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Employee Benefits and Programs |
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Full-time employees
are eligible to enroll or otherwise participate in the employee benefits and programs from
the first day of full-time employment. |
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A. Information
about the following benefits may be obtained from the Human Resources Department: |
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1. Health and life
insurance. |
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2. Dental
insurance. |
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3. Vision insurance |
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5. Worker's
compensation. |
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7.
Tax deferred salary reduction plans. |
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8. Flexible spending account for
medical and dependent care expenses |
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9. Long-term are insurance |
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B.
Tuition Exemption for
Employees |
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Employees are
encouraged to take advantage of the many courses available at Central Piedmont Community
College for their professional and personal development. Full-time employees are eligible
to enroll in one course per semester without payment of tuition, including any co-requisite
lab, without payment of tuition,
lab, or activity fees. The employee must pay for books
and
any other special fees
associated with a course for which tuition has been waived. An employee may take a course during his/her regular
work day only with the prior written approval of his/her
immediate administrator. Such approval is not required for a course taken during the lunch
hour.
Employees may take
"self-supporting" classes only if space is available.
Registration for self-supporting classes requires special procedures.
Requests should be made in writing using the
appropriate form and submitted to the program coordinator/chair at
least one week prior to the class start date. The program
coordinator/chair will notify the employee at least 24 hours before
the class begins if space is available.
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The College has
designated parking areas to be used without cost by employees on a first-come,
first-served basis. Such lots are intended to accommodate the parking needs of employees
only and are not to be used by employees' friends or families. A detailed explanation of
parking regulations is contained in Section 6.04. |
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D. Employee
Assistance Program (EAP) |
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The EAP is designed
to help employees who may need assistance in dealing with
personal or job-related problems. Participation is voluntary, and strict confidentiality
is enforced. A
supervisor may refer employees if necessary for improvement in job
performance or the workplace. |
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Full-time employees
receive approximately 13 or 14 paid holidays each fiscal year. |
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Full-time employees
earn sick leave at the rate of 8 hours per month worked. A full explanation of the sick
leave benefit is found in Section
4.17. |
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Full-time employees
earn vacation leave as outlined in Section 4.16 |
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H.
The College provides professional training opportunities to all
employees for improvement in job performance, personal development,
wellness, and leadership. See Section 4.29
for professional development standards. |
(Changes approved by
the Board of Trustees on May 5, 2004, effective July 1, 2004
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