Overview of UPS benefits for part-time and full-time employees

Want to work at the world’s largest courier company?

United Parcel Service (UPS) is a well-known name and pioneer in domestic and international shipping.

As it is with any opportunity, it’s always a good idea to research the company and what it offers before you apply for vacancies.

You’re in the right place because we’re going to do exactly that.

In this article, we’ll be discussing the benefits of working at UPS before taking you through the application process.

Ready? Let’s dive in.

Why work at UPS?

UPS is a multinational package delivery company specializing in shipping couriers and supply chain management.

The global corporation was famously started with a $100 loan to finance a delivery service. It has now grown into a global conglomerate with over 495,000 employees across over 220 countries, connected via road, air, rail, and ocean.

UPS is an innovation-driven organization that puts its customers at the heart of all operations. It aims to do this by hiring the best talent across international distribution networks in part-time, full-time, and seasonal positions.

From contributions toward a college education to a $300 million a year budget for employee training programs, the company is committed to helping employees develop their careers from within.

How long do you have to work at UPS to get benefits?

UPS has a policy of promoting from within the workforce.

Many part-time hires or interns successfully step into full-time roles within a year of working at UPS.

In fact, 50% of full-time hires started as part-time UPS employees.

This is why those who work in part-time roles also receive a competitive perks and benefits package, including great compensation and health care benefits.

UPS offers a comprehensive package for everyone, where even part-time employees are eligible to receive full-time benefits such as medical coverage and tuition assistance.

To be eligible for UPS benefits, part-time employees will have to work for a minimum of 225 hours.

If you work over 225 hours and less than 400 hours in a part-time role at UPS within three months, you’ll be eligible for the following TeamstersCare benefits:

• Hospitalization and medical care

• Dental care

• Vision and hearing care

• Prescription drugs

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Behavioral health

If you work in a part-time role at UPS and work for over 400 hours within a three-month eligibility period, you’ll receive the same range of benefits and perks that full-time employees get for the same period.

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UPS believes in giving employees a good work-life balance, so the company offers a range of attractive perks and benefits.

UPS Tuition Assistance Program

The company believes in developing the skills of all employees, so it developed the UPS Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) to recruit and retain talented individuals.

TAP aims to further the educational development of the following types of employees in the U.S.:

• Part-time management employees

• Part-time union employees

• Full-time non-union employees

Since the program began in 1999, over $187 million has been invested in tuition assistance to help 113,000 college students. In addition, UPS also invests around $300 million to develop employees’ careers within the company.

Education Assistance program for part-time employees

Part-time employees can also benefit from the education assistance program, called the Earn & Learn program, which provides tuition support on the job.

Offered in 51 locations worldwide, the program is designed to help those in UPS part-time positions develop their careers and skills.

The program offers the ability to earn between $5,250 and $25,000 per year in assistance.

Part-time employees are eligible on the day of hiring, and full benefits will be prorated if the employee started in the middle of a semester.

Health programs

There are several health plans offered by UPS that aim to meet the needs of different employee groups.

The company also contributes on behalf of its employees in union-administered plans.

Here are some of the health and wellness programs offered by UPS:

• Medical insurance

• Life insurance

• Dental

• Vision

• Prescription drugs

• Supplemental Group Universal Life program

• Cancer insurance

• Sickness and accident insurance

• Business travel accident insurance

• Long-term care insurance

• Long-term disability with inflation coverage

• Child/eldercare spending accounts

• Healthcare spending accounts

• Work-life balance programs

Compensation programs

UPS employees are among the best paid in the industry. The company offers competitive hourly rates and compensation packages across different functions. These range from logistics and warehousing to IT and corporate.

The company wants to empower employees to become important contributors to its commercial success.

UPS developed the employee discounted stock purchase plan to encourage all employees (part-time or full-time, management and non-management, union and union-free) to purchase stock through the program and their 401(k) plan

How to apply for a job at UPS?

Applying for jobs at UPS is a straightforward process.

Visit its jobs site and browse through the available openings by job type (full-time, part-time or seasonal), or select from different functions within the business (engineering, delivery, and warehouse, technicians and fleet, or corporate).

You can filter your list further by selecting which location, country, and state you want to work in. Once you find the right position, click the “Apply Now” button.

This will lead you to a prompt asking you to register or sign in to the UPS jobs portal. Once you register, all you need to do is to upload the relevant documents, answer application questions (if any), and complete the rest of the application.

You can also find UPS jobs through the Jobcase job search board. You can narrow your search down by location, experience level, date posted, and more.

Ready to apply for a role at UPS?

We hope this article has helped you learn more about the employee benefits offered by UPS, as well as the application process.

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