Eligibility

Salaried Full-time Associates

Your Compass Group benefits are a significant part of your total compensation. We encourage our associates to understand our benefits package and to participate fully in the program.

Benefits program

As a salaried associate, you are eligible to participate in the benefits program if you are:

• Listed as a full-time exempt or non-exempt salaried associate in the payroll system
• Normally scheduled to work at least 30 hours each week
• Not covered by the service contract act

You are eligible for all benefits, with the exception of Short Term Disability (STD) coverage, on the first day of the month following one month of service at Compass Group.

STD plan

You automatically are covered under the STD plan after you have completed six months of service.

Benefit credits

To help pay for a portion of your benefits coverage, Compass Group provides you with benefit credits in each paycheck. The amount of your benefit credits is available on your personalized enrollment worksheet or on your paystub.

Your benefit credits consist of the following:

• Salary Credit. You receive an annual credit equal to 1 percent of your Annual Benefit Base Salary because the costs of certain benefits - such as Supplemental Life and Long Term Disability (LTD) insurance - are based on your salary. The maximum credit is $1,000 per year.
• Service Credit. To recognize and reward company service, you receive an annual credit of $40 for each full year of service (determined as of January 1). The maximum service credit is $600 per year.
• LTD Credit. You receive a credit equal to the cost of basic LTD insurance, which provides a disability benefit equal to 50 percent of your salary should you become totally disabled.

You can contact the Benefits Department to learn how your personal credits were calculated.