Employee Benefits
Eligible employees will receive health and dental benefits the first of the month following 30 days from their date of hire.
Health Insurance:
The Town provides several health insurance options to choose from depending on employee group. Plans include: BlueChoice POS (Point of Service Plan), and Matthew Thornton HMO. Eligible employees may enroll in one of the available plans.
Employee contributions to Town Health Insurance offerings vary. Check with Human Resources for more details. The Town of Exeter offers domestic partner benefits through the LGC.
Life Insurance:
Each full-time employee receives a life insurance benefit as follows:
- Hourly Employees - $25,000 basic life coverage
- Salaried Employees - Equal to 1x base salary, not to exceed $50,000
Employees may elect to have dependent coverage (for both spouse and dependent children) through an additional payroll deduction of $1.02 per month, regardless of the number of dependents. Coverages are as follows:
- Spousal coverage - $5,000
- Children under 6 months - $1,000
- Children over 6 months - $2,000
Dental Insurance:
The Town offers dental insurance to all full-time employees through Northeast Delta Dental (www.nedelta.com) and pays 100% of the monthly premium for all single, 2-person and family enrollees.
Below is the Outline of Benefits:
| Plan Year: |
January 1 through December 31 |
| Selected Benefits & Percentage Paid by the Plan: |
Coverage A (Diagnostic & Preventative) - 100%
Coverage B (Restorative) - 80%
Coverage C (Prosthodontics) - 50%
Coverage D (Orthodontics) - N/A
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| Maximum Plan Year Benefit: |
$1,000 per person per plan year |
| Deductible: |
$25 per person per plan year with a Maximum of $75 per family each plan year. |
LEAVE BENEFITS
Vacation Leave: Full-time employees are entitled to annual leave with full pay, on the basis of the following schedule:
| Completion of: |
Fire |
Police |
DPW/Town Office |
Salaried Non-Union |
Dept Managers |
| 6 months |
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80 hours |
| 1 year |
48 hours |
40 hours |
40 hours |
40 hours |
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| 2 years |
96 hours |
80 hours |
80 hours |
80 hours |
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| 3 years |
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105 hours |
| 5 years |
144 hours |
105 hours |
105 hours |
105 hours |
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| 10 years |
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160 hours |
140 hours |
160 hours |
160 hours |
| 15 years |
192 hours |
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160 hours |
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200 hours |
| 20 years |
240 hours |
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| 25 years |
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200 hours |
200 hours |
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These schedules are subject to change, based on updates to the Town of Exeter's Personnel Plan and other collective bargaining agreements.
Sick Leave: Full-time employees of the Town earn 1.5 sick days per month (18 days per year). Sick time begins accruing on your first day of employment, however employees cannot use their accumulated sick time until they have completed at least six months of continuous employment.
Year-round part-time employees who work a minimum average of 20 hours per week are eligible for pro-rated sick leave.
Carry-over of sick time is allowed, up to a maximum of 105 days.
Personal Leave: All full-time employees are given 3 personal days to be used by December 31 of each year. Personal days are pro-rated based upon date of hire (If hired in first third of year = 3 days at hire; second third of year = 2 days at hire; final third of year = 1 day at hire) and are earned on January 1st thereafter. Carry-over of personal days is not allowed.
Holiday Leave: Full-time employees are eligible for holiday leave with pay for the following Town-recognized holidays.
- New Year's Day
- President's Day
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Columbus Day
- Veteran's Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Day after Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas
Uniformed Police and Fire employees receive holiday pay in accordance with the provisions of the prevailing bargaining agreements.
New Hampshire Retirement System: All new full-time employees must join the New Hampshire Retirement System. The employee and the Town both contribute a percentage to the employee's fund, all based upon rates provided by the New Hampshire Retirement System. Employees who retire are entitled to a pension allowance dependent upon wages and years of service.
Current employee contribution rates are as follows:
Group I: 5%
Group II (Police & Fire): varies by position
Group I members contribute to Social Security, while Group II members do not.
Deferred Compensation (457 Plans): The Town offers two deferred compensation programs (457 plans) through ING Direct and PFPOPE to help plan for your retirement. Although full-time employees are required to join the NH Retirement System, participation in additional deferred compensation programs are voluntary and there is no contribution from the Town.
Disability/Supplemental Insurance: The Town offers additional disability, hospital income, cancer coverage (among other) insurance through Colonial Insurance, Aflac Insurance and Concord Heritage. Coverage is available to the employee, spouse and children, and benefits are paid directly to you, the employee. This insurance is separate from the Town and will require you to contact each company directly; premiums will be paid through weekly payroll deductions. Please contact Human Resources for further information.
More information on any of the items above can be obtained by calling 778-0591 and ask for Human Resources or e-mail at dcisewski@town.exeter.nh.us
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