MarketStar provides additional benefits to help you reach goals and navigate life’s challenges.
Education Reimbursement Program
Full-time, active employees may request reimbursement for costs they spend toward their development and professional growth.
The following expenses, but not limited to, are eligible for this program:
- Tuition
- Books or study materials
- Certification / Registration fees
- Non-resident fees
Community Leave Bank (CLB)
Eligible employees may receive CLB based on the following:
Purpose
Care for employee or immediate family member affected by life altering event (e.g. medical emergency, major disaster resulting in hardship)
Benefit
- CLB runs concurrently with FMLA
- Paid Time Off and STD must be exhausted
- Up to 6 weeks of full pay
Eligibility
- 6 months of employment AND
- In good standing with company AND
- Contributed a minimum of 8 hours of paid time off to the bank
Employee Hardship Loan Program
Full-time, active employees may request a 0% interest loan that they can repay through payroll deductions. Eligible amounts (up to $2,000) determined by tenure, starting at 6 consecutive months of employment (up to $500).
Examples of a personal temporary financial hardship include circumstance such as:
- Medical emergency
- Impending eviction
- Unanticipated family emergency
- Existing payday loan
- Transportation repairs