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Counterpart International (Counterpart) offers rewarding and challenging careers. Learn more about Counterpart.
The most valuable assets in achieving our mission are our employees. Counterpart is an equal opportunity employer. Women, minorities, veterans, and the physically challenged are encouraged to apply. Learn more about our core values.
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Headquarters Benefits
Field Benefits
Headquarters Work/Life Programs
Field Work/Life Programs
Benefits and Work/Life Programs
In addition to competitive salaries, a flexible work environment and opportunities for professional development, Counterpart is proud to offer a great benefits package. We strive to help our employees' improve the quality of their lives and to help them balance their responsibilities both at work and at home.
Headquarters Benefits
Employees working in our Arlington, Virginia Headquarters are eligible to receive the following benefits:
Headquarters Optional BenefitsHealth Insurance
Counterpart offers medical coverage through CareFirst BlueCross/BlueShield. Full time employees are eligible for health insurance coverage starting the first day of employment. Counterpart offers two coverage options: 1) HMO Open Access plan where Counterpart pays 100 percent of the premium for the employee's insurance and 50 percent of premium for the employee's spouse and/or dependents.
2) PPO plan where Counterpart and the employee share the cost of the premium for the employee and dependents. Both plans also include prescription and basic vision insurance coverage.
Dental insurance
Counterpart offers Dental coverage through Met Life PPO provider. Employees are eligible for dental coverage since the first day of employment. Counterpart pays for 100 percent of the premium for the employee's insurance and 50 percent of premium for the employee's spouse and/or dependents.
Life Insurance Coverage
Employees are eligible for Life Insurance coverage since the first day of the month following their hire date if the hire date is not on the first. This coverage is under Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company. The coverage amount is equal to two times the employee's annual salary. There is no cost to the employee; the entire premium is paid by Counterpart.
Short-Term Disability (STD) Coverage
Eligible employees who are unable to work for an acute period of time due to illness, pregnancy or injury, may be eligible to receive short-term disability benefits. The entire premium is paid by Counterpart. STD benefits are 60 percent of your weekly earnings and begin two weeks following the onset of a disability.
Long-Term Disability (LTD) Coverage
Eligible employees who become disabled and unable to work for a prolonged period of time may be eligible to receive long-term disability benefits. Employees are eligible for Long-Term Disability coverage under Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company. There is no cost to the employee; the entire premium is paid by Counterpart. LTD benefits are 60 percent of your monthly earnings and begin 90 days following the onset of a disability.
Retirement Plan
Counterpart offers a tax-deferred defined contribution retirement plan through The Hartford under section 403(b) of the US tax code. Counterpart will contribute 10 percent of the employee's base salary into the employee's retirement account (2 years vesting schedule) with no employee matching requirement. In addition, employees are eligible from the first day of employment to participate in Counterpart's 403(b) plan with pre-tax deductions from the employee's gross wages.
Transportation Benefits
Counterpart full-time employees are eligible to receive Transportation Benefits for up to a $120 per month.
Employees working in our Arlington, Virginia Headquarters are eligible to receive the following optional benefits:
Flexible Spending Account (FSAs)
Full-time employees of Counterpart can choose to use a health care and/or dependent care FSA to pay for qualified expenses not covered by insurance on a pre-tax basis. Employees can elect annually to have pre-tax deductions withheld in equal increments from their pay which are then deposited into a health and/or dependent care FSA for subsequent reimbursement as expenses are incurred.
The maximum amount that may be set aside in a dependent care FSA is $5,000 per year, and the maximum amount that may be set aside in a health care FSA is currently $2,500 per year.
Pre paid Legal Services
Provides the employee and their families with legal access 24 hours a day in all fifty states to protect their legal rights in any legal situation. Legal services provided include: Preventive legal Services; Motor Vehicle Legal Service, Trial Defense, and IRS Audit Legal Services.
Enrollment is completely voluntary and the premium is paid by the employee. Payroll deductions qualify as pre-taxable deductions.
AFLAC Insurance
Employees can elect Aflac income, asset protection since the first day of employment. Aflac empowers people at critical moments of need through plans that anticipate - not react to-health challenges. Policies include: Vision, Accident; Disability, Cancer; Specified-Disease, Dental, Hospital Confinement Indemnity, Hospital Confinement, Sickness Indemnity, Hospital Intensive Care, Life, Long-Term Care, Short-Term Disability, Specified Health Event.
Enrollment is completely voluntary and the premium is paid by the employee. Payroll deductions qualify as pre-taxable deductions.
Headquarters Work/Life Benefits
Field BenefitsAnnual Leave
Time off with pay is available to eligible employees to provide opportunities for rest, relaxation, and personal pursuits. All regular full-time employees begin to earn annual leave on their first day of employment. Employees earn 15 days of leave per year during the first 3 years of employment, and 20 days per year during years 4 through 6. This increases to 25 days per year thereafter. Part-time employees earn leave on a prorated basis.
Sick and Personal Leave
Counterpart offers employees up to 10 days of paid Sick Leave per year; two of these days can be used as personal leave during the year.
Holidays
Counterpart headquarters observes US federal government holidays. Regular full-time employees are eligible to receive pay for their regularly scheduled hours at their regular rate of pay for a given holiday.
Gym
Counterpart has an agreement with "Sport & Health Club". Employees can enroll at this facility and get a discounted corporate rate.
Summer Compress Time
Compressed Time is an arrangement where an employee works an additional hour each day during a two workweek cycle and as a result, gets the benefit of a day off every other week. Compressed time begins on Memorial Day and finish on Labor Day. Full-time employees are eligible to receive this benefit.
Flexible Schedule
Flexible scheduling, or "Flextime," is available in some circumstances to allow employees to vary their starting and ending times each day within established limits. Flextime may be possible if a mutually workable schedule can be negotiated between the employee and the supervisor.
Parental Leave
Counterpart offers four weeks of paid parental leave upon the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child in the employee's immediate family. Eligible employees are those regular full-time employees who have been employed by Counterpart for a minimum of twelve (12) months.
Expats (citizens or permanent legal residents of the United States and who are recruited in the United States to work overseas) and Third Country Nationals or TCN's (employees who are neither a citizen nor a permanent legal resident of the United States nor of the country to which they are assigned for duty, and who are recruited in the United States to work overseas) are eligible to receive the following benefits:
Field Work/Life BenefitsHealth Insurance
Full time employees are eligible for health insurance coverage the first day of employment. Counterpart offers medical coverage through CIGNA International insurance company provider. Coverage is available for Employee Only, or Employee + Family. Counterpart pays for 100 percent of the premium for the employee's insurance and 50 percent of premium for the employee's spouse and/or dependents. The plan also includes prescription and basic vision insurance coverage.
Dental Insurance
Employees are eligible for dental coverage the first day of employment. Counterpart offers medical coverage through CIGNA International insurance company provider. Coverage is available for Employee Only, or Employee + Family. Counterpart International, Inc. pays for 100 percent of the premiums for the employee's insurance and 50 percent of premiums for the employee's spouse and/or dependents.
Retirement Plan (US Expats only)
Counterpart offers a tax-deferred defined contribution retirement plan through The Hartford under section 403(b) of the US tax code. Counterpart will contribute 10 percent of the employee's base salary into the employee's retirement account (2 years vesting schedule) with no employee matching requirement. In addition, employees are eligible from the first day of employment to participate in Counterpart's 403(b) plan with pre-tax deductions from the employee's gross wages.
Life Insurance Coverage (US Expats only)
Employees are eligible for Life Insurance coverage the first day of employment. This coverage is under Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company. The coverage amount is equal to two times the employee's annual salary (Cap at $400,000). There is no cost to the employee; the entire premium is paid by Counterpart.
Life Insurance Coverage (TCN's Only)
TCN's employees are covered for Life and Accidental Death Insurance the first day of employment. This coverage is under Petersen International Underwriters, Worldwide Insurance Agency The coverage amount is equal to two times the employee's annual salary (Cap at $200,000). There is no cost to the employee; the entire premium is paid by Counterpart
Short-Term Disability (STD) Coverage (US Expats only)
Eligible employees who are unable to work for an acute period of time due to illness, pregnancy or injury, may be eligible to receive short-term disability benefits. The entire premium is paid by Counterpart. STD benefits are 60 percent of your weekly earnings and begin two weeks following the onset of a disability.
Long-Term Disability (LTD) Coverage (US Expats only)
Eligible employees who become disabled and unable to work for a prolonged period of time may be eligible to receive long-term disability benefits. Employees are eligible for Long-Term Disability coverage under Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company There is no cost to the employee; the entire premium is paid by Counterpart. LTD benefits are 60 percent of your monthly earnings and begin 90 days following the onset of a disability.
Annual Leave
All regular full-time employees begin to earn annual leave on their first day of employment. Employees earn 20 days of leave per year during the first 3 years of employment, and 25 days per year thereafter. Part-time employees earn leave on a prorated basis.
Sick and Personal Leave
Counterpart offers employees up to 10 days of paid Sick Leave per year; two of these days can be used as personal leave during the year.
Holidays
Counterpart field offices observe a combination of their assigned country's holidays and US federal government holidays for a maximum of 12 holidays per calendar year.
Parental Leave
Counterpart offers four weeks of paid parental leave upon the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child in the employee's immediate family. Eligible employees are those regular full-time employees who have been employed by Counterpart for a minimum of twelve (12) months.