Employment
Insurance
DSU pays for single or family health insurance coverage. This begins the first day of the month after your employment date. You must enroll in health insurance coverage within 31 days of your hire date to receive a waiver of an existing medical condition. Group hospital, surgical, medical protection and prescription coverage are provided.
DSU pays for the basic life insurance benefit. Coverage begins the first day of the month after your employment date. The university provides $7,000 term insurance. You may buy additional term life insurance for yourself, your spouse, and dependents.
If desired, dental coverage is available for you and your family through payroll deduction. This begins the first day of the month after your employment date.
If desired, vision coverage is available for you and your family through payroll deduction. This begins the first day of the month after your employment date.
*Administrators and Staff Only
DSU pays for long-term disability insurance coverage upon your employment. The insurance provides income (25% of final average salary) for disabilities lasting 12 months or longer. Income will not be reduced by other disability payments.
DSU pays for workforce safety insurance coverage upon employment. The insurance provides compensation for job related injury or death and medical expense coverage for job related injury or illness.
Learn more about Workforce Safety Insurance with HR Policy 8
Leave
After at least 12 months of employment, you are allowed unpaid leave with health insurance coverage continued by DSU for:
- absences for birth
- adoption or foster placement of a child
- for the serious health condition of you, your spouse, child, or parent
After at least six months of continuous employment and exhausting all applicable paid time off, staff and faculty on 12-month appointments may receive donated leave. Co-workers and donate this leave if the employee meets the criteria and is approved by the administration.
Upon employment, DSU provides paid time off for jury duty assignments.
Upon employment, DSU provides paid time off for the first 20 days of annual military duty.
Upon employment, DSU provides annual leave as follows:
|
Years of Service |
Hours/Month |
Days/Year |
|
0 - 3 |
8 |
12 |
|
4 - 7 |
10 |
15 |
|
8 - 12 |
12 |
18 |
|
13 - 18 |
14 |
21 |
|
Over 18 |
16 |
24 |
Learn more about annual leave for administrators and staff with HR Policy 6
Upon employment, DSU provides sick leave that accrues at a rate of 8 hours/month, 12 days/year with no limit. Up to 80 hours of leave per calendar year may be used for dependents.
Learn more about sick leave for administrators and staff with HR Policy 7
Upon employment, DSU provides paid sick leave for occasional absences or for an extended illness.
Learn more about sick leave for faculty in the faculty handbook.
Upon employment, DSU provides up to 24 hours of paid leave for a death in the employee or spouse’s immediate family.
Upon employment, DSU provides 10 paid holidays including: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Day, President’s Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. In addition, offices close at noon on Christmas Eve day when it falls on Monday-Thursday.
Wellness
Upon employment, DSU provides short-term counseling services. This is to assist you and your eligible dependents in dealing with personal problems. All assistance is confidential.
Upon employment, DSU provides free access for you and your family to Wellness Program events. A health club membership credit is available through DSU’s group health insurance coverage.
Education Support
DSU provides a tuition waiver for three classes per calendar year.
Learn more about these opportunities.
Educational Opportunities for Spouse and Dependents
When you start your job with us, with qualifying documentation, we provide full tuition waivers for your spouse and dependents to attend DSU. You are responsible for fees.
Retirement
Upon employment, DSU will match your contribution of 3.5%, 4%, or 5% (depending on years employed) at the rate of 7.5%, 12.5%, or 13%. Contributions are vested and belong to you the day DSU begins making them.
Administrators and Staff Only
Upon employment, DSU contributes 12.6% and you contribute 3% of your salary to the Public Employees Retirement Plan. Your retirement benefit is based on years of service, final average salary, and the benefit multiplier as established by the North Dakota Legislature.
Upon employment, DSU contributes to retirement benefits you receive at age 65, 66 or 67 depending on your date of birth.
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