Benefit Information

Health and Dental Insurance (for Full-time Employees)
· Employee Health and Dental—100% coverage
· Dependent Health—100% coverage
· Dependent Dental—100% coverage

Social Security
· 7.65% employer-employee match
(6.2% Social Security; 1.45% Medicare)

Worker’s Compensation
· Employee coverage for medical and lost wages due to work related accidents and illness

Direct Deposit

It is possible for you to authorize NICC to deposit your paycheck directly into your savings or checking account at a participating bank.

Direct Deposit Authorization Form

Retirement Plan (for Full-time and Regular Part-time Employees)
· Option 1: I.P.E.R.S. (Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System)
Employee contribution= 3.7%; Employer contribution= 5.75%

· Option 2: TIAA-CREF
Employee contribution= 3.7%; Employer contribution= 5.75%

For more information, click here.

Life Insurance (for Full-time Employees)
· Annual salary rounded to the next thousand x 1.75; then rounded to the next thousand
· Optional additional life insurance available

Long-term Disability Insurance (for Full-time Employees)
· Eligible after 90 days, then 60% of regular earnings

Vacation and Sick Leave (for Full-time Employees and Regular Part-time Employees)
· Vacation and sick leave accrual will begin on the first date of employment; accrual rates vary based on employment status (i.e. full-time, part-time, etc.)

Holidays
· The following holidays are normally recognized:

New Years Eve and Day

Good Friday and the Monday after Easter
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day and the Friday after
Christmas Eve & Day

Other Leave (Bereavement, Leave of Absence, Military Leave, FMLA Leave, etc.)
· Defined in the employee and faculty handbook

Flex Spending Program
· Benefit which allows employees to deduct health and dependent care expenses on a pre-tax basis.

Eligibility and Participation Guidelines

Electronic Funds Transfer Form

Tuition and Fee Remission (for Full-time Employees)
· Employees and their dependents may apply for waiver of tuition and fees for courses at NICC based on eligibility criteria.

Employee Assistance Program
· Free confidential counseling available to employees and their dependents.

For more information or if you have any questions, please contact the Human Resources Department.