Information in case of reorganisation

Together with your supervising HR advisor, you start by making a guidance plan to see what your wishes, development opportunities and opportunities on the labor market are. Based on that plan, you will look for another position. This can be both inside and outside UT. The plan will pay attention to, for example:

• Career guidance and outplacement facilities;
• Training and development (retraining, upskilling and retraining);
• Other measures that make a relocation within or outside UT;
• Help with privatisation;
• Pointing out vacancies outside UT;

An up-to-date CV is important. There are good formats to be found through www.canva.com. The outplacement agencies can also help you with this.

The Reassignment Committee (HPC) helps you find a new position within the UT. You can monitor internal vacancies and, as a reassignment candidate, you will have a priority position over other internal candidates in suitable vacancies. Information about the reassignment committee procedure can be found here. After you have drawn up the guidance plan, together with your supervising HR advisor, you will be registered with the The Reassignment Committee (HPC).

Sometimes more is needed to give a good continuation to your career. We have a broad network of coaches and career counsellors who can support you in this. In the conversation with your supervising HR advisor, you explore the question together and receive advice on which process and supervisor is appropriate.

Test yourself.

You can take a self-test at any time of the day to gain insight into who you are, what you can do and where you want to go. The tests include the following topics: Personality Test, Competency Test, Career Choice Test, Work Values, and Group Roles.

Mobility Table Twente

Once every 2 months, UT participates in the Twente Mobility Table together with (semi) government organisations from the region (municipalities, Saxion, ROC van Twente, Safety Region and Tax and Customs Administration). Employees who are ready for the next step can be nominated; so you too! Sometimes it remains with that one conversation, sometimes a project, secondment or new job comes out of it. You can register via cdc-hr@utwente.nl. CDC advisors can also support you in preparing for the interview.

Vacancy platforms

On Academic Transfer you can create a profile as a scientist and your CV can be matched with vacancies. Also, there are plenty of career tools available on this page. 

Working at UT

Unfortunately, you cannot continue your work at our university, but other faculties or services of UT may have a suitable vacancy available for you. You can see all the vacancies via our career website and this is also monitored for you by The Reassignment Committee (HPC). As soon as a suitable position becomes available, you can be placed on it.

Retraining or further training

To expand your possibilities of re-employment or in the external labour market, retraining or further training can broaden your options. You can discuss this with your supervising HR advisor. A request for retraining, retraining or further training must always be motivated by you.

Goodhabitz training

You can use relevant courses for free via Goodhabitz. Some suggestions that may match your situation are:

• I want that job;
• LinkedIn;
• Direct your career;
• Apply with guts.

If you have been threatened with dismissal and you voluntarily resign, you are eligible for a mobility allowance. For more information, see Article 18 of the Continuous Scheme in Case of Redundancy. The condition is that you do not generate any benefit costs (WW/BWNU/ZANU), transition payment or other (severance) payments for the university. If you make use of the scheme, you therefore waive other benefits. The allowance to be granted depends on your gross monthly salary (holiday allowance, end-of-year bonus and any allowances are not included), the number of years of service and the time at which you resign.

Note: The mobility allowance can never exceed the total gross amount you would have received in salary during the remaining term of employment if you had not resigned yourself and it can never exceed the salary up to state pension (AOW) age.

If, as an employee threatened with dismissal, you find a job outside the UT in The Netherlands during the employment protection period (as referred to in Article 6 of the Continuous Scheme in Case of Redundancy) AND this new job has a lower salary than the job at the UT AND you terminate your employment contract for the full extent, you can claim compensation (pro-rated based on the working hours as they were at UT) for one year from the date of dismissal. For the conditions, see Article 16 of the Continuous Scheme in Case of Redundancy.

It may be interesting for you to retire earlier. With the ABP pension fund you can retire from the 1st day of the month in which you turn 60. In MyABP you can see what happens to your pension amount if you stop working earlier. Your pension will be lower if you retire earlier than your state pension (AOW) age. The further you are before your state pension age, the lower the amount you will have left.

If you have any questions left, after looking into the possibilities as shown in MyABP, you can ask them via the ABP customer service. If necessary, a meeting with a pension adviser will be scheduled for you.

You can apply for a benefit under the Unemployment Insurance Act (WW) quickly and easily via uwv.nl. You need your DigiD to log in.

Note: Make sure you apply for unemployment benefits between 1 week before the dismissal date and 1 week after the dismissal date.

If you are entitled to WW, you may be entitled to an additional non-statutory benefit. This is the case, for example, if your salary is above the maximum daily wage (gross monthly salary of approximately €6,315) and/or if you have a long employment history. This benefit is provided through the provider Visma Idella.

If you want to know whether you are eligible for a non-statutory unemployment benefit in addition to your WW, always go through the flow chart on the UNL site first. From this you can determine whether you may be entitled to a supplementary, compensation and/or subsequent BWNU benefit. If you think you are entitled to one or more types of BWNU benefit as a result, you can apply for this online via Visma Idella within 7 days of the start of your unemployment.

Note: in the event of dismissal due to reorganisation, you are not entitled to a transition payment if you are also entitled to the subsequent BWNU benefit (see the information under the heading Transition payment).

Do you receive WW or a BWNU benefit and does this benefit end because you have accepted a new job with a salary that is lower than your last earned salary (including allowances, holiday allowance and end-of-year bonus)? Then you are probably entitled to wage supplementation under the BWNU. This is a supplement to the salary from your new job.

The wage supplementation scheme from the BWNU also applies if you are not entitled to a WW or a BWNU benefit because you found another job following your job at the UT but would have had this right if you had not accepted that job.

If you receive wage supplementation, you are not eligible for the compensation scheme in Article 16 of the Continuous Scheme in Case of Redundancy.

In principle, in the event of dismissal due to reorganisation, you are entitled to a transition payment at the end of employment.

Note: there is an exception. You are not entitled to a transition payment if it concerns a dismissal due to reorganisation AND you are entitled to a subsequent BWNU benefit (see flow chart). It is possible to still claim a transition payment in this situation. In that case, you must waive your entitlement to the subsequent BWNU benefit in writing before the end of your employment.

To be eligible for WW and BWNU benefits, one of the conditions is that you reside in the Netherlands and are available for work. If you lived in the Netherlands during your job at UT and you move abroad after your employment ends, you are not (or no longer) eligible for the WW or BWNU. With regard to the BWNU, this may be different if you qualify as a cross-border worker and meet the applicable requirements (see below).

Taking unemployment benefits abroad

You can only take your unemployment benefit abroad if you are going to look for work in the EU, EEA or Switzerland. This is possible for a maximum of 3 months and under certain conditions. For example, you must first have received unemployment benefits for at least 4 weeks and have been available for the Dutch labour market during that period. 

Cross-border workers

If you lived in another EU, EEA country or Switzerland (cross-border worker) during your job at UT, and you have become completely unemployed, you can apply for unemployment benefits in your country of residence.

If your foreign unemployment benefit is lower or shorter than the Dutch Unemployment Insurance Act (WW) plus possibly the BWNU benefit, which you would have been entitled to if you had lived in the Netherlands, you may be entitled to an extra benefit for the difference. For more information, see BWNU article 11.

When you receive Unemployment Insurance Act (WW) benefit and/or BWNU benefit(s), this entails obligations. These are the things you must do:

• actively apply for suitable work;
• accept and retain suitable employment;
• avoid becoming unemployed again;
• perform the tasks you receive in your Workbook (Werkmap) or via My UWV;
• fulfill the general duties that come with receiving benefits, such as reporting changes in a timely manner and cooperating with research.

More information about this can be found on the UWV website  and on the BWNU page. UT is self-insured for the unemployment benefit, which means that all costs of a WW/BWNU benefit are paid by UT. UT will therefore support you in your search for a new job. In addition, UT will also check whether you are doing enough to obtain a new job.

If you become unemployed, this will have consequences for your old-age and survivor's pension. When you are unemployed, you accrue less or no pension. As long as you receive WW and/or BWNU benefits, you will only accrue 50% pension with ABP. The university pays the premium for this pension accrual. If you want, you can save for more pension during the WW/BW period.

If you want to know more about the consequences of unemployment for your pension and the possibilities of (partially) compensating for it, please visit the ABP site.

If you have any questions, please contact  ABP's customer service. If your question is too complicated to answer by phone, ABP can schedule a (digital) meeting with a pension adviser for you.

If you get another job, it is also important to know what happens to your pension accrual. If you go to an employer within government and education, you will stay with ABP. If you are going to another employer or become self-employed, you will have to start thinking about: pension transfer, accruing pension yourself and possibly increasing your survivor's pension. For more information, visit the ABP site.

If you move to an address outside the Netherlands it is important to let ABP and SVB (state pension) know. For more information, visit the ABP site.

• All employees (with the exception of employees who are socially insured abroad) are insured through the UT in the event of partial incapacity for work. You may also have opted for an extension of the coverage in the event of full disability. This insurance stops as soon as you leave employment.
• Do you have a new employer or will you get a new employer within 6 months? Let Loyalis know. You may be able to take your current disability insurance with you to your new employer or continue the insurance on an individual basis (without medical questions).

• As soon as your employment with UT ends, the possibility of participating in the group health insurance with Menzis expires. An exception applies to (early) retirement. Contact Menzis to continue your health insurance on a different basis.
• Are you going to work for another employer in the Netherlands after your employment at UT and that employer offers group health insurance? You can then switch to the group health insurance of your new employer.
• Are you moving abroad after your dismissal from UT and are you no longer obliged to take out insurance in the Netherlands? After cancelling your insurance, Menzis will terminate your health insurance with effect from the day on which this new situation takes effect.

If you have shortfall insurance with elipsLife, the insurance will stop when you leave employment. You must inform Elips-Life about this yourself within one month after leaving employment by sending an e-mail to anwvoorambtenaren@voogd.com. You can also request a quote for continuation of the insurance via the same e-mail address. 

The Loyalis (A.S.R) income scan offers you:

• Detailed calculations: analysis of the effect of changes on income, including scenarios such as leaving, retiring or taking up another job.
• Insight into pension accrual: the effect of a new situation on the pension before and after the state pension age.
• Personal (digital) conversation: the results are discussed directly with you, so that you can ask specific questions and make informed decisions.

You can register via the Loyalis registration page.

Finbase can help you map out your financial situation after the end of your employment and help you choose which of the options offered in the Continuous Scheme in Case of Redundancy best suits your personal situation. Note: Finbase can only advise on the basis of the Dutch tax situation.

If, after reading this information, you would like to sign up for an Income Interview at FinBase, please email: info@finbase.nl and include at least:

• Your name
• Phone number
• University of Twente
• Your faculty or department
• Motivation

You can also seek income advice yourself for a maximum amount of €750 excluding VAT. For example, for employees who live abroad or move abroad, it may be necessary to find an advisor abroad who has knowledge of foreign tax law and/or pensions abroad. Discuss this option with your HR advisor. The invoice must be submitted directly by the consultancy firm to UT, stating the correct WO number.

On the website of the Universities of the Netherlands you can find the current collective labor agreement.

In the event of a reorganisation, the Continuous Scheme in case of redundancy applies. Here you will find all agreements about guidance, relocation and financial arrangements.

If you have a complaint about the application of the agreements in the Continuous Scheme in case of redundancy, you can of course contact your supervising HR advisor to find a suitable solution. You are also free to contact the Executive Board directly with such complaints. The Executive Board will then seek advice on this from the Advisory Committee on Social Guidance.

Social safety is fundamental for everyone who works, studies or visits UT. Respect, integrity, honesty and consideration for others are expected on our campus and within our organisation. If there is reason to do so, know that there are several counselors there to help you when you need it, no matter what. On these three pages you can find more information on our aid structure.

• Integrity and ethics
• Social safety
• Absence and reintegration