We are really glad you’ve joined the Ben E. Keith family!
You’ve just joined a great company that has wonderful employees, lots of opportunities, and benefit plans that give you and your loved ones peace of mind. Choosing benefits for you and your family will take some thought, but enrolling is simple. Just go to Dayforce or the Dayforce app once you are ready to enroll.
Find more information in the Benefits Guide for BEK employees (English & Spanish) and Southeast Division and KVPC Southeast employees (English & Spanish).
Who can enroll? Full-time employees and their eligible dependents can enroll in medical, health savings and flexible spending accounts, dental, vision and life/AD&D insurance. Part-time employees can enroll in the same plans except for life/AD&D coverage.
Eligible dependents include:
- Your spouse.
- Your children or your spouse’s children, up to age 26.
- An unmarried child age 26 or older who is incapable of self-care due to a mental or physical disability.
- A child you are required to provide coverage for due to a Qualified Medical Child Support Order or other court or administrative order.
When to enroll and when coverage begins
For BEK employees – If you want benefits coverage, you must enroll by the 1st day of the month following your 60th day of employment. If you enroll, coverage for you and your dependents begins on the 1st day of the month following your 60th day at Ben E. Keith.
For Southeast Division and KVPC employees – If you want benefits coverage, you must enroll by the 1st day of the month following your 30th day of employment. If you enroll, coverage for you and your dependents begins on the 1st day of the month following your 30th day at Ben E. Keith.
You must verify the eligibility of your dependents on Dayforce (desktop only, not available on the mobile app). If you are asked to provide a marriage license, birth certificate or other documents, you must upload them through Dayforce by the requested date or your family member’s coverage will not become effective. Find a list of acceptable documentation here. To upload or view your dependent verification documents in Dayforce, review these instructions.
Add your beneficiaries. Be sure to name a beneficiary. This is the person you designate to receive the benefits from your life insurance policy. You can name more than one beneficiary and you can change your beneficiaries at any time.
Need to change your coverage during the year? You can make changes if you have a qualified life event, such as:
- Birth, adoption or placement.
- Marriage, divorce, legal separation or annulment.
- Death of spouse or dependent.
- Child who loses eligibility because of age or marriage.
- Spouse who loses or gains coverage through his or her employer.
Go to Dayforce and select Forms > Life Event Declaration to submit changes within 31 days of the event. Make sure to upload the requested documents through Dayforce by the required date or your family member will not have the requested coverage.
