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Annual Leave
You will earn 13 days of paid vacation per year during the first 3
years of employment. From the 4th through the 15th years of service,
you will earn 20 days of leave each year. After the 15th year, you
earn 26 days of paid vacation per year.
Sick Leave
You also earn 13 days of sick leave each year, which can be carried
over to the next year.
Holidays
In addition to earned annual and sick leave, there are 10 Federal
holidays per year.
Health Care
You can select from a wide range of medical insurance plans, choosing
the coverage that best suits your individual needs. Individual and
family plans are available and can help pay in-patient hospital bills,
surgeons' fees, charges for doctor's visits, prescription medicine,
and therapeutic treatments. the government pays part of the cost of
providing medical coverage for the employee and any eligible family
members, regardless of the plan chosen.
Life Insurance
If you accept a position with the Federal Government, you will be
given an opportunity to select life insurance coverage. This
coverage will be based on annual salary.
Retirement Benefits
All new hires (those who have never been employed by the Federal Government)
are automatically covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System
(FERS). FERS is a three-tiered retirement plan composed of social
security benefits, a basic benefits plan, and a thrift savings plan.
You pay full social security taxes and make a small contribution to
the basic benefits plans, which supplements social security. You also
have the option to make tax-deferred contributions to the Thrift Savings
Plan, and the Government will match up to 5 percent.
For more information call FSIS Human Resources at
1-800-370-3747 (Minneapolis, MN), or visit us at http://www.foodsafetyjobs.gov.
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