Employee Benefits
Merrimack College values all employees and is committed to providing a menu of high quality, affordable and comprehensive benefits, with flexibility and choice to meet your needs. The benefits we offer range from medical plans to educational assistance and then some.
Comprehensive Benefits
Merrimack College provides comprehensive benefits including health care coverage, flexible spending accounts, paid leave and discounts.
Medical and Dental
• Two quality medical care options through Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare
• Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA)
• Dental Insurance – Guardian Insurance
• Vision Insurance – VSP
• Legal Insurance – ARAG
Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Care Flex Spending Account (Pre-tax)
• Dependent Care Flex Spending Account (Pre-tax)
Paid Time Off
Paid time off options for flexibility to meet personal needs.
Generous accrual of time for:
• Paid Holidays
• Vacation, sick and personal time
• Bereavement Leave
Paid Leave
• Parental Leave
• Family Medical Leave
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Critical Illness Insurance
Retirement Planning
Partnering with TIAA-CREF Merrimack offers,
• 403(B) Defined Contribution Plan with generous 8.5% employer match*
*Subject to eligibility requirements
Life Insurance Plans
Educational Assistance
As an institution of higher education, Merrimack College places great importance in making available educational opportunities and experiences for employees and their families.
Tuition Remission is a benefit extended to eligible employees and their qualified dependents that waives a specific percentage of tuition for a Merrimack education based on the employee’s employment status (full-time, part-time, etc) and seniority with the College. At its core, Tuition Remission is a method to pay for tuition.
Tuition Exchange is a program that opens doors and creates opportunities through its reciprocal educational scholarship program—allowing the possibility for dependent children of eligible employees to significantly defray their higher education costs by receiving exchange scholarships to other participating educational institutions.
Tuition Reimbursement is available for full-time eligible employees who seek to undertake a program of higher education which is not available through Merrimack College directly, but is integral to the performance of the employee’s current position.
Discounts and Services
In addition to our benefit programs, Merrimack offers the following discounts and services that may be valuable to you and your family:
• Merrimack Valley YMCA, discounted membership rate
• On Campus Exercise Facility
• Discounted Merrimack College events – Sports events & Roger’s Center performances
• Merrimack College Bookstore Discount – 10%
• Campus Post Office – onsite, full service United States Postal Service office
• Discounted software for personal use
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness – HR certifies forms submitted by eligible employees
• One meal swipe per day (Mon-Fri for all faculty and staff working on campus)
• Medical insurance planning concierge through partner HTA
• Dana-Farber Direct Connect care coordination
• Spring Health Care Navigator- licensed mental healthcare for employees and their dependents
LifeMart
LifeMart is a members-only discount shopping website, available through ADP, that provides discounts on nationally recognized brand-name products, services and local retailers. Employees experience real savings in categories including but not limited to:
• Travel
• Electronics
• Tickets
• Family Care
• Wellness
• Home & Auto
• Financial and Legal
• Apparel
• Flowers & Gifts
• Restaurants & Dining
Employee Assistance Program
ComPsych, an Employee Assistance Program through Prudential, provides employees and their family members with support services to promote well-being for a variety of daily living topics. This program is available at no cost, any time, any day!
ComPsych offers services in the following areas:
• Confidential Counseling on Personal Issues (i.e. depression, stress & anxiety, marital & family conflicts, grief & loss, etc)
• Financial Information, Resources and Tools (i.e. saving for college, tax questions, estate planning, retirement planning, etc)
• Legal Information, Resources and Consultation (i.e. divorce & family law, landlord & tenant issues, bankruptcy, civil lawsuits, etc)
Note: All benefits are subject to eligibility requirements as stated in the summary plan descriptions. In the case of a difference between information contained in the HR MyMack pages and the terms and conditions in policies or benefit plan documents, the policies and plan documents will prevail. Employee Handbook & Benefits Eligibility Matrix govern these benefits.
