birth, divorce or death and documented proof within 20 days of change.

Review the life insurance booklet online at: 2017 brochure coming soon!

Employee Cost: 
Basic Life $1.63 per month
Optional Life (see Page 21 of the Benefit Decision Guide)

Enrollment Due Date: If elected, coverage begins on the first of the month following 60 days of employment. You must enroll within 10 days of your initial start date. 

Disability

Long-Term Disability (LTD)

You may purchase LTD coverage. Your long term disability is administered by GIC and the carrier is Unum.  Coverage begins when you are continually disabled for more than 90 days. The plan will pay 55% of your pre-tax income, up to a maximum of $10,000 per month. 

Employee Cost:  Plan based on age/salary (see Page 19 of the GIC Benefit Decision Guide)

Enrollment Due Date: If elected, coverage begins on the first of the month following 60 days of employment. You must enroll within 10 days of your initial start date.

You may enroll in this plan as a new hire without evidence of medical insurability or at any time during the year with evidence of medical insurability.

Short-Term Disability: None

Non-Unit PSU Sick Leave Bank

You may enroll in the Sick Leave Bank program by donating some of your own sick time to the bank.  Upon approval from the sick leave bank committee, the program may continue to pay you bi-weekly after you have used up all accumulated sick, personal and vacation accruals. 

View the PSU sick leave policy online at:
https://hr.umb.edu/uploads/documents/PSU-MTA_SLB_Policies_1-2009_FINAL_clean.doc

View the long term disability overview online at:
http://www.mass.gov/anf/employee-insurance-and-retirement-benefits/employee-health-and-other-insurance-benefits/long-term-disability/ltd-overview.html

Flexible Spending Accounts

Through GIC, you may enroll in a flexible spending account that allows you to pay eligible health care or dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars. Flexible spending accounts are administered by ASIFlex. Your taxable income is reduced by the amount you decide to contribute.

Health Care Spending Account (HCSA)

• Defer $250 - $2,700 per year on a pre-tax basis 
• Use for eligible co-pays, deductibles and non-covered health/dental expenses.

Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP)

• Defer up to $5,000 per year on a pre-tax basis
• Use for child and elder care costs; after school; daycare

Employee Cost: Monthly fee of $2.50 for one or both plans. 

Enrollment Due Date: If elected, coverage for HCSA begins on the first of the month following 60 days of employment. DCAP is effective the first day of work. You must enroll within 60 days of your initial start date.

Your next opportunity to change your election(s) will be during the next Open Enrollment period.  You may enroll sooner if you have a qualifying event with documented proof within 45 days of event (e.g.: change in family status, gain/loss of Medicare/Medicaid or a change in employment status).

Details regarding HCSA and DCAP spending accounts can be found online at: https://www.benstrat.com/gic-fsa/

Dental

Your dental coverage (individual or family), is administered by Health Plans Inc. and the carrier is MetLife Group # 105385.

Cost

Enrollment Due Date:  If elected, coverage begins on the first of the month following 60 days of employment. You must enroll within 30 days of your start date.

Your next opportunity to change your plan will be during the next Annual Enrollment period.  You may enroll sooner if you have a qualifying event with documented proof (e.g.: change in family status, involuntary loss of other coverage). The Annual Enrollment period occurs in November/December each year with coverage effective January 1^st.

For additional plan info visit Health Plans Inc. online at: https://bhe.healthplansinc.com/

To find a dentist visit MetLife online at: www.metlife.com/mybenefits

*Negotiated fee refers to the fees that participating dentists have agreed to accept as payment in full, subject to any co-payments, deductibles, cost sharing and benefits maximums. Negotiated fees are subject to change.

Retirement

Mandatory

There are two distinct types of retirement plans and it is mandatory you enroll in one.  You are defaulted into the Massachusetts State Employee Retirement System (MSERS) and have 180 days to opt into the Optional Retirement Program (ORP), as it is an irrevocable decision. 

Mandatory retirement is paid by employee on a pre-tax basis, in lieu of Social Security (Windfall Provision). This may impact your future Social Security benefits. You contribute 9% of your annual salary and an additional 2% of your salary above $30,000. 

The MSERS is administered by the State Board of Retirement and is a Defined Benefit Plan. The plan is designed to provide you a monthly income based on your age, salary and years of service at the time you retire. 

Enrollment Due Date: This form must be returned when you complete an return all pre-employment paperwork that was included in your hiring packet.

Details regarding your retirement can be found online at:  http://www.mass.gov/treasury/retirement/state-board-of-retire/

View the retirement benefit guide online at: http://www.mass.gov/treasury/docs/retirement/retguide2015.pdf

Enrollment Due Date: The State Retirement Enrollment Form must be completed and returned with all other forms contained in your pre-employment packet. 

The Optional Retirement Program (ORP) is a defined contribution plan, which is a flexible and portable retirement plan for employees at the Commonwealth’s public institutions of higher education. The Department of Higher Education is the ORP plan administrator and Fidelity, TIAA-CREF and VALIC are the carriers.

Enrollment Due Date: All completed forms are due within 180 days from your hire date.

Details regarding the ORP retirement program can be found online at: http://www.mass.edu/forfacstaff/orp/home.asp

Supplemental

You may voluntarily defer additional income into a 457(b) or a 403(b) plan up to the IRS limit of $23,000 or $30,500, if you are 50 years old or over for calendar year 2024.

The University’s voluntary retirement saving plans allows participants to contribute on a pre-tax, or post-tax bi-weekly basis.

Details regarding the voluntary retirement saving plans can be found online at: https://www.umassp.edu/hr/employee-handbook/5-voluntary-benefits

 

403(b) Plans

Your optional 403(b) retirement plan is administered by UMB Office of the President and the carriers are: Fidelity- Plan ID: 50266, and TIAA-CREF

To register and/or review your account, please visit: https://nb.fidelity.com/public/nb/umass/home

 

Enrollment Due Date: Anytime

 

457(b) Plan - (Smart Plan)

Your optional 457(b) retirement plan is administered and carried by Empower Retirement.       

To register and/or view your account, please visit: https://www.empower.com/workplace-retirement

 

Enrollment Due Date: Anytime

Time Off

(based on a 40 hour week and pro-rated for part-time)

Vacation Days

Unlike sick time and personal time, vacation time is accrued throughout the year. Time is accrued bi-weekly based on hours worked according to the schedule below. The number of hours that can be accrued in one year is based on the length of employment at UMass Boston.            

Maximum accrual of 368 hours

Personal Days

You will receive 5 personal days each January which must be used by December 31 of that year.

Pro-rated First Year Depending on Hire Date

Sick Days

You accrue paid sick leave at the full-time equivalent (FTE) rate of twelve (12) days per year. Sick leave is accrued each pay period based on the number of hours paid within that pay period.

If you were hired prior to July1, 1997, sick leave is cumulative and has no maximum accrual amount. If you were hired on or after July 1, 1997, your maximum sick leave accrual is 120 days.

Benefited part time non-unit professional staff members are granted a pro-rated amount of sick leave. When practicable sick leave shall be granted when:

• you are unable to perform the essential functions of your job with or without accommodations due to a personal illness or injury;
• your spouse, child or parent (or that of your spouse), or a person living in the immediate household, is seriously ill and requires care;
• through exposure to contagious disease, your presence at work would jeopardize the health of others; or
• you have an appointment with a health care professional.

Notification of absences under this policy must be reported to your supervisor (or designee) as early as possible, and at the very latest, at the beginning of the work day.

View Pay Advice online for your biweekly accrual balances. https://hr.umb.edu/hr-direct

Holidays

12 holidays listed below (pro-rated for part-time) & 2 Campus Closure Days

• New Year’s Day   
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• Presidents’ Day
• Patriots’ Day
• Memorial Day
• Juneteenth Day
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Columbus Day
• Veterans Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Christmas Day

View the UMass Boston 2016 Annual Pay Calendar at: https://hr.umb.edu/uploads/documents/Pay_Calendar_2016.pdf

Campus Parking Info

Through the Parking and Transportation Department employees are eligible for the pre-tax benefit program for on-site parking. Various parking passes are available.

Details regarding parking on campus can be found online at: https://cdn-1.umb.edu/the_university/getting_here/parking

To enroll in the pre-tax payroll deduction program visit: https://cdn-1.umb.edu/the_university/getting_here/parking/fees/parking_pretax_deduction

View pre-tax parking fees online at: https://cdn-1.umb.edu/the_university/getting_here/parking/fees

Free Shuttle

Route 1 - From JFK/UMass T Station to Campus (Campus Center and Clark Athletics Center every 5 minutes)

Route 2 - From JFK/UMass T Station to JFK Library and Campus (Campus Center and Clark Athletics Center every 20 minutes)

Route 3 – From Bayside Parking Lot to Campus (Campus Center and Clark Athletic Center every 10 minutes)

The UMass Boston app allows smartphone users to view real-time shuttle bus information. The UMass Boston app also provides other helpful information such as news, events, dining options and campus changes.

View the shuttle bus schedule online at: https://cdn-1.umb.edu/the_university/getting_here/shuttle_bus_information

MBTA

Through the Qualified Transportation Benefits Program (QTBP) employees are eligible for a pre-tax benefit program that includes both parking (off-site parking) and transit expenses. QTBP is administered by Benefit Strategies.

Cost: Monthly fee for this program is $1.50.

To enroll in the QTBP visit: https://www.benstrat.com/ctbform/index.php

MassRIDES

MassRIDES is the one-stop resource on sustainable travel throughout the commonwealth. MassRIDES is here to help you improve your commute and reduce the number of solo drivers on our roads.

• Carpool
• Bicycle
• Ride transit
• NuRide (helps you find carpool matches)
• Vanpool
• Walk
• Emergency ride home

Details regarding MassRIDES can be found online at: http://www.commute.com/

 

Additional Benefits

 

• Beacon Fitness Center *includes swimming pool and hockey rink
  https://cdn-1.umb.edu/recreation/fitness_wellness
• UMass Five Credit Union https://www.umassfive.coop/ 
• Metro Credit Union https://www.metrocu.org/  
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program) - ComPsych
  https://www.guidanceresources.com/groWeb/login/login.xhtml
• Employee Discount Plans  https://umass.benefithub.com/Account/Login?ReturnUrl=%2f
• Harbor Cruise https://cdn-1.umb.edu/marineops
• Harbor Walk 
  https://cdn-1.umb.edu/the_university/masterplan/harborwalk
• MA UFUND (529 College Savings Plan) http://www.mefa.org/products/u-fund-college-investing-plan/
• MetLaw (legal services plan) http://www.legalplans.com/ Enrollment Due Date: Within 30 days of hire. If elected, coverage begins on the first of the month following 60 days of employment.  
• MetPay (discounted auto and homeowner’s policies) https://mybenefits.metlife.com/MyBenefits/public/ssi/cookieTest.do