Employment Benefits

Employee Benefits, Privileges and Services

• Annual and Sick Leave (8-hr employee)

  Years of Continuous Employment	Accrual Hours (Per Year)
  From start date thru 5 full years of service	80 Hours Annual Leave, 80 Hours Sick Leave
  Beginning of the 6th year through 10 full years	120 Hours Annual Leave, 120 Hours Sick Leave
  Beginning of the 11th year through 15 full years	160 Hours Annual Leave, 160 Hours Sick Leave
  Beginning of the 16th year until end of employment	200 Hours Annual Leave, 200 Hours Sick Leave

• Annual and Sick Leave (12-hr employee)

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • The City of Tega Cay has established an EAP services program for employees and their family members.  They offer counseling for any of a number of personal problems that may arise, such as marriage problems, financial problems, substance abuse, legal advice, etc.  The program is accessible seven (7) days per week, twenty-four (24) hours a day and voluntary contact with the EAP staff is confidential.
• Flexible Benefits Plan
  • The City presently offers a pre-tax flexible benefit plan to eligible City employees.  This is a voluntary program where an employee may elect by payroll deduction to cover such expenses as vision care, un-reimbursed medical expenses, and other types of insurance not offered by the City.  
• Holidays
  • The following days shall be observed as paid holidays by all regular full-time City employees, totaling 12.5 days: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, President’s Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day (July 4th), Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve half-day, Christmas Day, and day after Christmas. A holiday falling on a Saturday shall be observed on Friday; a holiday falling on Sunday will be observed on Monday for 8-hour employees.  
• Medical and Life Insurance
  • Regular full-time employees will be entitled to group medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage.  Currently, the City pays the employee’s premium for coverage, and currently subsidizes a portion of the dependents’ premiums.  The type and extent of such coverage is determined by the City at its sole discretion and is subject to change at any time. 
• Retirement
  • All regular City employees, and part-time City employees whose work schedules meet the conditions set forth in the State Retirement Plan, are members of the South Carolina State Retirement System.  Police Officers and Firefighters who meet specific eligibility requirements are covered instead under the South Carolina Police Officer Retirement System. 
• South Carolina Deferred Compensation Program
  • The City of Tega Cay participates in the State of South Carolina Deferred Compensation Program 401(k) or 457 Plans.  This is a voluntary tax-sheltered retirement program available only to public employees.  Employees have the ability to save for retirement on a pre-tax basis with the program.  The City does not participate in funding this program.  For more information, please contact Human Resources Department.
• Travel and Subsistence Allowance 
  • Employees required to travel outside the Tega Cay area on official City business are eligible to be reimbursed for reasonable expenses as approved by the Department Head.  The rate of reimbursement for particular expenses may change from time to time and the current reimbursement rates are available from the office of the Finance Director.  Employees are required to provide receipts for all reasonable expenses.  
• Training
  • Continual training occurs within each department and advanced training opportunities are offered when and if they arise.