Remuneration, insurance, reimbursement

At Utrecht University you receive a monthly salary based on your job profile and the corresponding salary scale as laid down in the Collective Labour Agreement Dutch Universities. On top of this, you receive an annual holiday pay of 8% of your gross annual salary and a year-end bonus of 8.3%.  

Utrecht University participates in a sound pension scheme provided by ABP. Employees pay roughly one third of pension premiums, the University pays the remaining two-thirds.

Utrecht University has entered into collective insurance contracts with two insurers: OHRA (in Dutch) and Zilveren Kruis Achmea.

As employee of Utrecht University you are offered attractive discounts on the premiums of a variety of insurances and mortgages. The university has entered into agreements with OHRA (in Dutch) as well as with Centraal Beheer Achmea (in Dutch). We also offer a disability insurance and ANW shortfall insurance on favourable terms.

As employee of Utrecht University you receive a reimbursement of 10 cents per kilometre, up to a commuting distance not exceeding 25 kilometres per one way trip.

Within the Options Model, you can 'exchange' a number of elements from the terms of employment. For example, once every three years you can purchase a bicycle for commuting tax-free, for instance from your salary or gross holiday pay. Or you can supplement your travel expenses up to 23 cents per kilometre, regardless of the distance travelled. It is also possible to buy more leave hours, sell back leave hours at the university or exchange part of your current leave hours for a longer period of leave in the future (such as a sabbatical).