
Through the DESPP, employees can buy Discovery, Inc. Discovery Employee Stock Purchase Plan (DESPP): Discovery offers employees globally (where legislation permits) an opportunity to invest in the success of the Company while they save and invest for their future.Unique Local Benefits: In addition to traditional benefits, Discovery aims to tailor what we offer to employees around the globe where possible, aligned to unique needs and interests of the location. Some of our local programs include product and shopping discounts, fitness classes, pet insurance, commuter discounts, health assessments, financial advice, healthy snacks, and childcare benefits.Internationally, we offer retirement/pension plans in 20 countries, with competitive contributions from Discovery for employees at all levels in the Company. We also offer a Supplemental Retirement Program to employees at the VP level and above to provide a vehicle for these employees to save monies in addition to 401(k) deferrals and to receive disbursements while still employed. In the U.S., we provide a 401(k) Savings Plan to employees that includes a competitive company match. Financial Wellbeing & Retirement Savings Plans: Along with life, accident, and disability insurance plans, we offer a variety of products and services to support employees’ financial wellbeing to provide financial security when most needed, including discount benefits and financial planning tools.In the U.S., we also offer specific prescription drug and pet insurance plans in addition to HRA and FSA accounts. Health Insurance Offerings: Discovery offers competitive and comprehensive local medical, dental, and vision plans in many countries around the world to support our employees with access to high-quality health care, supplementing any state-provided health care.In 2020, we also opened the Discovery Kids Place on-site childcare facility in our Knoxville office to support the needs of our working parents. In Latin America, Discovery Cares supplements local maternity/parental leave policies and provides 4 weeks of paid leave to new non-birth parents (same & opposite sex), adoptive parents (same & opposite sex) and those who care for a qualified family member with a serious health condition. In the U.S., Discovery Cares allows new parents or those who care for a qualified family member with a serious health condition to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave which can be combined with other leaves (bringing maternity leave, for example, to over 5 months). and Latin America for new parents or caregivers. In 2017, Discovery launched its Discovery Cares program in the U.S. Family Support: Discovery offers myriad family support programs around the world…from childcare locator services and back-up childcare to maternity/paternity leave, adoption assistance, and elder care.Discovery also provides a 24/7 confidential, dedicated line for employees to contact and speak with a counselor in the event they need mental health support. Discovery’s on-site Wellness Centers offer mental health counselors to employees in the respective locations. Our Mental Health Ambassadors program trains employees around the globe to listen, communicate non-judgmentally, and raise awareness of available mental health resources. Mental Health & Crisis Management Support: Recognizing that mental wellbeing is an important part of overall health, Discovery provides tools and resources to support our employees and their families.Our Knoxville office also has a fully-equipped on-site fitness center. On-site/Virtual Fitness & Wellbeing Programs: On-site and/or virtual fitness classes and wellbeing programs are available to all Discovery employees globally and their families.On-Site Wellness Centers: Discovery has on-site Wellness Centers in its New York, Silver Spring, Knoxville and London offices that are open to all Discovery employees in the UK and employees and their dependents over the age of 12 in the U.S.
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Discovery has a generous set of benefits and perks to support employees in their personal and professional lives.Competitive, locally-relevant benefits, performance-based pay, and nonfinancial support and incentives work together to deliver on our promise of being a great place to work. We are a talent-driven business, aiming to attract, develop, and motivate top talent in every corner of our company so that we can ignite curiosity in audiences in every corner of the globe. Discovery is proud to provide an array of benefits and programs that support our diverse employees in their personal lives. We embrace a very simple philosophy: when you are successful in your personal life, you will naturally excel at work.Employees dedicate their time to educating the next generation.
