Staff Benefits

 Employee is eligible if he/she works a minimum of .65 FTE

     (1300 hrs/yr – based on 32.5 hrs/wk for 40 weeks).
 Participation is mandatory if you are eligible.

 

EXTENDED HEALTH /Dental/Life/ Short Term Disability:
    Benefit Company:  Great West Life
    Broker:  D & A Financial (Derrick Peterson)
    Broker contact info:
        1. Ph 877-342-4822
        2. E-mail derrick.peterson@londonlife.com
 

    General Info:

        -    The current Extended Health/Dental Care, Life insurance, & Short Term

              Disability plan is administered by D & A Financial Services in Red Deer

              through Great West Life.

        -     You have 31 days from the date you become a Koinonia employee to apply

              for this insurance. Medical evidence of insurability may be required if you,

        -     or your dependents, apply after this period has passed.

        -     Participation is mandatory if you are eligible and coverage is effective on

              date of hire with Koinonia.

        -     The following are included in our health benefits package:
                    a)    Basic Life Insurance - $25,000
                    b)    Dependent Life Insurance – Spouse $5,000 & each child $2500
                    c)    Employee Accidental Death & Dismemberment – an amount equal

                            to your life insurance.
                    d)    Short Term Disability – 66 2/3% of your gross weekly earnings to a

                            maximum benefit of $1000/wk up to 17 weeks (premiums are paid

                            totally by staff member)
                    e)     Dental (basic coverage of 80% and accidental dental injury

                            coverage of 100%) – may opt out only if covered elsewhere
                     f)     Extended Health (100% coverage with varying maximum

                            amounts) – may opt out only if covered elsewhere

        -     Brochure outlining detailed coverage is available from your school

              office or through the KCES office (Ph. 866-335-9587)


LONG TERM DISABILITY:
    Benefit company:  RBC Insurance
    Broker:  D & A Financial (Derrick Peterson)
    Broker contact info:
        1. Ph 877-342-4822
        2. E-mail derrick.peterson@londonlife.com
 


    General Info:
        -    Our Long Term Disability coverage is through RBC Insurance
        -    The elimination period is 120 days and the benefit is 66 2/3% of monthly

              earnings.
        -    This benefit is based on percentage of income loss
        -    The LTD premiums are paid totally by staff member

        -    They are individual portable policies

RRSP:
        -    The current RRSP plan is administered by Toronto Dominion unless

              arranged otherwise by your school.
        -     Your School Board will match employee contributions according to the

              minimum following schedule:
                    a)  After 1 year of full-time employment, 1% of the employee’s salary.
                    b)  After 2 years of full-time employment, 2% of the employee’s salary.
                    c)  After 3 years of full-time employment, 3% of the employee’s salary.


ALBERTA HEALTH CARE INSURANCE PLAN:
    Employees are responsible for 100% of this premium

 
STUDENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE:
    Benefit Company: Industrial Alliance Pacific
    Contact info:
        1. ph 800-556-7411
        2. e-mail: student@iaplife.com


    General Info:

        -    KCES pays the premiums for basic coverage for all Koinonia students on

             all school related activities (plus to & from those activities)
        -    Families may purchase additional year-round coverage.


BENEFITS PACKAGE PREMIUM INFORMATION
►   Generally, your School Board pays half of the total premium and the employee

       pays half (deducted off monthly pay cheque). This ensures that if a claim is

       made by an employee for short term or long term disability, it will not be

       considered a taxable benefit.

►   Basic Life: $4.75/ month
       Accidental Death & Dismemberment:  $1.25/month
       Dependent Life:  $1.97/month
       Short Term Disability:  premium based on salary
                                              (e.g. annual salary of $30,000 = approx. $6.15/mo.)
        Long Term Disability:  premium based on salary & age


►   Dental & Extended Health (mandatory unless covered under another plan -

       proof of coverage elsewhere is required at time of enrollment):
       Dental:                  Single = $27.30/month
                                   Family= $74.73/month
       Extended Health:   Single = $60.12/month
                                   Family=$156.86/month


►   Premium examples stated above are for the 2007-2008 school year and are

       subject to change.


QUESTIONS can be directed to:
        -    your school bookkeeper OR
        -    to the Koinonia Christian Education Society Office:
             PHONE:  866-335-9587

             E-MAIL:   jnelson@koinoniaschools.com