Human Resource Services Contacts
1) GatorCare Options – (352) 392-0003
http://www.hr.ufl.edu/benefits/gatorcare_options/d
efault.asp
2) Other Benefits:
 University Benefits
(352) 392-2477
 IFAS
(352) 392-4777
 Health Science Center (352) 392-3786
 Or email benefits@ufl.edu
3) Leave Administration – central-leave@ufl.edu
4) Retirement:
 University Retirement (352) 392-2477
 Or email retirement@ufl.edu
5) Appointments – Janet Malphurs, janetmalphurs@ufl.edu, (352) 392-2477
Health Insurance Benefits
• UF pays the full cost of health
insurance for individual coverage for
postdoctoral associates & fellows in
GatorCare.
• Post Doc pays the state rate for
dependent coverage in GatorCare.
Premium Total Cost
UF Cost
Post Doc Cost
$3,373
$3,373
0
$7,084
$4,924
$2,160
$6,744
$4,584
$2,160
$10,454
$8,294
$2,160
Health Insurance Benefits
(Continued)
Under Affordable Care Act, postdocs working
an average of 30 ours or more are eligible for
the State of Florida health and voluntary
insurance plans during open enrollment each
fall.
 PeopleFirst (state’s 3rd party
administrator) will be sending materials by
mail
 State plans have an employee premium
 State does not offer domestic partner
benefits
Examples of Qualifying Status
Change Events
 Marriage/Divorce
 Birth/Adoption (even if you already have family
coverage)
 Change in dependent’s eligibility
 Change in employment status of employee
or spouse (part-time, leave of absence, etc.)
 Loss of other insurance coverage
If you’re uncertain whether an event allows
a change to your benefits, always contact the UF
HR Benefits Office for guidance
Revised Fringe Benefit
Pool Rates
Employee Categories
FY2015
FY2014
Change
Faculty (9-,10-, and 12-month)
27.8%
26.3%
1.5%
COM Clinical Faculty
17.5%
17.1%
0.4%
Exempt TEAMS/USPS
31.8%
33.3%
-1.5%
Non-Exempt TEAMS/USPS
45.6%
45.5%
0.1%
Housestaff*
25.2% 24.6%
18.1%
7.1% 6.5%
Graduate Assistants/Post
Docs*
13.1% 11.5%
7.2%
5.9% 4.3%
Student OPS/Federal Work
Study
1.6%
1.6%
0.0%
Other OPS/Temporary Faculty
3.9%
4.6%
-0.7%
Leave Benefits
1) Postdoctoral Associates are eligible for Post
Doc Leave, which is accrued at 5 hours per pay
period up to 352 hours per year to use for
vacation, sickness or injury.
2) They are also eligible for the four December
Leave Personal Days and all paid holidays.
3)There is no cash out of unused leave.
4) Leave accrual may be reviewed in the
biweekly paycheck under the Leave Balances
section.
5)Leave benefits do not apply to Postdoctoral
Fellows
6)A leave benefits chart may be found at:
http://hr.ufl.edu/training/myUFL/instructionguide
s/leave%20_cash_out_chart.pdf
Retirement Plans (Employee
Contributions for
Postdoctoral Associates)


FICA Alternative Plan
UF 403(b)
 Traditional (tax-deferred)
 Roth (after-tax)
 State of Florida Deferred
Compensation (457)
Training & Organizational Development
(TOD)
1. UF TOD offers a range of training
programs and services to meet a range
of http://www.hr.ufl.edu/training/default.asp
employees needs.
http://www.hr.ufl.edu/training/default.asp
2. Postdocs may enroll in training and are
eligible for the Employee Education
program (up to 6 credit hours of
instruction per semester)
Plans
Questions?