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BENEFITS (HEALTH INSURANCE) WORKSHEET AND INSTRUCTIONS Benefits means health insurance to which a jurisdiction contributes on behalf of an employee or an employee plus dependents. Benefits for pay equity reporting purposes do not include pensions, life, dental or disability insurance,vacations or sick days. You may skip this worksheet IF... eligibility for the amount of employer contribution for health insurance is the same for all classes. You will not need to add benefits to salary information. (Check the first box in Part B(2)on the Pay Equity Implementation Report form.) You must add the employer's contribution to health insurance to maximum monthly salaries IF... the amount of eligibility for the amount of employer contribution is less for any female class within comparable value of a male class. The following steps will help you determine comparable value and how to calculate the amount you must add to maximum monthly salaries. (Check the second box in Part B(2)on the Pay Equity Implementation Report form.) STEP 1. Determine the range of points. Subtract the lowest point value from the highest point value. For example, if the lowest rated job in the jurisdiction has 100 points and the highest rated job has 300 points, 300- 100=200. The range of points is 200. STEP 2. Determine which female classes are"comparable"to male classes. For benefits purposes, a female class is "comparable"to a male class if the job points for the female class are within 10%of the range of points above or below the male class. In the example above,the overall point range is 200. Ten percent of that range is 20 points. Using this point range,a female class with 140 points would be comparable to male classes up to 160 points 20 points above) and down to 120 points(20 points below). STEP 3. Compare benefits for male and female classes of"comparable"value. Are any of the female classes eligible for a lesser amount of employer contribution to health insurance compared to male classes of comparable value? If so,this is called a disadvantage. If the answer is yes and at least one female class is at a disadvantage,you have found a"trigger"and benefits must be calculated and added to maximum monthly salaries for ALL classes. It is possible to have differences in employer contributions to health insurance that are not reported because although a female class or classes has a lower employer contribution,the female class or classes are not within comparable value to a male class receiving a higher employer contribution to health insurance. If no female classes are at a disadvantage,the amount of health insurance is not added to maximum monthly salaries. If no employees in a female class are eligible for health insurance,because they work part-time or for other reasons,the employer's contribution is zero. This would be a disadvantage if the class is within comparable value of a male class eligible for health insurance. Benefits(Health Insurance)Worksheet and Instructions—11/13 Page 6