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Benefits Packages for Employee Groups

If you are eligible for benefits, see your relevant package below. You can also visit on our HR myDal site for more details [login required]. VisitÌýÌýfor eligibilty for new employees.

• Regular, full-time and part-time (50% or greater) faculty and staff
  
• Associated employees
• Grant-Paid employees
  
• Post-Doctoral Fellows

Benefits Information for Retirees

• Retirees

Additional Benefits Resources

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• (formerly Johnson Insurance)

Employee Wellness Programs

• Health Spending Accounts:ÌýÌýHealth Spending Accounts (HSA) allow employees a way to balance out areas where the plan isn’t as strong and provide more support to individuals where they need it the most. The HSA provides $1000 (except Postdoctoral Fellows that have $400) annually for health and dental expenses not reimbursed by the plan, with unused allotments carried over for one year.Ìý
• Health and wellness:ÌýÌýBy six months all employees have access to 125 sick days. 
  • There is also the benefit of having discounted membership at Dalplex in Halifax: a 50% cost savings versus a regular community member. 
  • HÂþ»­ has a corporate membership with GoodLife Fitness that gives a 30% discount. For a wide range of wellness content, visit the . 
  • Health and safety are important for the well-being of all employees, students, and visitors to campus, and are everyone’s responsibility. For more information, visit .
• Enhanced mental health benefit:  HÂþ»­ offers an enhanced mental health benefit to all benefits-eligible faculty and staff. This benefit, up to a maximum of $1500, is specific to mental health services, and covers an expanded list of mental health practitioners including psychologists, social workers, counselling therapists, psychotherapists, psychoeducators, and Internet-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (iCBT). 
• Visit on our HR myDal site [login required] for wellness resources and supports available to faculty and staff.

Professional Development

The university encourages learning opportunities and professional development for faculty and staff through a tuition assistance program.Ìý

• Tuition & tuition assistance:ÌýHÂþ»­ prioritizes educational opportunities for its employees. Regular, full-time and part-time faculty and staff (great than 50%) can take two full credits in one academic year free of tuition charges and dependents of that eligible employee group can receive 50% off tuition.
• Tuition assistance comes in two forms, waivers for HÂþ»­ courses (up to 2 full credits per academic year) and reimbursement for non-HÂþ»­ courses.Ìý
• For information regarding tuition assistance, please refer to your collective agreement or handbook for details specific to your employee group.

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