Introduction to Benefits

Compensation for full time Bethel employees does not consist of salary alone; benefits also play an important part. Benefits of employment may change at the sole discretion of Bethel University, and benefits in effect at the time of signing a contract are not necessarily those that will be in effect for the period of the contract.

Please note that benefits end at the end of the month in which pay ends for the full-time faculty contract. For example, if a faculty member has a 10-month contract and chooses to have it paid over 10 months (August–May) and then doesn’t return in a benefits eligible role at the start of the following school year, the faculty benefits end on May 31. However, if a faculty member has the same 10-month contract and chooses to spread pay over 12 months (August–July), and then doesn’t return the following school year, the faculty member benefits will end on July 31.

Individual descriptions of the various benefits programs offered by Bethel are provided to you. Called "Summary Plan Descriptions," these descriptions summarize the details of your coverage in easy-to-understand terms. In order to receive maximum benefit from these Bethel programs, be sure to read the Summary Plan Descriptions given to you at your Benefits Orientation or mailed to you once benefit enrollment is completed. For your convenience, they are also available online. A link to each Summary Plan Description can be found at the end of each Benefit Summary.

Additional information regarding the benefits plans is available through the Office of People and Culture. 

Please Note: Not all details of the various benefits plans can be included in the Benefit Summaries and these specific plan provisions may affect your individual benefits, depending on your unique circumstances. In all cases the actual benefits plan documents (for example the Pension Plan or any applicable insurance policies), control actual benefits, rather than the Summary Plan Descriptions.

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