Benefits
at a Glance
The University of Houston
offers a variety of fringe
benefit programs to
benefits-eligible employees
as part of its employment
and compensation package. As
an employee, you have the
ability to select benefits
that may be individualized
to meet your needs and those
of your dependents.
Automatic state benefits
include sick leave, paid
holidays and a retirement
program. Optional benefits
include health and dental
insurance, life insurance,
disability insurance and
supplemental retirement
programs. A summary of
benefits afforded to
eligible UH employees
follows*.
MEDICAL PLAN:
HealthSelect Blue Cross Blue
Shield (http://www.bcbstx.com/hs)
Full-time employees:
State pays 100% of your
medical premium and 50% of
the dependent premium:
|
Member Only |
$0.00 |
|
Member & Children |
$137.95 |
|
Member & Spouse |
$206.03
|
|
Member & Family |
$343.98
|
Part-time employees:
State pays 50% of your
medical premium and 25% of
the dependent premium:
|
Member Only |
$180.26 |
|
Member & Children |
$387.18 |
|
Member & Spouse |
$489.30 |
|
Member & Family |
$696.23
|
Health coverage is subject
to a 90-day waiting period
except for employees
transferring directly from
another state agency.
Premiums are subject to
change without notice.
DENTAL PLAN:
You have a choice of two
dental plans - Aetna DMO or
GEHA Dental Choice Plan:
| |
Employee
Only |
Employee &
Spouse |
Employee &
Children |
Employee &
Family |
|
Aetna DMO |
$7.22 |
$13.00 |
$15.66
|
$19.27 |
|
GEHA Dental Choice Plan |
$21.03 |
$39.74 |
$47.52 |
$66.23 |
OPTIONAL TERM LIFE
INSURANCE:
You may purchase up to four
times your annual salary (up
to a maximum of $400,000).
DEPENDENT TERM LIFE
INSURANCE:
The premium for Dependent
Term Life insurance is $1.38
per month, and includes
$5,000 term life with AD&D
per dependent.
VOLUNTARY ACCIDENT &
DISMEMBERMENT INSURANCE:
If you are under 70, you can
elect coverage between
$10,000 and $200,000 for
yourself or yourself and
eligible family members.
|
Employee Only |
$0.02/$1,000 of
coverage
|
|
Employee and Family |
$0.04/$1,000 of
coverage
|
SHORT-TERM & LONG-TERM
DISABILITY INSURANCE:
This benefit provides
protection from loss of
income due to disability
resulting from illness or
accident. Benefit pays from
60% to 70% of your gross
salary.
|
Short-Term
Disability |
$0.32/$100 of
monthly salary
|
|
Long-Term Disability |
$0.70/$100 of
monthly salary
|
FLEXIBLE SPENDING
ACCOUNTS (FSA)
Health Care and Dependent
Day Care FSA's allow
employees to set aside,
through payroll deduction,
up to $5,000 (pre-tax) per
year for eligible expenses.
RETIREMENT PROGRAMS:
Benefits-eligible employees
must select one of the
following two retirement
programs::
1. THE TEACHER RETIREMENT
SYSTEM OF TEXAS (TRS): A
defined Benefit plan,
employees contribute 6.4% of
their pre-tax gross salary
and the State contributes
6.58% of the employee’s
gross salary to a state
account to pay retirement
benefits. Rights to benefits
are vested upon completion
of five (5) years of
creditable service. Other
benefits included in the TRS
program for the active
member are life insurance
equal to twice an employee’s
annual salary to a maximum
of $80,000 and disability
income benefits. For more
information, please log on
to the TRS website at
www.trs.state.tx.us.
2.
THE OPTIONAL RETIREMENT
PROGRAM (ORP): A defined
Contribution plan, the
Optional Retirement Program
is available to full-time
(100% FTE) benefits-eligible
faculty members and certain
professional/administrative
staff under the provisions
of State laws. Employees
contribute 6.65% of their
pre-tax gross salary and the
State contributes 6.58% of
the employee’s gross salary
to the ORP account.
Contributions made by the
university to the optional
retirement program are
vested after one year and
one day of participation in
the program.
TAX SHELTERED ANNUITY:
Benefits-eligible employees
may enroll in Plan 457 and
403(b) Tax Deferred Annuity
at any time during their
employment. Contributions
are before taxes and made
through payroll deduction.
The minimum monthly
contribution is $25 and the
annual maximum for calendar
year is $15,500. Investments
are through mutual fund and
life insurance companies
licensed to do business in
the State of Texas.
HOLIDAYS:
Regular full-time/part-time
employees are eligible for
paid holidays as approved by
the Texas Legislature and
the UH System Board of
Regents.
PAID VACATION & SICK LEAVE:
Regular full-time employees
earn paid vacation and sick
leave. Faculty is not
eligible for vacation pay.
Part-time employees earn a
pro-rata share based on the
percent of time worked.
UNPAID LEAVE:
Employees may be granted
leave without pay with
supervisory approval for
sufficient reason. Requests
must be in writing to the
supervisor with a specified
return date.
LONGEVITY PAY:
Regular, full-time
non-academic employees who
have a minimum of two years
of service with the State of
Texas are entitled to
longevity pay at a rate of
$20.00 for every two years
of service up to and
including 42 years of
service.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
For more details on State of
Texas benefits programs,
please log on to the
Employees Retirement System
of Texas website at
www.ers.state.tx.us.
*Premiums are subject to
change without notice
