Benefits handbook

Comprehensive and flexible benefits
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As an eligible participant of BP benefit plans, you have the opportunity to take part in comprehensive health, income protection and retirement benefit plans.  Everyone's situation is unique. So, BP offers benefit programs that let you choose benefits that best fit your lifestyle and individual or family needs.

Review each benefit to find detailed information about eligibility requirements, enrollment procedures, benefits coverage, when coverage begins and ends, and much more. An overview of eligibility is provided below. 

As content is updated regularly, a list of changes and the dates the changes were made is provided for your reference under Benefits Handbook Changes.

If you would like to request a printed copy of this material, contact a representative at the BP Benefits Center by calling 1-800-890-4100 or log on to the BP Benefits Center online


 

Benefits for Core Employees
Employee classification
Full-time employee
Part-time employee
Term contract employee
Temporary employee
Occasional employee
Active Employees
Medical Yes Yes No Yes No
BP Care (Employee Assistance Program) Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Dental Yes Yes No No No
Vision Yes Yes No No No
Spending Accounts Yes Yes No No No
Short-term Disability (STD) Yes Yes No Yes* No
Long-term Disability (LTD) Yes Yes No No No
Long-term Care (LTC) Yes Yes No Yes No
Basic life/accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) Yes Yes No Yes No
Group Universal Life (GUL) Yes Yes No No No
Occupational Accidental Death (OAD) Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Employee Savings Plan (ESP) Yes Yes No Yes Yes
BP Retirement Accumulation Plan (RAP) Yes Yes No Yes Yes (must meet 1,000 hour requirement)
Retiree Medical Yes Yes No No No
Educational Assistance Yes No No No No
Holidays Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Vacation Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Adoption Assistance Yes Yes No No No
Domestic Relocation Yes No No No No
Leaves of Absence Yes Yes (limited) Yes (limited) Yes (limited) Yes (FMLA only)
Service and Retirement Awards Yes Yes No No No
COBRA Participants
Medical Yes Yes No Yes No
BP Care (Employee Assistance Program) Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Dental Yes Yes No No No
Vision Yes Yes No No No
Spending Accounts (COBRA participants may only participate in the Health Care Account on an after-tax basis through March 31 of the first year of COBRA coverage) Yes Yes No No No

* Available after six months of continuous employment


Related links

Your source for benefits information is on the web!
See a summary of BP benefit plan changes
Use the online application for a fast and effective way to create, view and print QDROs that are ready for filing in court
Helps you determine your share of the cost for BP benefits
An overview of the investment options available in the BP Employee Savings Plan
Summary annual report for 2010 plan year
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