Employee Benefits
Employees of the MGH Institute of Health Professions receive benefits through the Massachusetts General Hospital. MGH Institute of Health Professions provides extensive health care benefits, and varying levels of coverage are available, including:
- Employee
- Employee and spouse
- Employee and children
- Family
Institute employees who hold an FTE of .5 or higher are eligible to receive benefits.
Payroll
Payday is Thursday for weekly paid employees (Institute Staff)
Payday is the 26th of the month* for monthly paid employees (Institute Faculty and Administration).
*If the 26th is on a weekend or holiday, paychecks will be paid on the earliest business day after the 26th.
Direct Deposit Is Required: All new MGH Institute employees are required to use Direct Deposit. However, you will receive actual checks until your Direct Deposit arrangements have been set up (the process usually takes two weeks). Information on direct deposit is available in the New Employee Resource Guide and will also be discussed during your orientation.
Weekly Paid MGH Institute employees receive their pay check each Thursday. However, when an official MGB holiday falls on a Thursday, payday moves back one day to Wednesday. (A list of holidays is available on Vitals.)
The hours you work each week are recorded in an electronic timekeeping system (Kronos). If, upon checking your pay check, you believe there is a problem with your hours, please notify Human Resources. HR is authorized to work with the Payroll Department to correct any errors or omissions. For questions about your rate of pay, please contact your supervisor or your Human Resources Generalist.
Monthly Paid MGH Institute employees are paid their monthly salary each month. If, upon checking your pay check, you believe there is a problem with your pay check, please notify Human Resources. HR is authorized to work with the Payroll Department to correct any errors or omissions. For questions about your rate of pay, please contact your supervisor or your Human Resources Generalist.
Tuition Remission
The Tuition Assistance program helps you pursue your educational goals to continue to shape the future of healthcare. The program provides reimbursement of eligible education expenses up to $5,250 per calendar year for full-time employees and $2,625 for part-time employees. Read more in the MGB Ask My HR Tuition Assistance section.
The Tuition Remission Program is a tuition scholarship granted by the Institute to qualified faculty, staff, administration (referred to employees here after), and dependent children and non-dependent children (up to age 27) of qualified employees. The amount of the scholarship granted will depend on your eligibility status described later in this document.
The remission program covers tuition and tuition deposits only for classes taken at the Institute. Participating employees or dependents are responsible for all other fees. The Tuition Remission benefit is not available retroactively.
Tuition remission benefits are granted on a semester basis. For the purpose of the program, the two summer sessions are treated as one academic semester.
Information on current policy and eligibility may be obtained from the Institute's Human Resources Office. Faculty wishing to take advantage of this benefit should complete the tuition request form before the end of the spring semester of the year prior to graduate study.
Employee Benefit
The Tuition Remission program is available to all employees who have completed one year of consecutive service with a FTE of 0.50 or greater. Rehired employees do not receive credit for prior service when establishing eligibility for tuition remission.
Full-time employees are entitled to 100% tuition remission for up to six credits per semester (maximum of 18 credits per academic year). The value of tuition remission may be taxable unless the courses are job related. The taxability of tuition remission will be determined each year in accordance with applicable federal law. The benefit is pro-rated based on the employee’s current FTE.
The tuition benefit is granted with the understanding that courses must be taken outside of regular work hours. Employees can not use their lunchtime, vacation or sick days to attend classes.
Tuition remission benefit continues while an employee is on an approved paid leave of absence or an approved sabbatical with pay. With prior approval, the benefit may be continued during an approved unpaid leave of absence taken for one of the following reasons:
- Research Purpose
- Military Service
- Other activities as may be approved by the Institute
If for any reason, other than those listed above, an employee takes an approved leave of absence without pay, the tuition remission benefit terminates for the duration of the leave.
Termination of Benefit
If your employment ends after the first class day of the semester, the benefit will continue until the end of the semester.
Applying for Tuition Remission
View MGB's Tuition Remission Policy and ihphr [at] mghihp.edu (contact HR) with any questions.
Taxation of Benefits
Under current tax law, up to $5,250 in value for graduate tuition remission benefits for employees are, generally, not considered taxable income. Graduate tuition remission in excess of $5,250 per calendar year for employees and all graduate tuition remission benefits for dependents are generally subject to federal, state, and FICA taxation. As these regulations change frequently, this information is provided only to inform the employee of the possibility of taxation.
Dependent Children Benefit
Dependent children of employees who have completed five years of consecutive service with a FTE of 0.50 or greater are eligible to receive the tuition remission benefit upon verification of acceptance into a degree or certificate program at the Institute.
The total amount of the tuition benefit is pro-rated based on the employee’s current FTE. For example, the dependent child would receive 75% tuition remission for an employee with an FTE of 75%.
Charges for the application fee as well as other fees and costs associated with being a student at the Institute are not covered by the tuition remission benefit.
Dependent children must fall under the IRS definition of dependent children (Publication 501). When applying for tuition remission benefits, dependent children are required to file a current proof of dependency.
If the dependent child’s status change occurs during a semester which tuition remission is received, the benefit will end upon completion of that semester. The individual may then qualify for a partial remission as a non-dependent child of an employee.
Non-Dependent Child Benefit
Children who do not meet the IRS definition of a dependent are eligible for this benefit through their 27th birthday.
Non-dependent children of employees who have completed five years of consecutive service with an FTE of 0.50 or greater are eligible to receive 75% tuition remission benefit upon verification of acceptance into a degree or certificate program at the Institute. The total amount of the tuition benefit is pro-rated based on the employee’s current FTE.
If the child reaches the age of 27 during the semester, they will be covered by the benefit until the end of that semester.
Termination of Benefit
If your employment ends after the first class day of the semester, the benefit will continue until the end of the semester.
Applying for Tuition Remission
View the Institute's Tuition Remission Policy and ihphr [at] mghihp.edu (contact HR) with any questions.
Taxation of Benefits
Under current tax law, up to $5,250 in value for graduate tuition remission benefits for employees are, generally, not considered taxable income. Graduate tuition remission in excess of $5,250 per calendar year for employees and all graduate tuition remission benefits for dependents are generally subject to federal, state, and FICA taxation. As these regulations change frequently, this information is provided only to inform the employee of the possibility of taxation.
Additional Resources
The Mass General Brigham Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is a workplace-based consultation, short-term counseling, information, and referral program for employees and their families, as well as students of the MGH Institute who may be experiencing difficulties that affect their personal lives of work performance.
The EAP offers assistance with all types of personal, family or work-related concerns.
The EAP provides consultation and training to the workplace regarding the impact and resolution of behavioral/mental health and productivity problems; and it provides consultation and crisis intervention to work groups.
The EAP provides free, confidential, and voluntary assessments, short-term problem focused counseling, and referrals for treatment or other assistance, including a monthly support group for those involved with elder care.
The main EAP office is at 175 Charles River Park at MGH, but they also have offices at different Mass General Brigham locations in the Greater Boston area, the North Shore, and on Cape Cod. The EAP provides on-campus counseling for students under the Student Assistance Program (SAP), which is located in the Student and Alumni Center in Building 39.
Call (866) 724-4327 to speak to a counselor. They are there to help.
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