During the term of this Agreement the School shall provide and maintain group health and welfare insurance and retirement benefits that are competitive with those benefits provided to New York City Board of Education employees including but not limited to the health insurance benefits provided through Group Health Incorporated (“GHI”), Health Insurance Plus (“HIP”), the UFT Welfare Fund, and the Teachers Retirement System (“TRS”).
Benefits described in this article are available to employees whose work week exceeds twenty (20) hours. The School is responsible for the full cost of the base GHI, HIP, and UFT Welfare Fund program for individual and family rates and employer obligations established by TRS.
A description of the health benefits currently provided through GHI and HIP is available at the following website:http://www.nyc.gov/html/olr/downloads/pdf/healthb/full_spd.pdf.
A description of welfare benefits currently provided through the UFT Welfare Fund can be obtained here: http://uft.org/health-benefits.
A description of the benefits currently provided by TRS is available at this website: http://www.trs.nyc.ny.us/.
The terms and benefits provided to Employees on the date of ratification of this Agreement will continue unless they are changed as provided in this Agreement. The Union will be advised of any proposed material changes in Employee benefits or costs and no change shall be implemented without appropriate prior consultation and negotiation with the Union.