Revised
Proposed Revision
8-2003
Approved
BENEFITS
The
Bullitt County Public Library Board of Trustees defines a full time position as
a position
requiring an employee to work at least thirty-seven and one half
hours in a work week. A work week
begins on Sunday and ends on the following Saturday.
Retirement System
The library is a member of the state
County Employees Retirement System. All
full-time employees and part-time staff who work at least an average of 100
hours a month shall be enrolled in the system.
Eleigibility for all benefits, refunds upon
leaving the library position,
and deduction rates are set by the County Employees Retirement
System and under
Social Security
Social Security coverage is provided
for all employees, both full-time and part-time. The amount paid by each employee is
determined by law, and is withheld from each paycheck.
Unemployment Insurance
The library pays into the state
unemployment insurance fund for each person on the payroll. Benefits under this program are paid through
the Kentucky Department for Human Resources, Division of Unemployment
Insurance.
Worker's Compensation
A worker's compensation plan covers
all employees for work-related illness or injury. All costs of the insurance are paid by the
library.
Health Insurance
The library offers health insurance
to employees under current insurance company’s eligibilly
requirements. Should an eligible
employee wish to add family coverage, the premium will be deducted from his/her
paycheck.
The library participates in other insurance programs (i.e.
hospital supplement, cancer, and life) as a payroll deduction. Check with administration on available
programs, and costs.
Jury Duty
Employees shall be granted leave for
jury duty or in order to give testimony as a subpoenaed witness; such leave
will be, in effect, counted as regular time worked with regular pay.
The staff member is expected to
report to the library whenever he/she is not needed in court. Any fees payable as a result of service on
jury duty or as a subpoenaed witness must be turned in to the library. Any payment designated as expense payment by
the presiding Court may be retained by the employee.
The above does not apply if the
employee is a defendant or files a law suit.