Family Benefits

Our mission to empower everyone to achieve more starts with empowering you.

Explore programs and resources that support you and your family through every age and every stage by clickking on the tabs below.

 

Learn more about Bright Horizons

Family concierge pairs and their employees and spouse/partner 1:1 with an expert to find tailored care options that are right for their family: 

 

  • Ongoing/occasional childcare
  • Nanny placement services
  • Enrichment planning for school breaks, camps, tutoring

 

Childcare subsidy covers 10-20% of tuition depending on age. National providers are: 

 

  • Bright Horizons
  • KinderCare
  • Learning Care Group

Learn more about Progyny

  • Available to employees and their eligible spouse/domestic partners enrolled in a Microsoft health plan

  • Access to unlimited support through a dedicated Progyny Patient Care Advocate

  • Microsoft partners with Progyny to offer fertility benefits, which consists of Progyny Smart Cycles that can be mixed and matched to create a customized treatment path that works best for you.

  • Access to adoption and surrogacy coaches to provide support and resources

  • Access to over 1,000 fertility specialists at over 650 locations nationwide

Learn more about Spring Health

  • Employees and their dependents (spouse/domestic partner and children 6-26

  • 24/7 crisis support

  • Mental and emotional health support

  • Professional coaches to achieve new goals

  • Adoption resources

  • Work/life consultants available 24/7

  • Referrals to find care

  • Gottman Institute Bringing Baby Home on-demand workshop

Learn more about Maven

Free 24/7 virtual support for employees and domestic partner/spouse for:

 

  • Dedicated care advocates 
  • Fertility and family building support
  • IUI & IVF support
  • Adoption and surrogacy support
  • Mental and emotional health support
  • Wellness coaches
  • Doulas
  • Pregnancy, loss, and postpartum support
  • Pelvic floor therapy
  • Lactation consultants
  • Sleep coaches

Learn more about Microsoft PRIME Discounts.

Get exclusive discounts on:

 

  • Recreation Travel
  • Retail Shopping
  • Dining
  • Self care
  • Childcare/Daycare/ Nannies/Au pairs - some can be bundled with Microsoft subsidy

Learn more about Headspace

Microsoft covers employees and up to two adults 18+ (either adult dependents or friends/family) 

 

Free premium access to guided meditations, mindfulness sessions, and courses: 

 

  • Approaching birth
  • Pregnancy courses
  • Handling hormones with Rosie
  • Fear of failure
  • Changing relationships

 

Learn more about MetLife

  • Group Legal provides high-quality in-network family planning and fertility services 

  • Unlimited access to network attorneys with no hourly limit on services quoted 

  • Plus 15 hours supplemental cover of network attorney time for noncovered matters 

  • Legal research, vetting, and referrals to family-building services

 

Learn more about Perks+

Up to $1,500 per year in reimbursements to support overall physical, mental and emotional, and financial wellbeing, including caregiving: 

  • Dependent care
  • Caregiving fees
  • Planning/assistance 
  • Note: Microsoft offers adoption or surrogacy/embryo donation assistance (reimbursement) through Forma, Perks+ provider
  • $10,000 per child/$30,000 lifetime maximum

Learn more about Bright Horizons

Family concierge pairs and their employees and spouse/partner 1:1 with an expert to find tailored care options that are right for their family: 

 

  • Ongoing/occasional childcare
  • Nanny placement
  • Sitters

 

Childcare subsidy covers 10-20% of tuition depending on age. National providers are: 

 

  • Bright Horizons
  • KinderCare
  • Learning Care Group

Learn more about MetLife

  • Group Legal provides unlimited access to network attorneys with no hourly limit on services quoted

  • Plus 15 hours supplemental cover of network attorney time for noncovered matters

  • Guidance and support for caregiving challenges: 

  • Childcare for disabilities

  • Home care

  • Personal loss

Learn more about Spring Health

  • Employees and their dependents (spouse/domestic partner and children 6-26)

  • 24/7 crisis support

  • 24/7 work/life consultations

  • Dependent care support

  • Mental and emotional health support

  • Professional coaches to achieve new goals

  • Referrals to find care

  • Gottman Institute Bringing Baby Home on-demand workshop

Learn more about Maven

Free 24/7 virtual support for employees + spouse/domestic partner: 

 

  • Dedicated care advocates
  • Pediatric care
  • Disability support for kids
  • Adoption support
  • Childcare navigation
  • Parent coaching
  • Wellness coaches
  • Referrals to find care
  • Breastmilk shipping for work travel
  • Return-to-work and career coaching
  • Mental and emotional health support

Learn more about Microsoft PRIME Discount Program

Get exclusive discounts on:

 

  • Recreation Travel
  • Retail Shopping
  • Childcare/daycare - some can be bundled with Microsoft subsidy
  • Baby supplies/ Strollers/ Car seats/ Cloth diapering
  • Childcare/Daycare/ Nannies/Au pairs - some can be bundled with Microsoft subsidy

 

Learn more about RethinkCare

Microsoft employees and caregivers globally are eligible

 

Provides caregiver resources to support children of all ages, and no diagnosis is required

 

Support for: 

 

  • Behaioral issues
  • Social and emoional growth
  • Developmental delays and intellectual disabilities
  • Learning disabilities
  • Speech/language impairment
  • Sleeping and eating challenges
  • Bullying, relationships, and sibling rivalry

Learn more about Headspace

  • Microsoft covers employees and up to two adults 18+ (either adult dependents or friends/family)  

  • Free premium access to guided meditations, mindfulness sessions, and courses:  

  • Headspace conversations- Parenting and Anxiety

  • Elmo’s Choo Choo | Good night, World! 

  • Sleep Cast: Cat Marina

 

Learn more about Perks+

Up to $1,500 per year in reimbursements to support overall physical, mental and emotional, and financial wellbeing, including caregiving: 

 

  • Dependent care
  • Caregiving fees
  • Planning/assistance

 

 

Learn more about Bright Horizons

Family concierge pairs and their employees and spouse/partner 1:1 with an expert to find tailored care options that are right for their family: 

 

  • Ongoing/occasional childcare
  • Nanny placement
  • Sitters

 

Back-up care for employee primary caregivers: 

 

  • In-home or some center-based care – up to 200 hours annually, with minimal copay
  • Virtual tutoring/camps

 

Childcare subsidy covers 10-20% of tuition depending on age. National providers are: 

 

  • Bright Horizons
  • KinderCare
  • Learning Care Group
  • College Coach gives personalized guidance on saving, admissions process (including essay reviews), and financing for college

 

Learn more about MetLife

  • Group Legal provides unlimited access to network attorneys with no hourly limit on services quoted

  • Plus 15 hours supplemental cover of network attorney time for noncovered matters

  • Guidance and support for caregiving challenges: 

  • Childcare for disabilities

  • Home care

  • Personal loss

 

Learn more about Spring Health

  • Employees and their dependents (spouse/domestic partner and children 6-26)

  • 24/7 crisis support

  • 24/7 work/life consultations

  • Dependent care support

  • Mental and emotional health support

  • Professional coaches to achieve new goals

  • Referrals to find care

  • Gottman Institute Bringing Baby Home on-demand workshop

 

Learn more about Maven

Free 24/7 virtual support for employees + spouse/domestic partner: 

 

  • Dedicated care advocates
  • Pediatric care
  • Disability support for kids
  • Wellness coaches
  • Childcare navigation
  • Parent coaching
  • Wellness coaches
  • Mental and emotional health support

 

Learn more about Microsoft PRIME Discount Program

Get exclusive discounts on:

  • Recreation Travel
  • Retail Shopping
  • Dining
  • Self care
  • Childcare/daycare
  • Nannies/au pairs
  • K-12 education
  • Camps
  • Tutoring
  • ACT/SAT prep

 

Learn more about RethinkCare

Microsoft employees and caregivers globally are eligible

 

Provides caregiver resources to support children of all ages, and no diagnosis is required

 

Support for: 

 

  • Social and emotional growth
  • Bullying, relationships, and sibling rivalry
  • Sleeping and eating challenges
  • Developmental delays and intellectual disabilities
  • Learning disabilities
  • Speech/language impairment
  • Focus, organization, and time management

 

Learn more about Headspace

 

Microsoft covers employees and up to two adults 18+ (either adult dependents or friends/family)  

 

Free premium access to guided meditations, mindfulness sessions, and courses:  

 

  • Headspace conversations- Parenting and Anxiety
  • Adventures of Unicorn Island – miniseries
  • Ask Sam – Sleep Tips for College Students
  • The Yes Theory Podcast
  • Exam Prep
  • Breathing through Exams
  • Dealing with Separation – Big Kids
  • Dealing with Separation – Young Kids
  • Finding Positivity – Young Kids
  • Finding Positivity – Big Kids

 

Learn more about Perks+

Up to $1,500 per year in reimbursements to support overall physical, mental and emotional, and financial wellbeing, including caregiving: 

  • Dependent care
  • Caregiving fees
  • Planning/assistance 

 

Learn more about Bright Horizons

Family concierge pairs and their employees and spouse/partner 1:1 with an expert to find tailored care options that are right for their family (not all subsidized or discounted): 

 

  • Elder care
  • Care companions
  • Housekeeping
  • Pet sitters

 

Back-up care for employee primary caregivers: 

 

  • Backup coverage for yourself or adult/elder dependents – Microsoft covers up to 200 hours annually, with minimal copay

 

Ed Assist/Tuition Reimbursement: Microsoft covers the employee up to:

 

  • Undergrad: $5,250 max/year
  • Graduate: $10,00 max/year

 

Learn more about MetLife  

Group Legal provides unlimited access to network attorneys with no hourly limit on services quoted

 

Plus 15 hours supplemental cover of network attorney time for noncovered matters

 

Guidance and support for caregiving challenges: 

 

  • Prenuptial agreements
  • Estate planning
  • Buying/selling a home
  • Tax prep and filing
  • Identity Fraud Protection
  • Plus Parents gives up to 8 parents, parents-in-law, and grandparents access to select legal services
  • Family First helps employee caregivers coordinate with professionals with a dedicated Care Expert, with no cost or limit to the number of hours
  • Home or facility care
  • Hospice care
  • Dementia/Alzheimer's care
  • Person receiving care doesn’t need to be in the same state or be a direct family member

 

Learn more about Spring Health

  • Employees and their dependents (spouse/domestic partner and children 6-26)

  • 24/7 crisis support

  • Mental and emotional health support

  • Professional coaches to achieve new goals

  • Referrals to find care

  • "The Art and Science of Love” on-demand workshop from Gottman Institute

 

Learn more about Maven

Microsoft covers the employee and spouse/partner with a dedicated care advocate for menopause & ongoing care. Free 24/7 virtual support for:

 

  • Perimenopause, menopause, and post-menopause
  • Symptom management
  • Referrals to find care
  • 35+ provider types
  • 30+ languages
  • Mental and emotional health support

 

Learn more about Microsoft PRIME Discount Program

Get exclusive discounts on:

 

  • Recreation Travel
  • Retail Shopping
  • Self care
  • Dining
  • Travel
  • Arts
  • Entertainment
  • Trust and will
  • Financial planning
  • Independent living
  • Memory care
  • In-home care

 

Learn more about RethinkCare

  • Support for managing neurodiversity, whether in your child or yourself

     

  • Confidential, one-on-one virtual consultations with master's-or PhD-level parenting and neurodiversity experts to answer questions, brainstorm solutions, and identify additional resources for professionals, parents, and children

     

  • Professional resilience support provides evidence-based online training courses on professional development, emotional intelligence, managing stress, and fostering environments to support neurodivergent and neurotypical team members. You have access to 1:1 consultations with on-staff neurodiversity experts to address your specific needs

 

Learn more about Headspace

Microsoft covers employees and up to two adults 18+ (either adult dependents or friends/family)

 

Free premium access to guided meditations, mindfulness sessions, and courses:

 

  • Fear of Getting Old: How to Reframe our Perspective on Aging and Death
  • Why Life Gets Better as You Get Older
  • Aging and the Body

 

 

Learn more about Perks+

Microsoft covers up to $1,500 per year in reimbursements to support overall physical, mental and emotional, and financial wellbeing, including caregiving:

 

  • Adult/elder care services
  • Caregiving fees