With administrative headquarters in the United States, United Kingdom, and France there are differences in our benefits packages dependent upon the headquarters office which is hiring.
The benefits outlined below do not apply to those engaged on a country office or EOR issued employment agreement, or through contractor agreements. Locally engaged employee benefits are consistent with the standard country office or EOR offering. Contractors have limited benefits outlined in their individual agreements.
Internews US headquarters benefits include
Internews Sponsored Optional Health Plans include comprehensive Medical, Vision, and Dental coverage for employees and dependents. Internews covers a large portion of the monthly premiums for employees and all enrolled dependents including domestic partners and spouses regardless of gender.
Internews Paid or Funded Plans
- US Based 401k Retirement plan with a competitive Internews match and an International retirement savings contribution for those unable to participate in a 401k
- Above market Internews contribution to a qualified H.S.A. account for those enrolled in the Internews sponsored US Based HDHP medical plan
- Life, AD&D, and Disability coverage
- Duty of Care coverage including business traveler emergency medical insurance and security/evacuation services, and global workers compensation plans
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Employee Resilience Program (ERP) offering free and confidential counseling
Optional Employee Paid Programs
- Supplemental Life insurance for employee, spouse or domestic partner, and children when based in the US
- US tax advantaged savings accounts for qualified expenses such as health, dependent care, and commuter costs
Internews Leave Programs
- Routine paid leaves such as holiday, sick, and vacation – 37 days combined in your first year!
- Special paid leaves such as parental leave, compassionate leave, jury duty leave, voting leave, and paid leave to support voluntary organ or bone marrow donation
- Special job protected unpaid leave such as FMLA available in all office and remote work locations
Expatriate allowance packages, based upon assignment, may include programs such as R&R, Home Leave, and Repatriation Travel.
Work Flexibility: Most headquarters positions allow for individual schedule flexibility and remote work opportunities. Details are dependent upon each specific role.
Internews Europe benefits include:
- 25 days annual leave + all public holidays
- Sick pay dependent on length of service
- Company maternity/paternity package
- Comprehensive medical insurance coverage for overseas assignments
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offering free counseling.
- Group Life Cover
- Salary Sacrifice Scheme: Child Care Vouchers
- Paid Study Leave for Continuing Professional Development: dependent on length of service
Equal Opportunity Employment
In accordance with state and federal law in the United States, Internews will not discriminate against an employee or applicant for employment because of race, physical or mental disability, color, creed, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, veteran status, or non-job related factors in hiring, promoting, demoting, training, benefits, transfers, layoffs, terminations, recommendations, rates of pay or other forms of compensation. Opportunity is provided to all based on qualifications and job requirements.
Similarly, in line with UK employment legislation, anyone involved in recruitment, selection or interviews will take an unbiased approach regardless of the applicant¹s age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. They will only ask questions which relate to the job and avoid those which are discriminatory, or which might be perceived as such.
Veterans preference under federal contracts
Veterans preference gives special consideration to eligible veterans looking for federal employment with the United States. Veterans who are disabled or who served on active duty in the United States Armed Forces during certain specified time periods or in military campaigns are entitled to preference over nonveterans in hiring under federal contracts managed by Internews.