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New Employee Information
Information for new employees about benefits.
The Department of Personnel’s Employee Benefits Section provides you with help and support regarding your employee benefits. Listed below are the basic benefits that are available to you and your dependents:
There are a number of other voluntary insurance benefits for you to choose, such as, Additional Long Term Disability, Optional Life Insurance, Dependent Life Insurance, Accidental Death and Dismemberment, Legal Insurance. In addition, there are even more benefits such as Short Term Disability, Accident, Hospitalization, Critical Care, just to name a few.
The initial action items for you as you begin your journey working for the City are the following:
- Review your new hire benefit enrollment packet.
- Decide which benefits are adequate to protect you and your family. Pay special attention to Optional Life Insurance, Long Term Disability and Legal Insurance. In addition to the coverage for of Healthcare coverage.
- Thoroughly complete your Consolidated Enrollment Form, included in the packet and also linked below.
- Your completed form and any dependent supporting documentation should be emailed to CityEmployeeBenefits@stlouis-mo.gov.
- Your insurance coverage will start on the first pay period after you have completed 30 days of employment with the City, Please see the Table of Insurance Start Dates to see when your benefits begin!
We hope that you will take the time to become familiar with the benefits available to you through the City. The webpage is dedicated to newly hired employees eligible to participate in the City Plans including Civilian employees working for the Police Division.
If you are a Police Division Commissioned employee, this page DOES NOT APPLY to your benefits. For information concerning your Police Division Benefits please contact Police Division Human Resources at 314-444-5893.
