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Health Insurance
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Medical Insurance
We're currently working on finalizing the details of our medical insurance. We will provide updates as soon as possible. Below is a summary of the potential plan coverage:
Each pay period, you’ll see a payroll deduction for medical insurance:
- Employee-only medical coverage: $84.18
- Employee-partner medical coverage: $172.37
- Employee-child(ren) medical coverage: $170.44
- Employee-family medical coverage: $258.66
Dental Insurance
Dental insurance in the US is provided through MetLife. The company pays 100% of the premium. Open enrollment is in November every year, with new coverage beginning December 1. Marriages and domestic partnerships are covered equally. You’re eligible for coverage on your first day of employment. If you are terminated or resign from Startr, your coverage will end on the last day of the month of your separation date and you may be eligible for continued coverage after that (COBRA).
Vision Insurance
Vision insurance in the US is provided through MetLife. The company pays 100% of the premium. Open enrollment is in November every year, with new coverage beginning December 1. Marriages and domestic partnerships are covered equally. You’re eligible for coverage on your first day of employment. If you are terminated or resign from Startr, your coverage will end on the last day of the month of your separation date and you may be eligible for continued coverage after that (COBRA).
Health Insurance
If you pay out of pocket for private health insurance, you can request reimbursement for 75% of your insurance payments on your monthly invoice. Your monthly reimbursement is capped at the amount Startr pays per employee per month on the US employee group plan. You may be asked to provide documentation to support your request for reimbursement.
Life Insurance
Startr offers a $400,000 life insurance/AD+D policy to all staff through MetLife. The company pays 100% of the premium. You’re eligible for coverage on your first day of employment, and it’s terminated automatically on your final day of employment. Open enrollment is in November every year, and participants are auto-enrolled at that time.
Short Term Disability Insurance
Startr is currently working on finalizing the details of our short-term disability insurance. We will provide updates as soon as possible.
Retirement Plan
Startr is currently working on finalizing the details of our retirement plan. We will provide updates as soon as possible.
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
The FSA is an account where you can set aside pre-tax money for out-of-pocket medical expenses, such as prescriptions, over-the-counter medicine, vision care, etc. You have to decide up front how much money you want to put in the account, and the max is $3,200/year per person in your household. There is a separate type of FSA for dependent care, and the max for that plan is $5,000/year or $2,500/year if you split this with a partner. This is an entirely optional program. Open enrollment is in December every year, with new coverage beginning January 1.
Paid Time Off
Our team is currently working on finalizing the details of our paid time off policy. We will provide updates as soon as possible.
Sabbatical
In addition to annual PTO and holidays, every three years employees may take a 6-week paid sabbatical. Give your team a heads-up, preferably three months in advance, so they can coordinate. If you’re terminated or resign from Startr with an unused sabbatical, Startr will pay you the monetary equivalent of those unused days only if your unused sabbatical was earned within the previous 12 months.
Paid Sick Time
We don’t offer a bank of sick days, nor do we ask you to track your sick days. When you’re sick, please notify your manager as soon as you know you’ll be out, and for how long you expect to be out.
If you’ll be away from work due to illness or injury for more than 7 consecutive work days, you may be required to file a short-term disability claim.
Startr does not pay out for unused sick time upon resignation or termination.
Your manager will check in with you if you’re taking frequent unplanned sick days. Excessive use of sick time may result in disciplinary measures. If you have a medical condition that you know will take you away from work regularly, please work with your team peeps and your manager.
Summer Hours
We work 4-day work weeks from May 1 through August 31 every year. An employee who has just been hired may have to complete a training program, designated by their team lead, to be eligible. When a holiday occurs during summer hours, you can take the holiday off or your normal summer day off. Any additional days off count as vacation days.
Scheduling Time Off
Startr doesn’t have a formal time off request process. It’s your responsibility to work with your manager and team to ensure coverage and manage your scheduled workload. The sooner you can inform your manager and team of your planned absence, the better, especially longer absences like sabbatical or long vacations. If your team has a defined process for scheduling time off, please follow that first.
Family Leave
If you become the primary caregiver of a child, you can take up to 16 weeks leave at 100% pay. If you become the secondary caregiver of a new child, you can take up to 6 weeks leave at 100% pay. You may choose to take an additional unpaid leave as the primary or secondary caregiver. All parental leave must be taken within the first year of the child’s birth or placement.
Some states offer additional benefits to their residents.
Bereavement Leave
When you lose a loved one, you can take paid time off from work for bereavement, making arrangements, settling family affairs, and attending the funeral or memorial service. Let your manager know your plans as soon as you can so they can arrange for your absence.
You can take ten days of bereavement leave for the death of an immediate family member, and three days leave for the death of an extended family member. If you know you’ll be away from work for much longer, please talk to your manager to discuss that special case.
Pet Insurance
Everyone has the option to purchase pet insurance through Manypets at a 15% discount. There are no set rates, and you can visit our portal on Manypets’ website to get your quote and sign up. There’s no open enrollment period to sign up for pet insurance, and Startr doesn’t administer or contribute towards your policy.
Employee Profit Sharing
Startr shares 10% of its annual company profits with employees, which is distributed in shares based on tenure. Profits are distributed after the books are closed on the previous fiscal year, usually around March (e.g. 2024 profits distributed in March 2025).
You’re eligible to participate in profit sharing after two years of working at Startr. You’ll accrue one share per month starting on your first anniversary at Startr, and you’ll max out your shares at 10 years. We calculate shares based on months of tenure so there’s no unfair cliff between being hired in December vs January.
We ask that you think of any compensation from this program as not something to be counted upon, not something to be budgeted with, but as a true bonus. Year to year, profits and therefore the amount we’re able to share with employees may swing wildly or not be paid out at all.
This Program does not have any set expiration date, but the company reserves the right to amend it or cancel it at any time. You forfeit your shares in the profit sharing program if you resign or are terminated from Startr before the distribution date.
Employee Liquidity Pool
There are no plans to sell Startr or take the company public! But, in the ever so slight chance of that happening, employees may be eligible to receive a portion of 10% of the value of the company if Startr is sold or made public. That 10% would be divided into shares, and shares distributed amongst employees based on their tenure at the time of the sale/offering.
Employees are eligible for shares in the liquidity pool after one year of working at Startr. You’ll accrue one share per month starting on your second anniversary, and you max out your shares after 10 years. We calculate shares based on months of tenure so there’s no unfair cliff between being hired in December vs January.
This Program does not have any set expiration date, but the company reserves the right to amend it or cancel it at any time. You forfeit your shares in the liquidity pool if you resign or are terminated from Startr before the distribution date.
Laptop Policy
We order a new Laptop or Mac Mini for everyone hired at Startr. You can choose the model and specs, within reason and considering the demands of your role. You can upgrade your laptop at any time – when yours breaks, gets too old, or if a more efficient model is released and replacing your machine would benefit your work. Please get approval from Finance before purchasing a new laptop.
Home Office Set-up
During your first year at Startr, you can expense up to $3,000 on a new desk, new desk chair, computer accessories, or other office furniture.
When your office furniture needs to be replaced, you can do so with approval from People Ops.
Coworking Space Stipend
You can expense up to $200/month towards renting coworking space in your city. Please make sure you’re using a true coworking space that’s meant solely for working, not a club or social space like Soho House.
Everyone at Startr has a subscription to Deskpass, a co-working desk reservation service. You can use Deskpass to find co-working spaces near you, and your $200/month benefit is pre-fixed in your account. You’re not required to use Deskpass to use your co-working space benefit. Your Deskpass budget is capped at $200/mo, but none of that gets paid out unless you book a desk.
Personal Startr Accounts
All employees can have a free personal Sage account and a free personal Startr.Space account. We’ll comp your existing accounts during your on-boarding process when you join the team. If you decide to sign up for either account later, you can comp the accounts in Queenbee so you won’t be charged. Ping Andrea or Support if you need help with that.
Expense Account
All staff carry a Startr Visa card that you can use for work expenses like the benefits described above, software, computer equipment, meet-up travel, or office supplies. Check with your manager or your team peeps if you have any doubts about whether or not a purchase qualifies as a work expense.
We use an expense management platform called Airbase. You’re responsible for the monthly categorizing of your expenses and uploading receipts for purchases over $75. Full instructions on how to log your expenses in Airbase can be found in Sage.