University Human Resource Services
New Employees Professional Staff and Academic Employees Tuition Benefit | Insurance | Health Care | Paid Time Off | Retirement | Tax Savings | Tobacco-free Wellness Program
Benefits for Full-time (100 percent FTE) Appointed Positions
This summary describes benefits in an abbreviated format and is not intended
to be a full description of the benefits. A complete description is available
in the associated plan booklets and university policies.
| IU Tuition Benefit (formerly Fee Courtesy) | ||||
Plan |
Enrollment |
Funding |
Start Date |
Comments |
| IU Tuition Benefit | Employee elected | IU pays a significant portion of IU tuition cost | Date of hire* | Benefit is applied to offset instructional fees when timely application is made; otherwise the benefit is a reimbursement after fees are paid by the student. |
| Indiana University High School (IUHS) Tuition Waiver | Employee elected | IU provides a 25 percent waiver of course tuition for courses offered through IUHS. | Date of hire* | Enrollment must be completed before registration for IUHS classes in order to receive the waiver. The waiver cannot be applied to courses after registration has taken place. |
| Insurance | ||||
Plan |
Enrollment |
Funding |
Start Date |
Comments |
| Life Insurance – Basic | Automatic | IU paid | Date of hire* | Employee must designate beneficiaries |
| Life Insurance –Supplemental | Employee elected | Employee paid with payroll deductions | Date of hire* if elected within 30 days of hire; otherwise on the first day of the month following enrollment. | Proof of good health is required if the employee enrolls after 30 days from date of hire |
| Long Term Disability Insurance | Employee elected | Employee paid with payroll deductions | Date of hire if elected within 30 days of hire; * otherwise on the first day of the month following enrollment. | Proof of good health is required if the employee enrolls after 30 days from date of hire |
| Personal Accident Insurance | Employee elected | Employee paid with pre-tax payroll contributions. | Date of hire if elected within 30 days of hire* | After 30 days from hire, employee may enroll during Open Enrollment (November) for an effective date of the following January 1. |
| Health Care Coverage | ||||
Plan |
Enrollment |
Funding |
Start Date |
Comments |
| Dental Coverage | Employee Elected | IU contributes a significant amount of the premium; employee contributes the remainder or the premium through pre-tax payroll contributions |
Date of hire if elected within 30 days of hire* | After 30 days from hire, employee may enroll during Open Enrollment (November) for an effective date of the following January 1. |
| Medical Coverage | Employee elected | IU contributes a significant amount of the premium; employee contributes the remainder of the premium through pre-tax payroll contributions. |
Date of hire if elected within 30 days of hire* | After 30 days from hire, employee may enroll during Open Enrollment (November) for an effective date of the following January 1. |
| IU Clarian “Healthy Results” Services | Employee elected | IU paid | Start date of IU-sponsored medical coverage. | Benefits available to all full-time Academic & Staff employees enrolled in an IU-sponsored medical plan.
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| Paid Time Off | ||||
| Plan | Enrollment | Funding | Start Date | Comments |
| Paid Time Off (PTO),
sick bank, holidays (9 per year)Academic - See academic policies |
Automatic | IU paid | Date of hire | PTO accrues each month based on years of IU service;
use to cover all time away.** Annually unused PTO can be put into Sick Bank for use to cover personal and family illnesses and medical appointments.** |
| Retirement | ||||
| Plan | Enrollment | Funding | Start Date | Comments |
| IU Retirement Plan – Base Plan | Investment designations must be made to allocate contributions | IU paid | Date of hire; contributions are credited upon receipt of enrollment form for designating investment funds | Employee must designate account beneficiaries |
| IU Retirement Savings Plan – Supplemental | Employee elected | Employee funded through pre-tax payroll contributions | First paycheck after processing enrollment form | Employee must designate account beneficiaries |
| IU Tax Deferred Annuity – Supplemental | Automatic enrollment with opt-out rights | Employee funded through pre-tax payroll contributions | First paycheck after processing enrollment form | Employee must designate account beneficiaries |
| Tax Savings | ||||
| Plan | Enrollment | Funding | Start Date | Comments |
| Tax Saver Benefit
Plan (TSB) Health care reimbursement and Dependent care reimbursement |
Employee elected | Employee funded through pre-tax payroll contributions. | Date of hire if elected within 30 days of hire | After 30 days from hire, employee may enroll during Open Enrollment (November) for an effective date of the following January 1. |
| Medical Savings Plan Applies to IU HDHP PPO & Medical Savings Plan participants only |
Employee elected | IU and employee funded through pre-tax payroll contributions. | Date of hire if elected within 30 days of hire | Employees must be enrolled in the IU HDHP PPO & Medical Savings Plan to participate in this benefit plan. |
| IU Tobacco-free Wellness Program | ||||
| Plan | Enrollment | Funding | Start Date | Comments |
| Wellness HRA Plan Health care reimbursement |
Employee elected | IU paid | January 1 following Open Enrollment | Employees may enroll only during Open Enrollment (November) for an effective date of the following January 1. |
| Tobacco Cessation Plan | Employee elected | IU paid | Date of hire | Benefit available to employees and their family members age 18 and older. |
* In the event that an employee is placed on leave at the time of initial employment, the employee's coverage will become effective on the first day of active employment.
** Scheduled absences are subject to supervisor approval.
