Southern Company Employee Benefits 2023

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Welcome to the assistance page for Southern Company Employee Benefits | Pension | Retiree | 401k | Center | www.ybr.com/southernco:

Southern Company Benefits Center:

888-435-7563

Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. EST

+1-847-833-0615

Outside the United States, Puerto Rico, or Canada

Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. EST

Company Summary:

Southern Company is an American gas and electric utility holding company located in the southern United States. They are headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with offices located in Birmingham, Alabama. Southern Company is currently the second largest utility company in the US in terms of customer base. Atlanta may be their home but they bring energy to homes and businesses across the United States. They have made a name as the leader in producing clean, safe, reliable, and affordable energy. Southern Company handles each day as a vital step in creating the future of energy. They always look ahead and help brighten the lives and businesses of millions of customers across the country. 

Did You Know?

James Mitchell was an engineer, entrepreneur, and a builder that founded Southern Company. Mitchell was inspired by the hydro potential of Alabama’s rivers and developed a series of dams to electrify the Southeast. Since its founding, the company has faced every conceivable impediment to progress such as man-made and natural disasters, numerous threats and attempts to pull its business apart, and financial challenges. In result, Southern Company has grew stronger, more committed, and more resilient to its mission. Today, they serve nine million customers through their subsidiaries .

Company Values:

Southern Company provides a competitive compensation and benefits package to attract new employees and retain existing employees. The programs are inclusive of a complete compensation package with base salary, pension and savings plan, to name a few. Southern Company understands that the total rewards they offer provide a big impact in who they are as a company and how they attract, engage, and retain the best talent. Their company values include unquestionable trust, total commitment, safety first, and superior performance. The company values guide their behavior as well as ensure they put the needs of those they serve at the center of all they do.

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Welcome to the assistance page for Southern Company Employee Benefits | Pension | Retiree | 401k | Center | www.ybr.com/southernco:

Southern Company Benefits Center:

888-435-7563

Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. EST

+1-847-833-0615

Outside the United States, Puerto Rico, or Canada

Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. EST

By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from: HealthManagementCorp (HMC). You can revoke your consent to receive emails at any time by using the Unsubscribe link, found at the bottom of every email. By using this form, you acknowledge that you have read and agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions.

Company Summary:

Southern Company is an American gas and electric utility holding company located in the southern United States. They are headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with offices located in Birmingham, Alabama. Southern Company is currently the second largest utility company in the US in terms of customer base. Atlanta may be their home but they bring energy to homes and businesses across the United States. They have made a name as the leader in producing clean, safe, reliable, and affordable energy. Southern Company handles each day as a vital step in creating the future of energy. They always look ahead and help brighten the lives and businesses of millions of customers across the country. 

Did You Know?

James Mitchell was an engineer, entrepreneur, and a builder that founded Southern Company. Mitchell was inspired by the hydro potential of Alabama’s rivers and developed a series of dams to electrify the Southeast. Since its founding, the company has faced every conceivable impediment to progress such as man-made and natural disasters, numerous threats and attempts to pull its business apart, and financial challenges. In result, Southern Company has grew stronger, more committed, and more resilient to its mission. Today, they serve nine million customers through their subsidiaries .

Company Values:

Southern Company provides a competitive compensation and benefits package to attract new employees and retain existing employees. The programs are inclusive of a complete compensation package with base salary, pension and savings plan, to name a few. Southern Company understands that the total rewards they offer provide a big impact in who they are as a company and how they attract, engage, and retain the best talent. Their company values include unquestionable trust, total commitment, safety first, and superior performance. The company values guide their behavior as well as ensure they put the needs of those they serve at the center of all they do.

Employee Benefits May Include the following:

401k, Pension, Retirement, Retiree, Health Insurance, Medical, Vision, Dental, IRA, Competitive Base Pay, Quarterly Bonus, Paid Time Off, Weekly Pay, Medical, Dental, Vision, Insurance, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Paid Family Medical Leave, Bereavement, Jury Duty and Parental Leave, Life, Dependent and Accident Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Savings Plan 401(k), Company Paid Retirement Benefit, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Paid Holidays, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), Health Savings Account (HSA), Time Off and Flexible Days, Group Legal Plan, Group Home Auto Insurance, Pet Insurance, Employee Discounts, Adoption Reimbursement, Tuition Reimbursement and Student Loans, Well-Being Programs, etc…

Quick Summary of Benefits:

As of 2018, they have a record of approximately 29,000 employees in their organization.  Their employees may join in a wide selection of benefit programs as soon as they become eligible.  They may be eligible to the following benefits once they are qualified:

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance 
  • Vision Program
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Life Insurance 
  • Disability Insurance 
  • Supplemental Life Insurance
  • Occupational Accident Insurance
  • Mental Health Care
  • Health Care On-Site
  • Retiree Health and Medical
  • Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
  • 401K Plan
  • Retirement
  • Performance Bonus
  • Pension Plan

Some of their benefits also include the following:

  • Maternity and Paternity Leave
  • Family Medical Leave
  • Adoption Assistance
  • Dependent Care
  • Work from Home
  • Vacation and Time Off
  • Paid Holidays
  • Sick Days
  • Bereavement Leave
  • Employee Discount
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Professional Development
  • Job Training
  • Diversity Program
  • Apprenticeship Program

Please note that the full list of benefits available to new employees varies from location to location due to differences in local laws, regulations, and customs – and may change at any time.

Your Benefits Resources (YBR) Website:

The YBR Web site is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. YBR provides information, tools and calculators to help you:

  • Learn how your benefit plans work.
  • Understand the expenses and services that your options cover.
  • Build your own medical plan, selecting from various coverage options.
  • Compare health care and insurance options.
  • Estimate your out-of-pocket costs for your medical options.
  • Search for doctors, dentists, and eye doctors online using the criteria you enter.
  • Choose or change your beneficiary(ies).
  • Estimate your need for:
    • Life and long-term disability insurance coverage; and
    • A health care and/or dependent care spending account.
  • Get answers to questions about your benefits. Use the “Contact Us” link on the site to send a secure question to a Customer Service Representative.

Information on your health and welfare, 401(k), pension and FSA benefits. For example:

Health and welfare

  • View your current health and welfare benefits coverage
  • Make enrollment decisions

401(k)

  • View your current 401(k) balance and change contributions
  • Make fund transfer and investment election changes

Pension

  • If you are eligible for a pension benefit:
    • View your pension information
    • Project your pension income
    • Start your pension
    • Make beneficiary designations and changes (if applicable)

FSA

  • Manage your FSA(s)

General Tasks:

  • Request a new User ID and password or change your existing User ID and password
  • Learn more about your benefits
  • Review, add or change your dependent or beneficiary information on file (if applicable)
  • Understand how a Life Event may affect your benefits
Manage Your Benefits Resources | YBR | Southern Company

Staff Member / Employee Account

Current Employees – Login / Sign in:

  1. Visit www.ybr.com/southernco in your preferred internet browser on your device.
  2. Type in your User ID in the space provided.  
  3. Type in your current Password in the space provided.  
  4. Select the blue “Log on” button to proceed.
  5. You may now be able to manage your account online.

New Employees – Register / Enroll:

  1. Visit www.ybr.com/southernco in your preferred internet browser on your device.
  2. Select the “New User?” link found below the logon details on the page.
  3. Type in the last 4 digits of your SSN in the space provided.  
  4. Enter your Date of Birth in the spaces provided.
  5. Select the blue “Continue” button to move forward.
  6. Continue to move forward and provide every important information that is asked of you to create a new account online.

You will be directed to your account details where you may start to manage or review as soon as your registration has been successfully completed.

Other helpful links:

  1. https://digital.alight.com/southernco
  2. https://leplb0460.upoint.alight.com/web/southernco
  3. www.ybr.com/southernco
  4. https://www.ybr.com/southernco
  5. http://www.ybr.com/southernco

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Awards for Southern Company:

  • Diversity Inc. ranked them #26 on the Top 50 Employers for Diversity in 2020.
  • Minority Engineer Magazine named them among the Top 50 Employers for Minority Engineers in 2020.
  • Southern Company was included in the Top 10 Military Friendly Employer by GI Jobs Magazine in 2020.

Southern Company Employee Benefits Video Summary