Employment Benefits

In addition to our continuous learning approach, our benefit programs extend far beyond the traditional paid time off. Typical benefits include: health insurance; dental insurance; vision insurance; life and disability insurance; and 401(k) matching contributions. We boast a fitness facility, wellness program, onsite Toastmasters organization, and numerous professional and personal development course offerings. We also consider the lifestyle, beauty, and educational opportunities of Ithaca one of our greatest employee benefits. Additionally employees are offered discounts throughout the Central New York region for dental, vision, health clubs, restaurants, theaters, and dry-cleaning services. And we continue to offer our employees flexible work schedules.

Throughout the year, employees enjoy company-sponsored social and volunteer opportunities such as holiday parties, a winter festival, Taste of the Nation, summer theater, chocolate festival, several employee sponsored walks, employee-sponsored technical industry lunch hour briefings, and community blood drives. Each month the company celebrates our employees' birthdays and anniversaries, introduces new employees to the CBORD team, and recognizes our employees' customer service achievements.

All in all, CBORD is a great place to work: technically, professionally, and personally!

Paid Time Off

Vacation Time

The established vacation year is the calendar year, January 1 through December 31. You will accrue your vacation time based on years of service.

  Full Time Salaried Employee

Years of Service		Monthly Accrual		Days per Year
7 month to 5 years		1.25 Days		15 Days
5 to 9 years		1.66 Days		20 Days
10 years or more		2.08 Days		25 Days

  Full Time Hourly Employee

Years of Service		Monthly Accrual		Days per Year
7 month to 5 years		.833 Days		10 Days
5 to 9 years		1.25 Days		15 Days
10 years or more		1.66 Days		20 Days

Holidays

There are approximately seven (7) paid holidays for staff members.

CBORD provides the following paid holidays for all full-time staff members:

• New Year's Day
• Memorial Day
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Thanksgiving Day and day after
• Christmas Day

In those years when Christmas Eve falls on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday, Christmas Eve is also granted as a paid holiday. CBORD reserves the right to designate and observe certain days each year as holidays. Staff members employed outside the United States may be entitled to different holidays.

Sick Leave

Sick Days are considered a benefit like "health insurance," to be used for an event that is medically necessary. Sick time is defined as a day on which you are ill, a day you are in a major accident off the job, or a day on which an immediate family member is ill.

Personal Days

Under CBORD's personal leave policy, regular full-time staff members may use up to three (3) days of their accrued sick leave each year as personal leave.

Insurance and Other Programs

Health Insurance

All regular full-time staff members are eligible to join CBORD's Group Health Insurance Plan, which is currently provided by Aetna. Plan benefits generally include hospitalization, outpatient services, medical/surgical, prescription drugs, and major medical benefits. CBORD contributes a percentage of the participant's premium; participants pay for the health insurance through installments deducted from their paycheck on a pre-tax basis.

Dental Insurance

All full-time staff members are eligible to enroll in the optional dental insurance program. Premiums for your dental insurance coverage will be deducted each pay period through payroll.

Wellness Program

Although the Wellness Program contracted through Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca is not a formal health insurance program, it does offer preventative health measures to staff members. Staff members who have been employed full-time at CBORD for at least six (6) months, regardless of whether they are covered by CBORD's health insurance program, are eligible to participate in the Wellness Program.

Onsite Fitness Facility

Club CBORD is CBORD’s way of giving employees an opportunity to stay in good physical condition, while socializing with their fellow workers.

Vision Coverage

All regular full-time staff members are eligible to elect vision coverage for themselves and their family. The program allows for a fixed schedule of payment for basic vision care services. Covered benefits include eye examinations, frames, lenses, and contacts.

Disability Coverage

CBORD offers both a short-term and long-term optional disability program that provides benefits in conjunction with your state disability program, if applicable. All full-time staff members are eligible to participate.

Life Insurance

All full-time staff members are eligible to enroll in the optional life insurance program. You may cover yourself, your spouse, domestic partners, and dependent children. Premiums for your life insurance coverage will be deducted each pay period through payroll.

401(k) Savings Plan

All staff members at least 21 years of age are eligible to participate in CBORD's Retirement Savings and Investment Plan after they complete one full year of employment with CBORD in which they have contributed 1,000 hours of service. CBORD currently provides a 2% base compensation contribution to all eligible staff members regardless of whether they contribute to the plan. In addition, CBORD provides a matching contribution of $.50 for each dollar you contribute up to the first 4% of your base compensation you contribute. These contributions are generally free from federal and state income taxes until withdrawn, subject to Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) requirements.

Other Programs

Toastmasters International

Toastmasters International is the leading movement devoted to making effective oral communication a worldwide reality. It helps men and women throughout the world improve their communication and leadership skills. CBORD hosts its own chapter of Toastmasters. All employees are eligible and encouraged to join. CBORD pays all membership dues.

Flexible Spending Program

It is a comprehensive program that allows employees to set aside a portion of their income pre-tax to pay for certain expenses not covered by their benefits plan (ex. employees portion of group insurance plans, child care, eldercare, unreimburseable medical, dental, and vision expenses, and certain over-the-counter medicine as determined by the IRS).

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