Vacation Time
- Depending on your position and length of employment, you can be allotted between 15-23 days of vacation time for the fiscal year.
Health Absence
- Full-time staff will receive 10 days of health absence time.
Holidays
- Suffolk University observes all national and Massachusetts holidays.
- The University celebrates Thanksgiving Break by closing from the Wednesday before Thanksgiving through the Friday after Thanksgiving.
- The University celebrates Winter Break by closing, at a minimum, from December 24 to January 1. The actual dates of winter break may be slightly longer depending on the day of the week Christmas and New Year’s Day occur.
- During the summer months, starting the week following Commencement and through the first week of August, Suffolk University will provide an opportunity for eligible staff to work under a compressed weekly work schedule. Depending on departmental needs, this allows participating employees to have Fridays off.
Employee Assistance Program
- The University has partnered with KGA as our Employee Assistance Program. This is at no cost to you. Confidential service is available 24/7 for Suffolk employees and their adult household members.
- Services include, but are not limited to:
- Emotional & Mental Health Support
- Family & Home Support
- Financial & Legal Support
- Employee Assistance Program [PDF] link
The University offers a generous tuition remission benefit to eligible employees. The amount of credits covered under tuition remission depends on the standard working hours. The benefit for classes taken in the College of Arts and Sciences and in the Sawyer Business School begin at the start of the term immediately following the employee’s date of employment. Tuition benefits for spouses/domestic partners and children, and courses in the evening Law program, are available after 2 years of service. For more information, please contact [email protected] *Restrictions may apply*
Suffolk University is a member of the Tuition Exchange (TE) program. TE is a national scholarship exchange program whose membership is made up of over 700+ colleges and universities. Under this program, dependent children in or entering college may apply for a tuition scholarship from any school in the TE network as an “export” student. The Tuition Exchange scholarship application for dependent students is available after 2 years of continuous full-time employment. For more information, please contact [email protected] or visit Tuition Exchange. *Disclaimer: No student is guaranteed a scholarship. *
We are committed to providing a retirement savings program to prepare you for your life after Suffolk. If you are in a faculty or staff role and participate, the University will match up to 9% of your pay to your retirement account. You may choose to have your contributions go to TIAA, Fidelity or split between the two.
The Suffolk University benefit plans help to maintain and improve your physical wellbeing and safeguard your loved ones. We provide comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
Medical – The University offers 3 medical plans through Harvard Pilgrim Health Care. We have an HMO, PPO, and a High Deductible PPO with a Health Savings Account (HSA). New hires who enroll in the High Deductible PPO will receive a contribution to their HSA from the University!
Dental – The University offers 1 dental plan through Delta Dental with access to 2 networks.
Vision – The University offers 1 vision plan through EyeMed, which includes a national network of providers.
*You are eligible for all benefits if you are an employee with 21 or more standard work hours per week*
We offer a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support our employees in excelling in their roles.
- Access to LinkedIn Learning’s more than 17,000 courses
- Opportunities to join development programs such as our Management Skills course
- Programs designed for those in senior management and leadership positions
- A variety of live development opportunities for our staff and faculty
Some of the benefits of learning and development include:
- Increasing knowledge and skills
- Supporting employees in meeting their goals
- Growing skills to support career growth
- Increasing productivity and effectiveness
- Fostering innovation
As a university employee, you don’t only have access to workplace facilities, but can also utilize perks that the university offers to its community.
With a Suffolk ID, you can use campus facilities, such as the Gym, Cafes and Cafeterias, libraries and parents’ rooms. Off campus perks include free subscriptions to the NYT, Washington Post and more, as well as free admission to the Museum of Fine Arts.
As a Suffolk Employee, you have free access to Perks at Work, which is a vendor offering discounts for travel, experiences, as well as products you may want to purchase.
For occasional on campus parking, you can use our garage at 73 Tremont for a discounted rate. We also have a monthly parking program that you can apply for to guarantee you a spot in one of our on-campus garages at 73 Tremont Street or 120 Tremont Street.
To strengthen the university community, we have regular campus community events that are updated on our events calendar.
You can also join Employee Resource Groups, such as Asian Faculty & Staff, Black Faculty/Staff, Early Career Professional, Religious Dialogue, S.A.G.A. Sexuality and Gender Alliance, and more, to build relationships across departments, network, and engage in fun activities.
Find out more about Employee Resource Groups.
