Pinterest Germany Benefits Summary

Health

Business Travel Accident Insurance

This plan provides life and accident coverage, global travel assistance and medical coverage when you travel outside your country for business and sojourn trips. Learn more here.

Mental Health

Lyra Health

Lyra provides confidential, research-backed therapeutic methods to help you and your family navigate challenges like stress, anxiety, relationship issues, burn out and more. With just a few clicks, you can sign up on the platform, find the right coach or therapist for your needs and quickly book an appointment. You and your dependents are eligible for 12 free sessions annually.

Get started here with company code: Pinterestbenefits

Lyra Learn

Learning and social interaction both help keep your mind limber and contribute to your mental health. Through Lyra Learn, Pinterest gives you access to unlimited on-demand online courses on a variety of topics, including live monthly well-being workshops taught by mental health professionals.

To listen and talk about mental health, diversity, inclusion or just what’s happening in the world, you can also take part in Gatherings. These are small, expert-led discussion groups on many topics of interest and importance.

Get started with Lyra Learn here.
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Calm

Calm is a mental fitness app that helps you build resilience, improve focus through meditation and help you get more restful sleep. All Pinterest employees and their family members (yes, there is content for kids too) have a free subscription to Calm.

To get started just register here and identify yourself by using your Employee ID in Workday. Instructions for enrolling family members can be found here.

Bravely

Connect with a coach for a confidential conversation about your performance, growth, work relationships, or managing work responsibilities using Bravely. Sessions are held by phone and you can schedule them any time — before work, after work, or on weekends. Unlimited sessions are available to Pinterest employees! Look for an email invitation to set up an account within your first two weeks of joining Pinterest. Sign up here.

Financial

Retirement Pension

To help fund a secure and comfortable retirement for you, Pinterest works with investment fund provider Allianz to offer you a defined-contribution pension plan. Pinterest will contribute 3% of your on-target earnings (base salary + any commissions) towards your retirement.

Life & Disability Insurance

Pinterest provides life and disability insurance to protect your income and provide financial relief to your dependents in the event of an accident or illness.

Life Insurance

Pinterest partners with EPF Euro-BetriebsPensionsFonds e.V., reinsured by Alte Leipziger Mutual Life Insurance, to provide you with basic life insurance.

The plan coverage is 2x your qualifying annual on-target earnings on July 1st of each year, up to a maximum of €170,000. You will receive a one-time lump sum payment paid by Pinterest.

Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance

Pinterest also provides you with AD&D insurance containing basic accident and dismemberment coverage, as well as plan coverage worth 2x your annual salary in the case of death.

More details about this plan can be found here.

Short-Term Disability

If you are unable to work due to illness, Pinterest provides a Short-Term disability plan that provides salary continuation for up to 6 weeks at 100% of net pay (after taxes).

Group Income Protection

After the coverage period for Short-term disability ends, Group Income Protection provided by Alte Leipziger Mutual Life Insurance takes over at no cost to you. The plan provides income protection for long term illness by paying you 20% of your annual on-target earnings as a disability annuity, up to a maximum of €25,000.

Work/Life

New Hire Stipend

In your first paycheck you will receive a one-time stipend of $1,000 USD (or the local equivalent)  to assist with home office set up expenses. There is no need to expense purchases for this initial set up. This stipend is subject to all applicable local payroll taxes. Check out the policy here.

For You Fund

Pinterest is committed to your wellness and professional development. With the For You Fund, you can seek reimbursements for expenses related to your well-being and career growth, all in one location. Whether you want to reimburse your massage or yoga classes or cover expenses related to your career development at Pinterest, it’s all possible through the For You Fund. For more information about the For You Fund, and more information about how to process reimbursements through Espresa, check out the policy.

Commuter Benefits

You can be reimbursed through Espresa monthly for eligible parking and transit expenses. Find current rates and learn more here.

Connectivity Fund

You can receive a monthly reimbursement to help pay the costs of using your cell phone and home Wi-Fi for business activities. You submit these expenses through Expensify. Find current rates and learn more here.

Family Benefits

Whether you have children, are expecting, or are thinking about adding to your family in the future, Pinterest supports you with a variety of family benefits.

Parental Leave

Pinterest provides 20 weeks of paid Parental Leave for parents to bond with a newborn or a newly adopted child. For either maternity or paternity leave, during those 20 weeks you receive full pay – minus any government benefits you may receive, to avoid duplication.

Gradual Return to Work

Returning to work after parental leave can be a big change, which is why we offer a gradual return to work period of four weeks to ensure you have the proper time to ramp up and re-engage in your work. This optional program allows you to return to work part-time, working 1-4 days a week with full pay. You may only take one (1) gradual return to work period per birth, adoption or foster care placement. If you choose to not take all 20 weeks continuously, you may choose which leave block you will use the gradual return to work period. If you would like to take a gradual return, this optional form may help you stay organized. Please align on your gradual return schedule at least 1 month before your return to work.

Due to business needs, in some cases, managers may be unable to accommodate your preferred schedule, subject to any accommodation requests provided for in accordance with medical documentation.

Fertility Benefits

Through Carrot Fertility, Pinterest offers inclusive fertility benefits for all paths to parenthood. You will be reimbursed up to the equivalent of $50,000 USD for eligible costs associated with fertility treatments. This amount is adjusted based on the local cost of care in all countries to ensure you have equitable access to these family benefits.

Please note that these benefits are considered as taxable income in most countries.

Sign up now to access your Carrot fertility benefits for assistance with building your family!

Adoption Assistance

Pinterest recognizes that families are formed in many different ways. If you’re using adoption to build your family and provide a child with a loving family home, our Adoption Assistance Program helps offset some of the associated costs, up to €4,500.

Cleo

Cleo provides personalized guidance as you navigate caring for your family. From the moment you begin thinking about growing your family to bringing your new baby home, through raising infants, toddlers and teens, and even caring for your adult loved ones, Cleo provides one-to-one, personalized guidance for your everyday moments to pivotal family decisions, and everything in between. All services through Cleo are free and available to both employees plus their partner or family support person. Visit hicleo.com/activate to sign up today and get started.

Time Off

Please request vacation and sick time in Workday and refer to the user guide if you have any questions.

Vacation

You receive 30 days of vacation a year. Generally, all unused vacation days may be carried over to the next year and must be used by March 31st.

Sick Time

If you’re not feeling well, we encourage you to stay home, rest and get better! You are provided with 10 days of paid sick time a year.

Pinterest provides sick time to be used for short-term illnesses (fewer than 10 days) or to be taken as mental health days. Longer absences from work may be covered by disability leave. 

Public/Company Holidays

Public and company holidays are dependent on location.

Bereavement Leave

Pinterest provides up to 20 days of bereavement leave to grieve to the loss of someone close to you, including pregnancy loss.

Family Care Leave

Employees are able to take up to 8 weeks of discretionary caregiver leave to care for a seriously ill family member or a child under the care of a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

Donation Matching and Volunteer Time

Pinterest is committed to building a culture of giving back to the communities we live and work in. To enable this, Pinterest provides 40 hours of annual paid volunteer time off for community engagement opportunities to inspire action and help those in need, and also provides $30/hour of volunteer time recorded to give back to the cause of your choice. In addition, Pinterest matches personal donations on a 1:1 ratio up to $1,000 USD (or local currency equivalent) per employee per calendar year made to Eligible Donation Matching Recipients through Pinterest Gives.

Note that this Benefits Summary is meant to be an overview of the benefits currently offered by Pinterest. These benefits are discretionary, and Pinterest may modify or terminate these benefits at any time as it deems necessary or appropriate in its sole discretion, subject to applicable law.