BASE RETIREMENT SAVINGS EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS UC OFFERS THE FOLLOWING RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTIONS IN LIEU OF CONTRIBUTING TO SOCIAL SECURITY. AS STATE OF OHIO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES, EMPLOYEES WILL NOT CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIAL SECURITY.
OPTION 1: STRS: STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM  AVAILABLE TO FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME EMPLOYEES  VESTING SCHEDULE APPLIES  UC CONTRIBUTION:  9.53% - DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN  14% - DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN  14% - COMBINED PLAN  EMPLOYEE MANDATORY CONTRIBUTION – 14% OPTION 2: ARP: ALTERNATIVE RETIREMENT PLAN  AVAILABLE TO FULL-TIME (100% FTE) EMPLOYEES  DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN  IMMEDIATE VESTING  UC CONTRIBUTES 9.53% OF EMPLOYEE’S ELIGIBLE PAY  EMPLOYEE MANDATORY CONTRIBUTION – 14%
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PLAN ELECTIONS ARE MADE BY SUBMITTING THE UC RETIREMENT PLAN ELECTION FORM VIA EMAIL TO benefits@uc.edu  IF NO ELECTION IS MADE WITHIN 120 DAYS OF THE START OF EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYEES WILL BE ENROLLED STATE SYSTEM (OPERS)  IF THE ARP IS ELECTED, VENDOR AND INVESTMENT CHOICES ARE MADE VIA THE UC NETBENEFITS PLATFORM www.netbenefits.com/universityofcincinnati o ACCESS TO THE ARP ACCOUNT IN NETBENEFITS IS AVAILABLE AFTER UC BENEFITS RECEIVES THE UC RETIREMENT PLAN ELECTION FORM AND SENDS A CONFIRMATION EMAIL TO THE EMPLOYEE
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