Employee Benefits

The City of Greenville offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to provide a variety of choices to best fit your needs and the needs of your family.

We offer several insurance options:

Medical Insurance is available to all eligible full-time and part-time employees and their eligible dependents. Employees have two group plans from which to choose. Both plans have vision and pharmacy benefits. The City shares the cost with the employee.

Dental Insurance is available to all eligible full-time and part-time employees and their eligible dependents. The City shares the cost.

Standard Life Insurance: The City of Greenville provides all eligible full time employees $25,000 basic group term life, basic accidental death, and dismemberment effective the first day following their hire date. The City pays the premium for this benefit.

Voluntary Supplemental Life Insurance: Eligible employees may also enroll in an optional life insurance program. Employees may purchase additional amounts of coverage on themselves ($10,000 up to $100,000).

Long-Term Disability: Long-term disability coverage provides income protection of 60% of an employee’s monthly salary after 90 calendar days of approved disability. The City pays 60% of the premium.

Short-Term Disability: The City’s short-term disability coverage provides income protection of 60% of an employee’s weekly earnings after 15 calendar days of approved disability.

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We offer Leave and Holiday Benefits:

General Leave is earned bi-weekly by all regular, full-time employees based on continuous service as follows:

1st Year: 13 Days
2nd - 10th Years: 18 Days
11th - 20th Years: 23 Days
21+ years: 28 Days

Holidays
The City of Greenville offers eleven (11) paid holidays:

New Years Day
Martin Luther King Day
President's Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day
Day after Thanksgiving
Day before or after Christmas
Christmas Day
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Funeral Leave

Funeral leave is provided to regular, full-time employees in the case of death of an immediate family member. Up to three (3) consecutive work days may be granted with pay.

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We help you plan for the future:

sidewalks Workers' Compensation All City employees are covered under the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act. This Act provides monetary protection for the employee and his or her dependents in the event of injury or death while conducting work for the City.

Pre-Tax Benefits An employee’s deductions for medical and dental premiums, flexible spending accounts, deferred comp and the City’s retirement plans are all taken on a pre-tax basis. This means that before federal, state, and Social Security taxes are calculated and deducted from an employee’s pay, these deductions are used/taken to reduce gross pay and thereby reduce taxes.

Flexible Spending Accounts The City of Greenville offers flexible spending accounts (FSA). FSA's allow employees to pay for out-of-pocket health and dependent daycare expenses with pre-tax dollars. By lowering the taxable income, employees pay fewer taxes and have more money to spend.

Retirement
The City of Greenville is a member of the South Carolina State and Police Officers Retirement Systems. Regular, full-time and permanent part-time employees are required by state law to contribute to the system through payroll deductions at the following rates: Regular, full-time/permanent, part-time and Police employees – 6.5% of gross pay bi-weekly.

Benefits of the retirement system include: a monthly annuity at retirement, vesting after five (5) years, disability retirement eligibility after five (5) years, and life insurance (if you die in-service) equal to one times your annual salary, after at least one year of service credit.

Firefighters are covered under a separate Firemen's Pension Fund. Their required contribution is 5.775% bi-weekly.

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Deferred Compensation Employees of the City of Greenville have the option of contributing on a payroll deduction basis to the State Deferred Compensation System's 401(k) or 457(b) plans. These plans offer long-term, tax-deferred savings. These programs allow an employee to defer income to provide additional income upon retirement. These plans are voluntary and allows enrollment or changes on an ongoing basis. The City does not contribute towards these plans.

Employee Assistance Program When concerns become overwhelming and affect personal happiness, family relations, performance at work, and even health, professional help is needed. The Employee Assistance Program offers counseling, education, and referral services to employees and their eligible dependents. The EAP’s internal and external counselors provide free, professional counseling services that are strictly confidential.

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The Human Resource Department is located at:

City Hall (2nd Floor)
206 South Main Street
Greenville, SC 29601

Department Hours:
Monday – Friday
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Main Office:
864-467-4530

The City of Greenville will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified individuals. The City of Greenville does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, disability status, or age in employment or provision of services.