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Benefits Eligibility

Faculty and staff who work 20 hours or more per week for a period of 4.5 months or longer in a fiscal year (September through August) are eligible for some benefits, while other benefits are available to employees with 12 month appointments or who work 40 hours per week  

Benefits Summary
University of Houston faculty and staff enjoy a comprehensive choice of insurance plans including medical, dental, life, accident, short-term disability, long-term disability, and short-term disability, long-term care insurance and flexible spending accounts. Medical coverage is provided at no cost to full-time benefits eligible faculty and staff Dependent medical coverage and other insurance coverage is available at group rates.


Hours
In order to accommodate the needs of the universities work force our hours of operation are Monday – Friday 8:00am-5:00pm.