Overview

Taking time off from work is important for your overall well-being and productivity in both your professional and personal life. You may also find the need to take extended time away from work for health, family, or other reasons.

DSM offers a variety of benefits that allow you time to relax, recover, care for family members, honor personal commitments, and more.

 

Paid Time Off (PTO)

To find more detailed information, go to the HR Navigator and click on HR Navigator United States > Work-Life Balance > Paid Time Off.

 

Holidays

To find more detailed information, go to the HR Navigator and click on HR Navigator United States > Work-Life Balance > Paid Time Off.

 

Bereavement

To find more detailed information, go to the HR Navigator and click on HR Navigator United States > Work-Life Balance > Paid Time Off.

 

Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

Through the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), you may be eligible to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave.

Qualifying situations include:

  • Your own serious health condition that makes you unable to perform the functions of your job (runs concurrently with short-term disability (STD).
  • A serious health condition of your child, spouse, or parent that requires you to care for that family member.
  • The birth of a child that requires you to take time off to care for the child (six or eight weeks depending on natural or Cesarean childbirth; will run concurrently with STD).
  • The placement of a child with you for adoption or foster care.
  • Covered military family leave.

Paid state leaves may also be available depending on where you live. Contact Matrix for more information about leaves available in your state.

Call Matrix at 1-877-202-0055 to begin processing your leave.

 

Paid Parental Leave

You can receive up to six (6) weeks of paid leave for mom or dad to care for a new baby/child, including surrogacy/adoption/foster care. Leave is taken in one (1) week increments. You must have 6 months of service and be regularly scheduled to work 20 hours or more per week to be eligible for Paid Parental Leave. See the HR Navigator (HR Navigator > US > Work/Life Balance > Leaves > Paid Family Leave) for more details about this policy.

Call Matrix at 1-877-202-0055 to begin processing your leave.

 

Paid Family Care Leave

You can receive three (3) weeks paid to care for an ill family member. Leave is taken in one (1) day increments. You must have 6 months of service and be regularly scheduled to work 20 hours or more per week to be eligible for Paid Family Care Leave. See the HR Navigator (HR Navigator > US > Work/Life Balance > Leaves > Paid Family Leave) for more details about this policy.

Call Matrix at 1-877-202-0055 to begin processing your leave.

 

Military Leave

To support your service to your country, you may be eligible for an approved leave of absence consistent with the requirements of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA).

See the HR Navigator for more details.