Benefits Eligibility

You can use some of your partner benefits right away – for others, you need to meet certain criteria. Here are the eligibility details for each of the plans and programs. 

Benefits available to partners upon hire: 

• Caring Unites Partners (CUP) Fund
• TELUS Health (formerly LifeWorks)
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and WorkLife services
  • Perks (Discounts and Savings) at various retailers
• Headspace
• Partner Matching Gifts – Starbucks matches gifts of time or money
• Vacation – for salaried partners
• Sick time
• Weekly coffee markout and in-store discount
• Beverage benefits (for store partners)
• Coffeegear
• Starbucks Global Academy

Benefits with eligibility based on hire date:

• Vacation – after 6 continuous months of service for retail hourly partners
• Bean Stock – typically eligible for a November grant if employed by May 1 with no breaks in service between May 1 and the grant date
• Future Savings Retirement & Savings Plan – all partners over the age of 18 and completing 90 days of continuous employment, counted from the most recent date of hire
• Stock Investment Plan (S.I.P.) – after 90 days of employment

Benefits that require you to be “benefits eligible”:

• Extended Health & Dental Plans
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability (retail salaried and support partners only)
• Life, AD&D, Critical Illness Insurance
• Family Expansion Reimbursement
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Gender Affirmation

How do I become “benefits eligible”?

How you become “benefits eligible” for the first time depends on your role.

• If you are a retail hourly partner: Your eligibility begins after you are paid at least 160 hours in two consecutive calendar months (equivalent to 20 hours per week).
• For all other partners: Your eligibility begins on your hire date.

How do I remain “benefits eligible”?

To remain eligible, retail hourly partners must be paid at least 240 hours per calendar quarter (equivalent to 20 hours per week).*