WORK / LIFE BENEFITS
Our benefits help you live your best life every day- when you are at work and on your own time. Work / Life balance programs support your health and your family in a variety of ways
DONATED LEAVE PROGRAM
The Airports Authority allows you to donate a predetermined amount of annual leave through the Donated Leave Program( DLP). This donated leave can be used by DLP members for extended absences due to illness or injury, or to provide care to an immediate family member. All regular career or non-career term employees are eligible to become DLP members.
If you want to join the DLP when you are first hired, you must join within 31 days of employment and donate a minimum of four hours of annual leave to cover the period from your date of hire until the next DLP annual Open Enrollment. Then, during the DLP annual Open Enrollment, you must re-enroll in the DLP to maintain membership for another year.
Current employees may elect to enroll or re-enroll during the annual Open Enrollment. You must be a DLP member for at least 180 days and you must use all accrued sick leave and all annual leave in excess of 40 hours( or 56 hours, for firefighters working a 56-hour tour of duty) before withdrawing leave. Then, leave may be withdrawn in increments of no more than 240 hours( or 336 hours for 56-hour tour of duty employees). The maximum leave that any employee may withdraw during his or her tenure with the Airports Authority is 480 hours( or 672 hours for 56-hour tour of duty employees).
THE EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM( EAP)
The EAP offers free and confidential services in a variety of areas to help with many of the challenges of everyday living.
The EAP gives you access to a variety of counselors and resources that can help you solve all kinds of personal, work, and family problems.
The toll-free assistance number— 800-346-0110— is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Trained professionals are available to provide short-term counseling or refer you to the right resource. You may also access the EAP website at www. inova. org / eap( user name: mwaa, password: mwaa) for the following resources:
HOW THE EAP CAN HELP
The EAP can help you with a wide range of concerns and provide assistance when you need:
• Short-Term Psychological Counseling. Professional counselors can provide guidance and referrals for mental and behavioral health problems, including depression, anxiety, addiction and substance abuse, relationship concerns, workplace issues, and more.
• Legal Services. You may receive assistance with simple legal concerns, such as will preparation and advance directives. You may also take advantage of a free, 30-minute consultation with an in-network attorney. If you choose to retain that attorney, you’ ll receive a 25 % discount on the attorney’ s hourly rate.
• Financial Services. You’ ll have access to financial planning professionals who can help you with retirement planning, debt consolidation, and other financial concerns. You’ ll receive up to 60 minutes of telephone counseling with a financial professional for each issue.
• Identity Theft Services. Counselors can help you with identity theft resolution and recovery.
• Work Life Referral Services. Work Life consultants can help you locate resources to help in a variety of areas, such as child or elder care, education resources, pet services, health and wellness care, and convenience services( for example, lawn maintenance, housekeeping services, sporting event and entertainment tickets).
A NAME YOU CAN TRUST
The EAP is administered by Inova Health Systems, a nationally recognized health care provider that has been providing EAP services for almost 30 years.
800-346-0110 www. inova. org / eap( user name: mwaa, password: mwaa)
• Child and elder care resources
• Savings discount center
• Relocation center
• Monthly online seminars
• 24 / 7 instant messaging to a Work Life consultant
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