Terms of employment
The employment terms of the UMC Utrecht are regulated via the Cao umc. On this page, you will find information on the Cao umc, our excellent opportunities for personal and professional development, the cao à la carte scheme, the travel expenses scheme and the personal budget.
Cao umc uitklapper, klik om te openen
The UMC Utrecht employs its staff in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for University Medical Centres (Cao umc). The salary scales are in the Cao appendices A up to and including G. The Cao content can be downloaded from the site of the NFU (Dutch federation of university medical centres).
Training and development uitklapper, klik om te openen
We expect from every employee that he continues to develop, not only in his field but also personally. You are not on your own in this. The UMC Utrecht will help you wherever it can:
- The UMC Utrecht Academy provides courses and further education
- The LEV portal for career development and vitality provides online courses, training and tests and an e-coach where you can ask questions about your sustainable employability.
- The internal coach pool provides coaching
- The Connecting Leaders program connects and directs all our executives
- In consultation with your supervisor you can also attend courses outside the UMC Utrecht
Commuting allowances uitklapper, klik om te openen
If you travel more than 7 kilometers one way, you will receive a 100% reimbursement for public transportation.
If you do not travel by public transportation and live less than 7 kilometers from UMC Utrecht, the commuting allowance is 18 cents per kilometer, with a maximum of 80 kilometers (round trip) per day.
For information on the U-OV regio easy subscription for taking trains and busses in the Utrecht region at advantageous fees, go to page:
CAO à la carte uitklapper, klik om te openen
The UMC Utrecht has a number of arrangements, whereby the employee can choose extra employment terms in exchange for gross salary. There are Cao à la carte arrangements for commuting, purchase of a bicycle, and reimbursements for internet subscriptions and memberships. An overview can be downloaded below. Do you have questions about the arrangement? Please contact the P&O Service Centrum (poservicecentrum@umcutrecht.nl).
ABP pension uitklapper, klik om te openen
- Employees of the UMC Utrecht have their pension with the ABP. All information on the pension arrangement can be found on the internet site of ABP.
- The amount of pension you can accrue taxfree is maximized. You can find the maximum on the page "nettopensioen" of ABP. If you earn above that amount, you can complement the accrual voluntarily with ABP or any other insurance company.
- New employees are registered at the ABP by the UMC Utrecht. In case you have a partner you are not married to, you have to register your partner at the ABP via the registration form for partners.
Transfer of pension benefits uitklapper, klik om te openen
Employees of the UMC Utrecht accrue pension benefits at ABP. When changing jobs, employees can transfer their pension benefits to a different pension fund, called pension benefits transfer. You can effectuate transfer of pension benefits by logging in with your digid at English pages | ABP
Hours per week and leave uitklapper, klik om te openen
UMC Utrecht has a 36-hour workweek. This means that a full-time employee works 1872 hours per year. A medical resident has a 46-hour workweek. This means that a full-time medical resident works 2392 hours per year. Different agreements apply to academic medical specialists; see chapter 15 of the Cao umc for details. You will discuss with your supervisor how to distribute your hours over the workweek.
According to the Cao umc, a full-time employee (36 hours) is entitled to 172 hours of paid vacation starting January 1, 2024. Do you work part-time? The Working Hours and Leave table shows the number of hours corresponding to each appointment and the amount of paid vacation you are entitled to per year. This is exclusive of public holidays, which number between 5 and 9 per year, depending on whether they fall on weekends.
If you work as a flexworker on a zero hours employment, then you will not be entitled to roster free days. Instead, you will be receiving a 13,39% leave and holidays allowance each month on top of your gross salary.