is this the norm?

3 holidays. No sick time but we get PTO (paid time off) of about 12hrs a month which can acrue as long as you like. 401k, no pension. Health insurance varies.

I don't think there is a norm. Insurance differs in every company.

It also depends on the country you are working in.

Our facility offers PTO as well, with 11 hours granted per every 80 hours worked. Our health insurance is covered 100%, but we have to pay co-pays (I am not going to even begin to complain about that!) and a small deductible. We recently had an overhaul in our insurance program where obese plan holders (our insurance company calculates BMI for this) and smokers are only allotted a 70/30 plan.

We have our sick days and vacation lumped into the PTO of course. We get paid holidays, but I forget how many we are given. If we work the holiday, it is time and a half.

We get 401K and a pension. We also get the MetLife accidental death and dismemberment plan that requires a very small monthly fee ($6).

I will tell you that all of the above benefits are for full time (32 hours a week) employees. I have no idea what part-timers get.

Your benefits package does not sound very fruitful. What are some others getting? I am curious to see the responses to this thread.

We have 7 paid holidays, PTO which comes to about 14 days/yr, $100/ month phone allowance, AFLAC, 401-K, and health insurance costs @ $200/month for full-time employees. I'm actually working about 25 hrs/wk while in school and I was allowed to keep my full-time bennies as I work 40+ hrs between semesters.

Health Insurance is 55 dollars a week for a single person with a 2000 dollar deductible for certain procedures. No retirement matching, 3 paid holidays a year, approximately 23 paid time off days that we earn, and 1,000 dollars reimbursed per year for tuition. This is for a 32 hour a week position that is cosidered part time. The more time you stay with the hospital the more paid time off days you accrue per pay period. It is not the greatest package but I am thankful as a 2008 graduate that I have a job with insurance.

I think the no retirement thing would have been a no-go for me. Most health systems or hospital corporations, even LTC companies offer something for retirement. I have a very small pension and a plan similar to a 401k with some matching (I think 3%, but not totally sure on that.)

I'm a federal employee. I have 5 weeks vacation/year and 2 and 1/2 weeks sick leave. Holiday pay if you work the holiday, and if not, you get the day off paid. My choice of about 12 insurance companies, my employer covers 80% of my premium and I pay 20% along with copays, etc. I believe my current premium is about $130/month for family coverage. I am FT at 40 hours/week. For part-timers, the benefits are the same but the vacation time/insurance premiums are prorated down/up based on how much you work.

From what I've heard, my benefits are absolutely as good as they get and no one (including the union hospitals in my town) can compare.

I am also a Federal Govt Employee and chose the VA to work specifically for their great benefits. Our "401k" aka TSP automatically matches 1% of your pay even if you don't participate with your own monies. Then they match dollar for dollar up to the first 3% you put in and then 0.5 up to 5%. We also have a pension plan as well. But the 5 weeks of vacation called AL (annual leave) in gov't terms is the real kicker. Love it! :redpinkhe