HEALTH AND WELFARE PLANS

Medical Plan: Medical insurance represents the largest aspect of the sanofi pasteur Benefits Program, offering a premium health plan to employees and eligible dependents. The Comprehensive PPO Plan is designed to provide quality health care with low out of pocket maximums and co-pays. The program gives employees and family members the freedom to receive care from many resources and covers a broad range of health care services and supplies, including office visits, hospitalization and supplies. In addition, employees are able to select any physician and not have to choose one Primary Care Physician. 

Prescription Plan: By enrolling in the company-provided medical plan, employees are automatically a member of the prescription plan.  Prescriptions are paid at 100 percent after a small co-pay. Additionally, Sanofi Aventis prescriptions are free of charge to plan participants. For added convenience, all employees and their family members are eligible for our mail order program. 

Dental Plan: The company-provided dental plan allows participants to visit any dentist; however, by obtaining services from a dentist who participates in the provider network participants will receive a higher level of benefits and thereby reduce out-of-pocket cost.

Vision Care Plan: The company-provided vision plan offers a preferred provider plan with a network of providers and optical suppliers. As with a medical or dental PPO, using the network of providers in the vision plan reduces out-of-pocket expenses and eliminates the need to file claims.

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs): FSAs provide tax advantages by allowing participants to set aside pre-tax dollars for eligible expenses. The company offers both Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs). A Prepaid Visa card is provided for the Health Care FSA allowing for immediate payment without having to submit claim forms, or wait for reimbursement checks. 

Company-Provided Life Insurance: The company provides Basic Life Insurance and Business Travel & Accident Insurance at NO COST to participants.

Supplemental Life Insurance: In addition to the company-provided insurance coverage, participants may purchase Voluntary Life/Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance.*  The company also offers Supplemental Life Insurance for employees looking for additional security for spouses and dependent children.

Short-Term Disability (STD) and Basic Long-Term Disability (LTD) Plans:: This coverage may replace some or all of participants’ income in the event of an illness, injury or disability. Additionally, employees are offered Voluntary LTD; a buy-up option that allows employees to purchase a higher level of LTD coverage beyond the employer-paid basic amount.*

* Subject to Evidence of Insurability rules 

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RETIREMENT PLANS

401(K) plan: Sanofi Pasteur’s 401(k) Plan offers employees a valuable opportunity to save for retirement needs. Its features include: before and after-tax savings, generous company matching contributions, catch-up contributions, tax deferred earnings, automatic payroll deductions and professionally managed investment funds.

Pension Plan: Sanofi Pasteur’s Pension Plan provides monthly income throughout an employee’s retirement years. Sanofi Pasteur pays the entire cost of providing this benefit. That means that the company provides an important source of your retirement income in addition to the income provided by Social Security, the Sanofi Pasteur Inc. 401(k) plan and your personal savings. 

Retiree Medical Plan: Benefits Participation in the company-sponsored health plans will continue into retirement for eligible retirees of sanofi pasteur. This company-provided benefit significantly reduces the cost for medical, prescription, dental and vision care, for retirees and their eligible dependents during retirement.


PAID TIME OFF

Vacation: Employees receive three to six weeks of vacation, based on years of service.**

Sick Time: Employees will be paid up to five sick days when absent from work due to illness.**

Personal Days: Four personal days (or 32 hours personal time) will be paid when used for planned time off, including doctor appointments or unforeseen situations such as caring for a sick child, auto/home repair or inclement weather.**

Company Shut Down: Sanofi Pasteur employees receive one week of shutdown between Christmas and New Year’s Eve. The company typically will close beginning Christmas Day through New Year’s Eve. In addition, New Year’s Day is a standard company holiday. This shutdown period is paid in addition to allotted vacation time as described in the company’s Vacation Policy.***

** Prorated based on date of Hire
*** While the company expects to close during this shutdown period, business circumstances may
necessitate staying open on a campus wide, departmental or individual basis. Employees that are
required to work during the shutdown can schedule equivalent vacation time as approved by their
manager. 

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DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING

Employee Development: is considered a key component of sanofi pasteur's strategy. Personal and professional growth contribute to achieving company goals. Employee development consists of career opportunities, training, learning through the job and any situation increasing employee competencies. While sanofi pasteur wants to ensure appropriate support to facilitate your development, the ownership of employee development is a partnership between you and the Company.

E-Learning : is Internet-enabled learning providing faster learning with reduced costs, increased access to learning, and clear accountability for all participants in the learning process. In today's fast-paced culture, organizations that implement e-learning provide their work force with the ability to turn change into an advantage.

Tuition Reimbursement Program : Sanofi Pasteur is committed to providing its employees the opportunity for continued development of knowledge and skills, and to providing a framework designed to meet both individual and corporate needs. The Tuition Reimbursement Program is designed to benefit regular full time employees and features one hundred percent (100%) coverage of all approved individual college courses, correspondence courses, professional certificates and associates, bachelors, masters and doctoral degree programs.1 
                                                                                                                                                                                                               
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WORK LIFE BENEFITS

Employee Assistance Program: Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and is strictly confidential.

o Professional Counseling: Provides free professional counseling. Up to 5 confidential sessions are available to you and your family
o Employee Kits: Prenatal Kit, Child Kit & Elder Kit (no charge)
o Work Life Services
o Legal Services
o Financial Services

Back Up Child and Elder Care: Comprehensive, employer subsidized program provides center based back up child care and in home back up child care for well and mildly ill children, as well as in home adult/elder care.

Kaplan Academic Advantage Benefit Program: Offers employee discounts on online tutoring, test preparation services and webinars.

College Coach: educational webinars and one-on-one follow up discussion with a counselor.

Sittercity: This company-provided benefit connects families with local quality babysitters, nannies, elder caregivers, pet sitters, dog walkers, housekeepers etc.

Scholarship Program: Provides renewable scholarship of $2,500 for up to 4 years of full time study.

Hildebrandt Learning Center: Hildebrandt Learning Centers provides a quality childcare center for the children of sanofi pasteur employees. It is located three miles from the Swiftwater site. The center’s curriculum is designed and accredited in accordance with the recommendations of the National Association for the Education of Youth Children (NAEYC). The center can accommodate children ranging in age from six weeks to six years old.3

Northhampton Summer Camp Program: Northhampton Community College offers the Horizon for youth full-time summer camp program to children of sanofi pasteur employees (from kindergarten through high school). Bussing between the Swiftwater campus and the camp is provided by sanofi pasteur.3

Adoption Assistance : Adopting a new family member can bring unexpected costs. Sanofi Pasteur’s Adoption Assistance Program provides financial assistance to employees who adopt a child or children. You are eligible to benefit from the Adoption Assistance Program if you work at least 20 hours per week and the adopted child or children were placed in your home after your date of hire. 

On-site Fitness Center* & Health Club Reimbursement: Our Swiftwater location provides a state-of-the-art fitness center open to all employees. A professional staff is always on duty during Center hours to advise and assist. The VaxServe site has a “near-site” fitness center. Health Club Reimbursement is offered to employees who work at sites other than Swiftwater or VaxServe.3

Interest-Free Computer Loans: To promote computer literacy, the company offers an interest-free loan program to assist employees who purchase a personal computer for home use.2

Discounts at local retailers and businesses :are offered through our Employee Discount Program. The program offers vendors who provide employees discounts on items ranging from cars to computers to restaurants.

Voluntary Benefits:The company offers a variety of voluntary benefits to employees.  The programs include:
 
o        Critical Illness Insurance
o        Legal Insurance
o        Financial Planning Services
o        Pet Insurance
o        Home and Auto Insurance
o        Identity Theft Protection

Onsite services: A subsidized cafeteria, gourmet coffee shop are offered to employees at the Swiftwater site, in addition to other onsite services such as dry cleaning, pharmacy and car detailing.3

• Subsidized Cafeteria: provides an excellent selection, complete with deli, grill, salad bar, ethnic cuisine bar and desert bar. Additionally, we offer “take home” for those employees in need of a fast take home dinner.3
• Gourmet Coffee Shop: Sanofi Pasteur's new coffee bar, "The Down Under," named for its location beneath the escalator is open Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Employees can relax in our comfortable seating area, and sip their favorite coffee e.g. cappuccino, espresso, etc.3
• Dry Cleaning: To save on time and travel, dry cleaning services are offered for all employees. Employees can drop off their dry cleaning 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.3
• Pharmacy: The Health Center offers a convenient program enabling employees to fill prescriptions for themselves and their family members, and order over-the-counter medications, without leaving the site.3
• Car Detailing: A car washing and detailing service is located on site. Employees can leave their car in the morning and drive out in the evening with a beautifully cleaned car.3 

1 Eligible after six months of employment 
2 Eligible after one year of employment 
3 Available to employees at Swiftwater, PA location only

 



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