#benefits

Just wondering if those who are declining the VSP they are eligible for have a concern about being laid off involuntarily with less benefits.

For those that are aware, from January DXC's "employer's" pension contributions will no longer be paid forusing our compensation packages. Instead DXC will pay them directly. Previously these contributions have been paid for out of our Flex funds which I have always thought as wrong. Its "Employers contributions" after all. "Employee's" contributions will remain to be charged to our Flex fund.

I'm glad that this appears to be rectified but its got me thinking that we've been unfairly charged by DXC for these contributions and this could add up to quite a significant amount.

Does anyone have any thoughts on this? It's a little bizaare for DXC to suddenly change their contributions. I would like to know what has driven this change.

Chevron India is offering their people 2x days a week in the office. I just heard that they plan to keep these, even as US Payroll are being forced to work 4x days a week in office.

So much for "better together"

... personally, if the I'm going to write to Management to try and get India 4x days in office too (including Monday). Fair is fair

1.) Will severance be forfeited if separation occurs due to transition to LTD?

2.) Will LTD be denied if employee on STD is even offered the chance to sign for severance?

I am trying to figure out how much severance I can get after 20 years of service. I have been hearing conflicting numbers. Someone mentioned max 6months. Is it true.?

Has anyone received there Pension?

I can't think of any.

In the spirit of the day, put down one thing you're grateful about working here. For me it's my pay. When I joined five years ago, I got a nice pay bump and it's kept up over the years. It's not enough to make up for all the other issues, like subpar benefits and toxic culture among many other issues, but at least there's something.

Do you get health insurance benefits after they lay you off?

That T-Mobile gives a 75% employee discount on phone plans.

Process that.

During open enrollment, the company stated that STD at 60% pay was provided at no cost to employee. With Minnesota Paid Leave, employees are now required to pay 0.44% for STD. This doesn’t seem accurate. The company should be paying the full 0.88% if STD 60% is provided at no cost to the employee.

I have enough saved that I don’t have to go back to work. I can go on my wife’s medical since I’m not Medicaid eligible. At 65 can I and my wife still get supplemental insurance from Verizon at 65? I heard that I can, but if my wife leaves the company insurance now, she can’t come back. Anyone know if this is true?

To update everyone on the 2026 COBRA costs, I just received the official document outlining costs so wanted to share. Appears costs are up about 15% from 2025 COBRA when averaging Medical/Dental/Vision. Looking about $900 monthly for single, $1637 for primary & domestic partner, and $2296 for family. This is an Anthem BCBS plan so other plans may vary.

OUCH!

I thought this deserved to be on top for more people to see. Thanks, @27c+1k9rdcg3n.

Morale is in the dumps. Will they do anything to improve it?

Has anyone successfully had their unemployment benefits claim extended in Cali?
My benefits run out soon and not much luck finding anything.

I noticed in Pakistan - employees could book a shell run vacation house.

India has that extra % pay per year to keep up with market pay rates

Dutch get the benefit of riding a bicycle to work

Oman provides benefits to multiple spouses of an employee. You can also buy health insurance for your parents.

I was in MW's office and got a glimpse of his game plan going forward to grow the dividend and profits for the company. Its a truly innovative list that we should be proud of! Here is what I saw!

1. Layoffs
2. Make employees miserable
3. Cut benefits

Short but powerful growth strategy!

So i can switch providers.

Benefits Information for U.S. Employees
January 21, 2025
NEW U.S. SEPARATION PAY PLAN
Introducing a new BNY U.S. Separation Pay Plan (to replace U.S. Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Plan (SUB Plan))
This February we are transitioning from BNY's U.S. Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Plan (SUB Plan) to a new BNY U.S. severance plan (Separation Pay Plan). The transition will simplify severance, align it with industry standards, and provide more flexibility for employees whose roles are eliminated.
The Separation Pay Plan provides financial and healthcare support for eligible employees during career transitions. The key changes will be:
Severance payments will be made as a lump sum (rather than installments).
For employees enrolled in BNY healthcare coverage at notification, an additional lump sum payment will be included as part of the severance package. This will be calculated based on the amount that BNY would have contributed to healthcare benefits for the severance period (with a cap at 20 weeks).
• There will generally be a 30-day notice period during which active pay and benefits continue (previously 2 weeks).
• Severance will not stop or need to be repaid if an employee obtains a new job outside of BNY.
Guidance on Severance Calculations
Eligible employees may receive severance pay equal to the greater of 2 weeks of base pay per year of service (no change from previous plan), or minimums shown in the chart below, with a maximum benefit of 52 weeks of base pay. Separation Pay Plan benefits are subject to the requirement of a fully executed and effective release of claims. All Separation Pay Plan payments are taxable and subject to wage withholding.
Officer Title
Minimum severance under New
Separation Pay Plan
None
4 weeks base salary (same as before,
Analyst/Associate/Senior Associate
8 weeks base salary (same as before)
VP/SVP
12 weeks base salary (same as before)
Director/Senior Director
16 weeks base salary
Managing Director
20 weeks base salary

Total Rewards with LTI gone. No longer available. Removed day before RIF. There goes Dan removing benefits of working here.

I'm considering working at Humana but the 6-week paid maternity leave seems really short compared to their competitors.

It makes me wonder about what they actually value as a company. Has anyone worked there and can tell me what they're really like?"Retry

There is no offer for vacation time?

Did anyone get a package higher than $197,500 all in (vacation payout included)?

Does anyone understand the weeks of medical benefit line? Does that mean we keep our insurance for that many weeks? Or is that strictly cobra coverage? They don’t explain anything.

I want to start downloading all my necessary info like paystubs, benefits, reviews, etc to my personal laptop

What happens to health benefits when we're laid off? Do we get any kind of coverage or do we get cut off immediately?

Are healthcare contributions paid in full by Vz, or is the affected employee still responsible for the portion he or she has been paying all along? Are dental and vision included in the coverage along with health?

ATT’s Assistance programs are an absolute joke. Going through IVF is already a headache and then when you submit a claim a few months past their arbitrary deadline (even with receipts) it’s denied. Been nothing but loyal to the company since I’ve been here. They don’t even advertise these programs either. You have to click through 20 different HROneStop links to even know they exist.

For staff 60 and older, will Vz give the option to be laid off or take early (forced) retirement? I keep hearing about retirement program where if you are at least 60 and haven’t least 15 yrs service you might be eligible for retirement benefits…in addition to RIF package?

Would also suggest making sure your Benefits Connection sign ons are working if you haven't signed on in awhile AND that you can sign on from a personal PC at home.
If close to retirement age or over 65, there are insurance options on there as well plus a link to Via Benefits for secondary insurance coverage

For those who were laid off or had this knowledge, how long does it take for Verizon to take away the 50% discount for your monthly phone plan after your final day at VZ?

Curious what (if any) severance they’ve been giving people during these re-orgs. Is it paid as a lump sum or every 2 weeks like a usual paycheck? Do they give a few weeks/month of benefits so these folks aren’t scrambling for immediate coverage?

Just one more f you. I am thankful to have a lump sum pension of note (30+ yr employee) but I just lost about 35K.

According to the options during open enrollment, it looks like WF is moving to MetLife for its disability benefits? Is that true?

Does anyone know if you can collect unemployment if you have been given severance?

Jobs sit empty, people quit without warning, and benefits keep shrinking while profits grow. Don't even get me started on the raises. This is not an employee friendly place and it never was.

Adobe has chosen not to give an FSA lump sum at the start of 2026. Something they've done since I started in 2011. Rather, they are going to spread it out over January to October. That significant change, among many other things I'm seeing around AI, suggests to me that they are aligning corp expenditures around planned mass layoffs at some point in 2026.

Can anyone provide some guidance on when and how to apply for unemployment benefits in New Jersey? Do you wait until you’re off payroll? Or when your severance runs out?

I just found out that the cost for my mental health visits will double in 2026. WTF is the ELT thinking by slashing mental health benefits, especially at a time that employees need this most? MW and the rest of them will have bl00d on their hands if someone who is on the brink is pushed over in desperation, seeing care they desperately need.

My RSU will be vesting in first week of Dec but I got laid off as of today 14th. Along with notice period and garden leave, the last day is on Dec 12th. Will i be eligible to receive RSU's or they will forefiet it.

in the offbording package, they havent' mentioned anything specific on RSU's other than saying, the benfits will continue until the last day.