StandardReliant encourages our employees to grow in their knowledge, skills, and character by pursuing educational opportunities that enhance job performance and improve ministry capabilities. Work/Personal Time for Education - Employees must spend more than half their work time on their regular ministry job duties.
- Employees and their supervisors work together to:
- Determine how work and education hours are divided to fulfill job duties.
- Track hours spent on education and job duties.
Education Expense Reimbursements: - Employees may reimburse up to $5250 per calendar year. Exceptions may apply.
- The calendar year limit applies to when reimbursements are paid, not when submitted or when expenses were incurred.
- Eligible expenses include:
- Fees: tuition, application, graduation, etc.
- Course books and supplies
- Taxable reimbursement expenses, including travel, meals, and school-related health checks and immunizations
- Reimbursements are paid based on Reliant's order of pay when funds are available in the ministry account for which the employee is responsible.
- Students receiving scholarships or federal aid may not reimburse for the amount from other sources.
- Students may only reimburse a class once, should a class need to be retaken.
- Associate Volunteers are not eligible for this benefit.
- Non-credit-based learning opportunities are reimbursed through Conferences, Retreats, and Events.
Pre-Approval Request: We ask all employees interested in reimbursing continuing education expenses to submit a request for pre-approval to their local supervisors and their Program Teams. Pre-approval sets appropriate expectations before registering for education classes and streamlines reimbursements for education-related expenses. |