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NETL is an employee-friendly workplace. To help employees deal effectively with personal or family-related pressures while minimizing the disruptions such pressures can cause at the work site, NETL provides:
Flexible Work Schedules
NETL offers alternative work schedules to help its employees balance work and personal responsibilities. There are two types of alternative work schedules: flexible work schedules and compressed work schedules.
Annual Leave
All career employees earn vacation or "annual leave." The amount earned varies with the length of Federal service. Employees earn 13 days of annual leave each year the first three years of employment; 20 days after 3 years and 26 days after 15 years.
Sick Leave
Regardless of the length of service, employees earn 13 days of sick leave each year for their own use or to use for the care of an ill family member.
Family and Medical Leave
The Family and Medical Leave Act entitles eligible Federal employees to a total of 12 weeks or up to 480 hours of unpaid leave (i.e., leave without pay) during any 12-month period to allow them to take care of family and medical needs.
Holidays
Federal employees receive 11 paid holidays per year.
Promotions
Employees may be eligible for promotion to the full performance level if they demonstrate the ability to perform duties of progressive responsibility.
Awards
NETL offers an incentive awards program intended to encourage high productivity by acknowledging superior performance.
Retirement
Congress created the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) in 1986, and it became effective on January 1, 1987. Since that time, new Federal civilian employees who have retirement coverage are covered by FERS.
Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)
The Thrift Savings Plan is a retirement savings and investment plan for federal government employees.
Life Insurance
Federal employees have the opportunity to select life insurance coverage.
Federal Employee Insurance Benefits Overview
There are many benefit entitlements for Federal employees and their families.
Health Insurance
The Federal Employees Health Benefit Program can help you and your family meet your health care needs. Federal employees enjoy the widest selection of health plans in the country.
Dental and Vision Insurance
The Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP) is available to eligible Federal employees. FEDVIP allows dental and vision insurance to be purchased on a group basis with competitive premiums and no pre-existing condition limitations. In addition, premiums for enrolled Federal employees are withheld from salary on a pre-tax basis.
Training Opportunities
NETL is committed to improving workforce performance related to its mission by using a systematic approach to assessing, planning, delivering, and evaluating training. This includes formal and informal training, education, and development or other learning assignments.
Child Care
On-site facilities in Morgantown and Pittsburgh allow employees to leave their children during working hours. Fees vary by location and age of the child.
Physical Fitness/Health Services
NETL encourages employees to maintain their physical well being. NETL sites feature employee-sponsored and supported fitness centers and frequently conduct wellness programs.
Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs)
EAPs support employees who have performance or conduct problem or conflicts with supervisors or coworkers, or whose health, personal, or family circumstances could affect job performance or workplace behavior.
Leave Transfer Program
This program allows employees to donate their annual leave to fellow employees who are experiencing a medical emergency and who have used up their own sick and annual leave and would otherwise be in a non-pay status.
