Option Model for Employment Conditions 2011

Directorate Human ResourcesIreen Miessen

What is an option model?

Exchange of employment terms within boundaries

Collective Labour Agreement Chapter 5 Additional agreement with the local

employees’ organisations (OPUT) Tax legislation

Who can participate?

Everyone with an employment contract with the UT, excluding: on-call workers student assistants UT-flex workers staff who are on extraordinary leave during the full

calendar year 2011

Which sources can you use?

Hours leave Money

Source: hours leave

Hours which you receive in 2011 Value of one hour = 0.704% of your monthly

salary in case of full employment Maximum or minimum to some targets Maximum to the total number of hours Statutory minimum to the hours left

Source: money

Salary Holliday allowance (8%) Year end bonus (8.3%)

Which targets can you choose? Sabbatical leave Extra hours leave Extra salary Additional pension Live-course savings Bicycle (incl. insurance) Maintenance bicycle Commuting costs Flexible working hours Internet allowance Contribution trade union and/or professional association

Target: extra salary

Maximum: 38 hours leave Value of one hour = 0.704% of the monthly

salary in case of full employment

Target: bicycle

You use the bicycle for commuter travel Once every three year Remaining length employment ≥ 11 months Maximum purchase price: € 749 Maximum costs insurance: € 139 Bicycle dealer is associated with TSR It is not possible to trade in a bicycle Credit vouchers

Target: maintenance bicycle

You use the bicycle for commuter travel Fixed tax-free contribution of € 82 per year

Target: commuting costs

You live more than 1 km from your work You don’t receive a travel allowance on the basis of another

scheme You commute between home and work regularly on at least

one day per week A free allowance, irrespective of the method of transport (€

0.19 per km)or

An allowance for travel by public transport (actual travel expenses)

Internet allowance

A fixed tax-free allowance of € 15 per month Your internet connection is charged on a fixed

costs basis You use the internet connection for purposes

related to your employment On the same address no other UT staff member

receives an internet allowance

Target: contribution trade union

You are a member of a trade union during the entire calender year 2011 (FNV, CNV, AC/FBZ, MHF)

You can only use the source money

When can you choose?

Up to and including September 2011 Once only → you cannot change or

supplement choices you have recorded in the simulation model

Exception for the target of commuting costs in case of a subsequent change in the commuting tract

How can you state your choice?

Web application: KAT Simulation model (calculate and record) User name and Password Option form and additional forms

Need more information?

Brochure optional model (intranet) Human resources advisor Helpdesk: 1132 (Erwin Reudink)