Salary and remuneration

You may be eligible for a performance bonus if your faculty or unit is of the opinion that your performance in your position is 'very good' or 'excellent'. You do, however, need to have reached the maximum of your salary scale. A very good or excellent performance means that across the board your performance extends far beyond the set requirements, and that you achieve demonstrably excellent results.

The performance bonus amounts to a maximum of 15% of your salary.

In principle, the performance bonus can be granted for a maximum of one year, but may be extended if the faculty or unit is of the opinion that you still fulfil your position in a 'excellent' or 'very good' manner. By contrast, the faculty or unit may also decide to terminate the performance bonus on the interim if your performance is no longer 'excellent' or 'very good'.

If you are granted a higher salary scale during the time that you receive a performance bonus, the performance bonus expires automatically effective from the date on which that higher salary scale becomes applicable.

Article 4 Bonus and Allowance Scheme University of Twente

The UT has an emergency assistance organization (BHV). Every building has its own BHV team. In case of emergency (fire, accidents, the release of dangerous substances, explosions), these teams try to limit the negative consequences for those in the building as much as possible. Helping out in life-saving, yet not threatening, situations is also one of the responsibilities of BHV staff. The BHV teams act as a first response unit: they act from the moment the emergency arises up to the moment the professional emergency assistance arrives to take over. Being a member of a BHV team is not without obligation. Staff who are a BHV member have to follow courses, attend refresher classes, complete the corresponding assignments and have to maintain good physical condition. They also need to take on duties once or twice a year during UT-wide evening or weekend activities. These obligations are rewarded with an allowance.

Article 8 Bonus and Allowance Scheme University of Twente

If applicable to your position due to mobility requirements, labour market scarcity or bottlenecks, or indispensable expertise, your faculty or unit may decide that you are eligible for a labour market-related bonus.

This monthly bonus granted for reasons of mobility, recruitment and/or retention is temporary and amounts to a gross maximum of 15% of your salary. It is granted for a maximum of three years, but may be extended for a maximum duration of two years (five years in total), if the reasons of mobility, recruitment or retention are still in effect.

After five years, this bonus will expire automatically.

The allowance is not granted to doctoral candidates.

Article 5 Bonus and Allowance Scheme University of Twente

You are entitled to an on-call allowance when your job duties fairly regularly require you to be accessible and available on an on-call basis, as agreed upon in writing. It is up to the faculty or unit to decide whether or not you are eligible.

You are not allowed an on-call duty allowance if your job is classified under a job profile which is part of the Education and Research job family or if you are granted salary scale 11 or higher.

The on-call allowance amounts to 10% of the maximum salary of salary scale 3 per full hour.

In the event that urgent work needs to be carried out (to be determined by the faculty or unit concerned) an overtime allowance may be granted instead of the on-call duty allowance.

You are entitled to an allowance for work performed outside of standard working hours (allowance for work at unsociable hours) if you are ordered to do work during the times listed below and this does not count as overtime. It is up to the faculty or unit to decide whether or not you are eligible. 

You are not allowed allowance for work at unsociable hours if your job is classified under a job profile which is part of the Education and Research job family or if you are granted salary scale 11 or higher.

The extra allowance per hour worked equals a percentage of your hourly wage. The percentage depends on the day and the exact time worked:

• Monday through Friday between 00:00 hrs and 07:00 hrs and between 20:00 hrs and 00:00 hrs = 40%
• Saturday = 40%
• Sunday and public holidays = 75%

If you entered into employment with the UT after 1 April 1997, a decision may be made to renounce the allowance, but only if the working hours are fixed and fall within company hours.

Article 10 - 11 Bonus and Allowance Scheme University of Twente

A one-off bonus is a supplementary financial reward which is normally only granted once. The UT applies the following one-off bonuses:

ANNIVERSARY YEARS IN SERVICE

When awarding a jubilee bonus, your length of your term of service is taken into account. A distinction is made between UT term of service (for your UT jubilee) and ABP term of service (for your jubilee for employment with employers in the government and education sector).

UT term of service

UT term of service is calculated on the basis of the total duration of your employment contract(s) with the University of Twente. This excludes employment contract(s) as student assistant and/or student on-call worker and periods of leave lasting longer than one year. Special leave for the common good of more than one year is included in the calculation of the term of service. In the calculations continuous service is not a requirement. The terms of employment will be added up.

ABP term of service

For the calculation of ABP service time, the time as stated on the "service time overview" of the ABP applies. For this jubilee, you may be asked to request this overview from ABP (via MyABP/MijnABP) and submit it to UT.

Gratifications:

• For UT service of 12.5 years, you will receive a bonus of €230.
• For an ABP term of service of 25 years, you will receive a bonus of 70% of your monthly salary in the month of the jubilee, including holiday allowance.
• For an ABP term of service jubilee of 40 years, you will receive a bonus of 100% of your monthly salary in the month of the jubilee, including holiday allowance.

The bonus is paid out net in the calendar month in which the jubilee takes place.

More about the different jubilee bonuses and the possibilities for a reception or special leave for certain jubilees are described in the University of Twente Jubilee Regulations (see download below) and can be found in the staff manual.

GENERAL ONE-OFF BONUS

You may be granted a one-off bonus on the grounds of extraordinary commitment, extraordinary service, special achievements or any other state of excellence. The faculty or unit concerned is free to decide on the sum of money to be awarded.

You may be eligible for an overtime allowance if you are a member of the administrative and support staff and if your job is classified under salary scale 10 or lower. Your manager may occasionally authorize you to work overtime in connection with specific assignments. Overtime is considered any pre-authorized work performed during a given work period that exceeds your contractually agreed working hours with the UT. A working period is generally understood to mean one week. For staff of the Security Service and Catering departments, a working period equals four weeks. No overtime allowance is granted if you work overtime for less than half an hour directly after your daily shift.

The overtime allowance consists of extra leave equal to the duration of the overtime worked, with a surcharge of:

• 25% for overtime hours worked on Mondays to Fridays between 07:00 and 18:00;
• 50% for overtime hours worked on Mondays to Fridays before 07:00 or after 18:00 and for the hours worked on Saturdays between 00:00 and 16:00;
• 100% for overtime hours worked on Saturdays after 16:00 and overtime hours worked on Sundays or public holidays.

If you need to register your overtime work, please do so in AFAS/myHR.