The Hamsa Hand and the Hand of Fatima have become popular good luck symbols worldwide. They are common symbols in both Jewish and Muslim communities. In Jewish communities it is called the Hamsa Hand or the Hand of Miriam.In Muslim communities it is called the Hand of Fatima or the Khamsa.Hamsa is the Hebrew word for five. Likewise Khamsa is the Arabic word for five. The Hamsa hand and the Hand of Fatima are equally best known for the power to protect the owner from the evil eye and bring happiness to the holder.n Jewish communities it is called the Hamsa Hand or the Hand of Miriam. In Muslim communities it is called the Hand of Fatima or the Khamsa. Hamsa is the Hebrew word for five.
Benefits and Retirement. Florida Atlantic University offers benefits to Faculty, Administrative Managerial Professional (AMP), and Support Personnel (SP) employees. These benefits may include paid annual and sick leave, holidays, state and university sponsored insurance programs, and retirement. Due to the temporary classification of OPS and Adjunct Faculty positions, these employees are not eligible to participate in university sponsored benefit programs.
Fringe benefits (FB) are employee associated costs such as health plan expenses, pension plan expenses and workman's compensation expenses, among others. These costs are expressed as a rate by employee class. The rate is the pooled costs of these benefits divided by the total salaries in each employee class. These rates are then applied to the applicable employee salary to represent the associated benefits for that type of employee. Our sponsors will reimburse us for fringe benefit costs, expressed as a percentage of total salaries. As salaries and FB can represent the largest component of cost on a given project, the University negotiates its FB rates with the federal government on an annual basis.