When your employment status changes from part-time to full-time or full-time to part-time, your benefits eligibility and coverage options will also change. This page describes how your new employment status impacts your benefits.
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Select the scenario that applies to you:
Changing From Part-Time to Full-Time
As a full-time Team Member, you have access to Michaels comprehensive health and welfare benefit plans. You will be eligible for benefits effective the day you become full time if you’ve met the initial eligibility waiting period of the first day of the month following 30 days with Michaels. If you have not, you will be eligible for benefits when your waiting period has been met.
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Enrollment Deadline
Within 30 days of becoming full-time you must log in to Workday and open your “Change in Status” task in your Workday Mailbox to enroll yourself and eligible family members into benefits.
If you do not enroll during this enrollment window, your next opportunity to enroll will be during our annual benefit Open Enrollment period (which typically occurs in May), unless you experience a Qualifying Life Event that allows you to make benefit changes.
Verifying Your Dependents
You will receive instructions from iVerifyPro on how to verify the eligibility of your dependent(s) to participate in our benefit plans. You must verify their eligibility within the timeframe provided or your dependents will be dropped from your coverage.
As part of the verification process, you will be asked to provide documentation for your new dependent(s), such as a birth certificate, court order, or marriage license.
To read more about this process and to access the iVerifyPro portal, visit the Eligibility page.
Review Your Benefit Options & Enroll Online
Visit the How to Enroll page for step-by-step instructions on how to review your full-time benefit options and complete online enrollment in Workday.
Changing From Full-Time to Part-Time
Existing Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage
If you are transitioning to part-time and you were previously enrolled in medical, dental, and/or vision coverage (including any pre-tax savings accounts such as the HSA), what happens to your coverage will depend on the length of your tenure with Michaels.
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More Than 12 Months Tenure
If you have more than 12 months of company seniority and are enrolled in benefits, you will have the option to remain enrolled in medical, dental, vision, and any pre-tax savings account for the remainder of the plan year (through June 30), or you may drop coverage effective the date of your status change.
Log in to Workday and open your “Change in Status” task in your Workday Mailbox to make changes.
Less Than 12 Months Tenure
If you have less than 12 months of company seniority and are enrolled in benefits, your medical, dental, vision, and any pre-tax savings account will drop effective the date of your status change.
You will receive a COBRA notification from HealthEquity (Wage Works) providing your option to continue your benefits.
Other Existing Benefits
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Life, AD&D & Disability Coverage
Any voluntary benefits such as optional life/AD&D and disability, and any company-provided disability benefits you were enrolled in, will stop effective the date of your status change.
401(k) Retirement, Discounts & More
401(k) Retirement Plan and Perks & Discounts
You will continue to be eligible for your Michaels 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, and full access to Team Member Perks & Discounts, tuition assistance and reimbursement, etc.
External Benefit Options for Health, Life, Auto & Home Insurance
You may enroll in part-time health, life, auto, and home insurance coverage by visiting the Mercer Indigo website for access to part-time benefit providers.
Note: These benefit plans are managed outside of the Michaels Benefit department therefore any benefits you enroll in, you will pay the premiums directly to the provider.