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To
attract and retain good people, it is important to provide fair
compensation and benefits packages. Our benefits package allows us to hire and retain good
employees in a way that our salary system alone cannot.
Employees working 20-39 hours per week
earn benefits at a rate proportional to their work time.
 The ELCA
Board of Pensions manages four
benefits for the churchwide organization:
- The Retirement Plan - Vested on
the first day of employment; the employing unit contributes an
amount based on 10% of employee's annual salary.
- Health and Wellness - This
includes medical, dental and chiropractic benefits. An Employee
Assistance Program (confidential counseling) and discounted vision
care is also included. Premiums for the health plan are paid by
the employing unit for the employee and eligible dependents.
- Disability Plan - Allows
qualified employees to continue to receive salary and health
benefits.
- Survivor Benefits Plan - Serves
as a form of life insurance for employees.
In addition to the benefits provided by
the Board of Pensions, the churchwide organization provides a number
of benefits to its employees. These are:
- Vacation (two weeks for new
employees; three weeks after two years; four weeks after five
years)
- Sick leave and family illness
- Personal days (three per year)
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Holidays (ten assigned days)
- 4 weeks of paid maternity/paternity
and adoptive leave
- Compassionate leave (three paid
days per loss)
- Community Service Day
- Workers' Compensation coverage
- Family medical leave (unpaid leave)
- Travel accident insurance
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Housing allowance for clergy
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Relocation (where applicable)
- Workplace lactation program
- Free notary public services
- Electronic deposit of paychecks
- Personal mail services
- Training
and development opportunities sponsored by Human Resources
- Paid breaks (for non-exempt
employees)
- Jury and election time off
- Service recognition (in increments
of five years)
- Free parking and convenient access
to public transportation
- Free long-term parking and shuttle
to O'Hare
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There are optional benefits as well:
- Voluntary salary reduction
contributions to 403 (b) plan
- Continuing Education Plan (employing
unit triples employee contributions)
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment
coverage
- Pre-retirement counseling
- Flexible Spending Accounts (medical and
dependent care expenses)
- Membership in credit union
- Transit benefits (for Chicago-based
staff)
Finally, there are intangibles which are
important benefits, including weekly chapel services, numerous
educational opportunities with guest speakers and brown-bag
discussions, and flexible scheduling where work-flow permits.
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