Employee Benefits

The University of North Georgia (UNG) offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to meet the diverse needs of our faculty and staff. Our benefits are competitive and are an important component of the total compensation package. UNG offers a robust choice of health and welfare plans including medical, dental, vision, flexible spending, disability and life insurance plans.

Retirement Plans

All regular faculty and staff are required to participate in either the Teachers Retirement System (TRS) or the Optional Retirement Plan (ORP). In addition, we provide supplemental retirement plans to allow for additional savings opportunities.

Leave and Holidays

UNG offers a rich holiday, sick and vacation pay program as well as other benefits to complete your benefits package.

Open Enrollment

Faculty and staff have the opportunity to review their benefits each fall during the Annual Open Enrollment period. During this time, you can change your benefits for the following calendar year. Changes during the year are only allowed if you have a change in family status such as marriage, divorce or birth of a child.

Benefits Eligibility

Employees who work a minimum of 30 hours per week in one or more "regular" positions are eligible for all health and welfare benefits listed below.

Employees who work at least 20 hour per week but less than 30 hours per week in one or more "regular" positions are eligible for retirement and leave benefits.

Employees who work in "temporary" positions (any % time) are not eligible for health and welfare benefits or leave accrual.

New-hire Benefit Coverage Start Dates

Benefits coverage begins the first day of the month following the date the employee enrolls using the ADP system. However, if an employee's hire/start date is the first day of the month and the employee enrolls on or before his/her hire date, coverage will begin on the hire date.

Newly-hired Academic Contract Faculty Only

Benefits coverage will begin on the first day of the contract if the faculty member enrolls on or before the contract date. If the contract faculty member enrolls after his/her contract start date, benefits will start on the first day of the month following enrollment.)