Health Care:

Sigma offers a comprehensive health insurance program for employees and their insured dependents, offering Blue Shield PPO and HMO plans and a Kaiser Permanente HMO plan.

Dental Care:

The Delta Dental plan provides employees and their insured dependents with exceptional dental insurance coverage. You have the freedom to choose your dentist with the cost-savings advantage of network participation.

Vision Care:

VSP provides employees and their insured dependents with vision care. Appointments with any VSP member doctor or service center cost $10. Lenses are paid-in-full; frames and contact lenses are discounted. A non-VSP-member doctor may be used, in which case you will be reimbursed for services according to a set schedule.

Life Insurance / AD&D:

Employees have two times our annual base salary in term life insurance coverage (through Hartford), up to a maximum of $300,000. In the event of accidental death, this amount is doubled through the AD&D coverage (through Hartford).

Long Term Disability:

All regular, full-time employees are automatically covered by our Long Term Disability plan (through Hartford), which commences after the first 90 days of an illness or disability. The plan offers 60% of an employee’s basic monthly earnings, up to a monthly maximum of $10,000.

Flexible Spending Plan (Cafeteria 125 plan):

Federal tax laws allow certain expenses (up to $2,500 for healthcare and $5,000 for childcare) to be paid with pre-tax dollars.

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan:

Sigma Designs sponsors a 401(k) Plan that allows employees to defer a portion of their pre-tax earnings into the plan. You may defer up to 20% of your earnings per year (subject to the legal limitations, which are established annually by the IRS), and may enroll during any regular enrollment period following your initial eligibility. Your fund contributions are matched by Sigma Designs at 25%. If you have funds from a 401(k) Plan with another employer, you may rollover those funds into the Sigma Designs plan at any time.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP):

The Employee Stock Purchase Plan provides employees with the opportunity to purchase Sigma Designs common stock through payroll deductions. Enrollments are effective January 1 and July 1. You may designate up to 10% of your paycheck for this purchase, and stock will be purchased at the end of each six-month period. The purchase price is 85% of the lower of either the beginning or ending market price for each window period.

Paycheck Direct Deposit:

Paychecks may be automatically deposited into a savings or checking account at any bank, credit union or financial institution that is capable of receiving wire-transfer of funds.

Credit Union:

Employees and their immediate families are eligible for membership in the AEA Credit Union, sponsored by the Keypoint Credit Union (formerly AEA Credit Union).

Tuition Reimbursement:

100% of the cost of tuition, up to $1,500 per year, may be reimbursed for courses that are work-related or apply towards a work-related degree.

Vacation Time:

Sigma Designs' employees accrue 10 days of paid vacation during their first year of employment. With each year of service thereafter, the accrual rate increases an average of one day per year.

Holidays & Personal Time:

Employees receive 10 paid holidays per year and 7 paid personal days per year for personal use.

Leave of Absence:

Sigma sponsors and supports a flexible Leave of Absence policy. Additionally, there are programs available from California, as well as under FMLA (Family Medical Leave of Absence).

Employee Referral Program:

Employees can receive generous cash bonus awards through our Employee Referral Program. Employees who refer qualified candidates may receive a referral bonus if their candidates are hired by Sigma.