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.
To find more detailed information, go to the HR Navigator and click on Work/Life Balance/Leaves.
To find more detailed information, go to the HR Navigator and Work/Life Balance/Leaves.
To find more detailed information, go to the HR Navigator and click on Work/Life Balance/Leaves.
Sometimes you need to take an extended period of time away from work to care for a new baby or family member or to recover from an illness.
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.
Parental Leave
You can receive up to three (3) 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 a year of service and be regularly scheduled to work 20 hours or more per week to be eligible for Parental Leave.
Family Care Leave
You can receive one (1) week paid to care for an ill family member. Leave is taken in one (1) day increments.
Adoption and Surrogacy Benefits
Click here to learn more about how DSM can help you offset the cost of adoption and/or surrogacy.
Leave Eligibility
To find more detailed information, go to the HR Navigator and click on Work/Life Balance/Leaves.
Call Matrix at 1-877-202-0055 to begin processing your 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.