• Generous paid leave packages, including 13 holidays, a minimum of three weeks of vacation and 12 days of sick leave per year. Check out The Benefits of Belonging.
  
  
• Through group plans, an assortment of HMO, PPO, HRA with PPO, and point-of-service medical plans from which to choose.
  
  
• The University of California Retirement Plan - among the best. After five years of service credit, UC employees become vested and are eligible for a lifetime pension beginning as early as age 50-55. Improve your financial future and view Retirement and Savings Plans.
  
  
• Free financial and retirement planning assistance to faculty and staff. UC-dedicated Fidelity Workplace Financial Consultants can help with all your financial questions, at no cost to you. If you recently joined UC, Fidelity Workplace Financial Consultants can also explain how the Retirement Choice Program works. Schedule online.
  
  
• Discount on the Division of Continuing Education courses - the largest discount of all the UC campuses. Receive 50 percent off regular tuition when enrolling in a UNEX course. View the Training and Development page.
  
  
• Up to 10 scholarships each year to low income UCI employees, reducing tuition for their children's enrollment in any of UC Irvine's child care centers. Contact Child Care Services, (949) 824-2100.
  Also find child care at UC Irvine and in the community.
  
  
• Advancing your UC Irvine career - more than half of UC Irvine's staff job vacancies during the past year were filled by internal candidates. Find the tools to help you at the Employment page.
  
  
• The largest information resource - for work or pleasure. The UC Irvine Libraries offer a world of information at several physical locations and a range of online resources. Library borrowing privileges and computer access are free to employees; simply validate your photo ID card at any library loan desk. Visit the UC Irvine Libraries.
  
  
• Fitness and recreational activities - from weight training and cardiovascular workouts in state-of-the-art facilities to intramural sports through a $90 quarterly or $288 annual membership for employees* in the Anteater Recreation Center. Spouses receive a 50 percent discount when both individuals purchase annual memberships at the same time. Contact Campus Recreation.
  *Automatic payroll deduction available for annual memberships; certain activities require additional fees.
  
  

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