Local benefits packages - Ireland 🇮🇪

Local benefits packages enable you to choose from 2 pre-created benefits packages and offer country-tailored benefits to your team. The benefits can include health, dental, and vision insurance.

Benefits packages 

Companies can choose between Competitive and Best-in-class packages. Some of the coverage highlights include:

• Full coverage for up to 180 days in public and private hospitals
• Some refunds on out-of-pocket expenses
• Full cover for outpatient scans
• Free dental check-ups, x-rays, and scale and polish
• Some refunds for major and minor dental treatment costs
• Full refund on eye exams 
• Some refunds on prescriptions and eyewear purchases
• 2 different plans to choose from
• Dependent coverage - Partner and family 
• Service by top Ireland providers

Benefits providers

Oyster works with top local insurance providers in Ireland who understand the market and offer reliable service.

• Health Insurance: Irish Life Health
• Dental & Vision: DeCare

Pricing

Individual

• 	Competitive	Best-in-class
  Health insurance	€112 (age rated)	€118(age rated)
  Dental	€17	€21
  Vision	€12	€15
  Benefit support fee*	€45	€70
  Total cost per TM per month	€186	€224

• 	Competitive	Best-in-class
  Health insurance	$119.84 (age rated)	$ 126.26 (age rated)
  Dental	$18.19	$22.47
  Vision	$12.84	$16.05
  Benefit support fee*	$48.15	$74.90
  Total cost per TM per month	$199.02	$239.68

  **Prices are converted from US dollar ($) and is approximate at April 2023's exchange rate. Therefore, prices are subject to change.

• 	Competitive	Best-in-class
  Health insurance	£ 96.32 (age rated)	£101.48 (age rated)
  Dental	£14.62	£18.06
  Vision	£10.32	£12.90
  Benefit support fee*	£38.70	£60.20
  Total cost per TM per month	£159.96	£192.64

  **Prices are converted from pound (£) and is approximate at April 2023's exchange rate. Therefore, prices are subject to change.

Tax info

Benefits in kind taxes are applicable to all premiums paid by the employer and are born only by the Team Member.

Individuals over 34 year old might have additional fees on their premiums (Lifetime Community
Rating, or "LCR") if they were not previously insured. Those costs are borne by the Team Member as well.

Dependents

Spouse and child(ren) can be included in coverage (up to age 20 inclusive). Price will variate accordingly to the age of the dependent.

Health Insurance: Irish Life Health

Dental Insurance: DeCare Dental

Vision Insurance: DeCare Vision

Renewal

While insurance plans renewal happens every 12 months, plans can be readjusted every two months. Those readjustments will only apply to new enrollments. The premium cost for those already enrolled will be locked for 12 months.

The readjustment will be based on the overall claim experience of that insured based on the plan and the local medical inflation.

How to enroll your Team Member in Ireland into a local benefits package

You can enroll your team into local benefits in Ireland from the hiring flow or from the in-app benefits flow. 

From the hiring flow:

1. After you fill out the compensation details, you will be taken to the Benefits section of the hiring form.
2. Select a benefits package based on your company’s benefits strategy. Here's some recommendations on which to choose:
   • Competitive - if you want to offer benefits that most local employers in that specific country offer and want to remain competitive. 
   • Best-in-class - if you want to offer premium benefits that set you apart. 
     

     To remain non-discriminatory, it is important to enroll all of your Team Members into the same benefits package.

     
3. Make a selection to see the total estimated monthly costs. 

From the benefits flow:

1. Click People > Benefits from the left menu in your Oyster account.
2. On the Benefits page, review the list of engaged Team Members and their benefits enrollment status. Click Enroll benefits to enroll a Team Member into benefits.
   
3. The Request Benefits Enrollment page opens. Select a plan.
   

   Local benefits plan options are listed for India, Poland, United States, Canada, Netherlands, and Spain, and global benefits provider Allianz is listed for other countries.

   Click Send request. Wait for the success message to appear.
4. The Oyster support team will begin the enrollment process along with the benefits vendors.

Coverage brochures 

• Health insurance
  • Health Insurance Package - Competitive
  • Health Insurance Package - Best-in-class
• Dental insurance
  • Dental Insurance Package - Competitive
  • Dental Insurance Package - Best-in-class
• Vision insurance
  • Vision Insurance Package - Competitive
  • Vision Insurance Package - Best-in-class