We’re passionate about making East River Pilates the best place to work in every way possible, and we’re proud to offer some really positive benefits over the years to help you enjoy your work and lifestyle here in Brooklyn.
East River Pilates
Complimentary ERP Online access & all studio classes
Professional mentoring and career progression, including SPRING. Movement Teacher Training
Paid as Employees
All team members are paid as employees and therefore ERP covers 50% of social security & medicare taxes
Health Benefits
Health benefits (medical, dental, and vision) subsidized by 60% to instructors working 20 hours per week & full-time salaried employees
401K Retirement Savings Plan
All employees are eligible for our 401K Plan
Employer Charity Matching
We match all employee charitable donations up to $200 each year
Paid Safe and Sick Leave
We offer 1 hour of paid safe and sick leave to all employees for every 30 hours worked which can be claimed at any time for any reason
Volunteering Days
In an effort to encourage an ongoing commitment to DOING GOOD, ERP offers 2 ‘DOING GOOD Volunteering Days’ per year which allow paid time off for employees to volunteer their time at charities or organizations.
Ongoing Education Program: Professional Development & Inclusivity Training
We value the growth and development of our people. Each year we offer the opportunity for employees to be reimbursed for professional development related to their role and inclusivity training. The current budget is:
Professional Development Budget: $200 for instructor roles / $500 for management roles
Inclusivity Training Budget: $200 per person
Time Off
In order to maintain an inclusive and flexible work environment, employees are entitled to request time off for any public, religious, national, cultural, secular, or alternative holiday.
ERP offers full-time salaried employees a total of 21 PTO days/168 PTO hours per year. This total takes into consideration 13 regular PTO days, plus 8 Floating Holiday PTO days to account for the number of Public Holidays observed by ERP annually, which may be used at any time at the employee’s discretion.
All salaried employees & managers are entitled to take up to a maximum total of six (6) weeks of time off per calendar year.