{"id":140192,"date":"2022-05-17T13:59:14","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T11:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=140192"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:26:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:26:17","slug":"collective-labour-agreement-higher-salaries-and-eventually-more-permanent-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2022\/05\/17\/collective-labour-agreement-higher-salaries-and-eventually-more-permanent-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"Collective labour agreement: higher salaries and eventually more permanent jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"

The old collective labour agreement expired on 1 April. In view of the high inflation, unions and universities wanted to conclude a new agreement quickly. They have just announced the result of their negotiations.<\/p>\n

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Scientists from Rotterdam protested in Leiden against temporary contracts.<\/span><\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>

The 4 percent pay rise takes effect on 1 July. The 400 euro bonus is pro rata, so part-timers get less. However, the amount is higher for those on the university minimum wage of 14 euros per hour: 750 euros.<\/p>\n

Temporary<\/h2>

Last Thursday, before the negotiations, dozens of lecturers protested<\/a> against the culture of flexible employment at the universities. Their complaint<\/a> is that many lecturers have to string their temporary contracts together.<\/p>\n

The unions say that this will change, but they have not yet received any concrete undertakings. The agreement states merely that unions and employers will make arrangements about it.<\/p>\n

Clear career perspective<\/h2>

The universities themselves talk<\/a> of a \u2018joint study\u2019 on more permanent contracts. The universities\u2019 negotiator, VU Amsterdam Executive Board member Marcel Nollen, says in a press release: \u201cThe universities and employees\u2019 organisations recognise the need for a clear career perspective for teaching staff that does justice to their contribution to the universities. Good employment practice is of primary importance here.\u201d<\/p>\n

The agreement also contains an improvement to the parental leave scheme, in advance of the new rules that take effect on 1 August. Parents will receive 70 percent of their usual pay (previously 62.5 percent) and are entitled to leave even if they have been employed by the university for less than a year.<\/p>\n

This is a deal reached by the negotiators. Employers and union members have yet to give their approval. The new collective labour agreement will be in force until 1 April 2023.<\/p>\n\n\t

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