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USC faculty and staff have received the first allotment of PerksCards that can be used for up to 30 percent discounts at national and local vendors and from an online Perks Store where purchases can be made at up to 30 percent savings.
All USC employees in full-time or temporary-grant or time-limited positions are eligible to take part in the PerksCard discount program. Temporary employees will be added in June. The University’s initial allocation of the cards fell short of its current number of eligible employees but additional cards will available soon.
The PerksCard program was announced by the S.C. Office of Human Resources following establishment of a partnership between the state and Couch Braunsdorf Affinity and its PerksGroup division to provide the cards that can be used at more than 15,000 businesses nationwide.
There is no charge for USC employees to participate in the program, but they must first register at www.perkscard.com using the code number that is printed on the back of the card. They can then search the Web site for participating local vendors. National discounts are available from vendors such as Lowe’s, Blockbuster Video, AMMCO Transmissions, and AVIS.
Employees are asked to use their own personal e-mail accounts when registering for the PerksCard. Those without personal Internet access can register toll-free by phone at 877-253-7100.
The S.C. Human Resources Office has prepared a PDF list of frequently asked questions at http://hr.sc.edu/announce/perkscardfaq.pdf.
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