Faculty, staff, and graduate student academic employees are eligible for UT benefits if they are expected to work, and are appointed for, at least 20 hours per week (50% FTE) and at least 135 continuous days (one full long semester). The minimum 50% FTE is based on the sum of all active benefits-eligible positions held on campus. For example, a Lecturer with a 25% FTE in the College of Education and a concurrent 25% FTE in a different CSU would be eligible for benefits based on their total 50% FTE across both jobs.
| Employee Type | Criteria | To which Job Profiles does it apply? | End date in Workday? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Benefits Eligible (Expected to Continue) | Appointed for: a) at least 135 continuous days and b) for at least 20 Scheduled Weekly Hours (SWH) either in a single benefits-eligible job, or across multiple benefits-eligible jobs | All faculty Job Profiles except the following:
| Professional-track: No. However, all professional-track faculty must have an active contract in Workday, and a "Contract End Date" will display in their Worker Profile at Summary > Job Details |
| Tenured/tenure-track: No | |||
| Regular Benefits Eligible (Fixed Term) | Appointed for: a) at least 135 continuous days and b) for at least 20 Scheduled Weekly Hours (SWH) either in a single benefits-eligible job, or across multiple benefits-eligible jobs | Only the following faculty Job Profiles:
| Professional-track: Yes. All relevant Job Profiles for this Employee Type are professional-track positions in Workday. |
Tenured/tenure-track: Yes - any Fixed Term job for a tenured/tenure-track faculty member will be an Additional Job (either Faculty Associate or Summer Additional Job) and will have an end date. | |||
| Regular Non-Benefits Eligible (Expected to Continue) | Appointed for fewer than 135 continuous days and/or for fewer than 20 SWH | Professional-track: No. However, all professional-track faculty must have an active contract in Workday, and a "Contract End Date" will display in their Worker Profile at Summary > Job Details | |
| Tenured/tenure-track: No (although tenured-tenure-track faculty are non-benefits eligible only in very unusual and temporary circumstances) | |||
| Regular Non-Benefits Eligible (Fixed Term) | Appointed for fewer than 135 continuous days and/or for fewer than 20 SWH | Professional-track: No. However, all professional-track faculty must have an active contract in Workday, and a "Contract End Date" will display in their Worker Profile at Summary > Job Details | |
| Tenured/tenure-track: No |
Tenured/Tenure-Track faculty should always be Employee Type Regular Benefits-Eligible (Expected to Continue) in Workday. For Non-Tenure Track (NTT) faculty, benefits-eligibility should match the primary job, unless the summer job creates benefits eligibility.
For summer benefits information, see COE: Summer Insurance Coverage for Faculty.
See general benefits information at COE: Insurance.
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