Benefits & Family Policies

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Programs, initiatives, groups

• Flex work benefit
• Parental leave

Short term disability
Regular employees who are birth mothers of newborn children receive Short-Term Disability (STD) for a six - to eight - week period (six weeks for regular deliveries and eight weeks for a Cesarean birth). Additionally, employees can request 12 weeks paid bonding time off within 12 months of their child's birth or adoption. At manager discretion, paid parental bonding leave can be flexible and intermittent. The 12 weeks of paid parental bonding leave is in addition to the STD time.

Maternity-Related Benefits

Overview
The IBM Global Work-Life Fund was created to address the dependent care needs of our employees i.e child care and elder care. IBM's investment in dependent care programs help IBM attract and retain valuable employees and help employees better manage work and personal & family responsibilities. Some of the innovative programs:

• Care General: Web based elder care management tool designed to simplify and coordinate the care process for family caregivers
• Priority Enrollment and Discounts at Child Care Centers
• Educational Camps for school age children
• Dependent Care Resources and Referrals
• Lactation Rooms for nursing mothers
• Parenting webinars

Care-taking benefits

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Employer Benefits

• Vacation allowance varies by country e.g. in Europe can be up to 30 days per annum | |

Paid Maternity Leave (weeks)
Median/Consensus: 12

• IBM offers 12 fully paid weeks off for new moms. They also offer 6 weeks off for adoptive parents.
• Up to 20 weeks paid leave for moms who have given birth since November 2016.
• Parental leave is the same for salaried and hourly workers.
• Paid and unpaid maternity leave available differ by country and length of service.
• Incorrect details for UK:
  • Upto 6 weeks full pay
  • 7 weeks - 6 months - 60%
  • 6 - 9 months - 50%
  • 9 - 12 months - 40%

Unpaid Maternity Leave (weeks)
Median/Consensus: 0

Paid Paternity Leave (weeks)
Median/Consensus: 12

• Company offers 6 fully paid weeks off for new dads.
• 12 weeks paid parental leave for dads, partners and adoptive parents for babies born since November 2016 (and a full year to take the leave).

401k Matching
Median/Consensus: Not Available

• IBM has a generous 401k match, up to 8%, but it is only provided in mid-December after you've been employed for the whole year. If you voluntarily leave during the year, you lose out.

Healthcare
Median/Consensus: Available

• All options are very expensive with high deductibles and the plans do not cover a lot of things. Read the fine print if you are reviewing the options and interviewing. Example: Family mid-tier PPO = $1300/month just health insurance. Dental: $250/month covers 2 cleanings per year & anything else is either paid at 50% or 30%.
• Reimbursement up to $20,000 for eligible adoption or surrogacy expenses including medical costs associated with surrogate birth mothers.

Other Benefits

• IBM offers $25,000 lifetime IVF treatment maximum. They use standard pre-authorization and lifetime medication maximum is limited, but limitations vary.
• Since 2015, IBM is partnering with breast milk shipping services for traveling, breastfeeding moms.
• Company contributes to eldercare expenses.
• At IBM 100% of female employees participate in career counseling, 50% participate in management/leadership training and 89% participate in mentoring. 30% of managers and executives are women.
• Continued support for first-of-kind programs such as breast-milk delivery and $50,000 towards services for each child with mental, physical, or developmental disabilities.
• Company offers sabbatical to entitled employees.

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Technology: Manufacturing
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