Benefits at Berkeley
The University offers a wide array of benefits* for staff and academic employees. Most campus departments have a Department Benefits Counselor who can answer many of your questions about enrolling in and using your benefits. The benefits staff in Human Resources provide counseling and assistance as well.
The links on this page are organized in three ways: by category of benefits (What), by category of employee (Who), and by direct links to tools and resources (How).
- Benefits basics
- Health and insurance
- Retirement and savings plans
- Work-related illness or injury (University Health Services page)
- Information for departmental benefits professionals
- Information for new faculty and staff
- Information for current employees
- Staff Assignments: HR Benefits
- HR/Benefits newsletter from UCOP (UCOP's At Your Service page*)
- Benefits actions on line (UCOP's At Your Service page*)
- Forms and publications
- Benefits workshops
*Because the benefits programs are administered by the systemwide Office of the President (UCOP), some links on these pages will take you to pages on the UCOP benefits website, At Your Service.
Vacation, sick leave, and holidays are determined by personnel policy and bargaining agreements. Please see the personnel policy or bargaining agreement that covers your position for information on these topics. If you are a Visiting or Post-doctoral Scholar, please check with your department for information about your benefits.