Agreement with the Brabant school board improves job security
Teachers and support staff who work at the Brabant school group Ons Middelbaar Onderwijs (OMO) have - if they agree - a new collective labor agreement from 1 April. "We were able to make good agreements about job security and professionalization. I am satisfied with the negotiation agreement that has been reached," says AObnegotiator Herman Molleman.
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At the end of last week, the AOb, together with the other unions and the school board of OMO to reach agreement. The school group that includes 34 secondary schools has its own collective labor agreement. No agreements have been made in this agreement about salary, pension and social security. These topics are part of the national consultation table.
Sharpen
The new agreement for OMO will improve job security, according to AObnegotiator Molleman. “That has really been tightened up now. For example, people who work at OMO for a year and receive a positive assessment are permanently employed. However, they may have to work at a different school, because people are needed there. But they do have the legal certainty of a permanent contract. ”
Flex and other contract forms are being phased out. OMO can hire a teacher for a maximum of six weeks through an employment agency. Molleman: “You often have to deal with temporary employment contracts. We have ensured that the temporary workers are given the better provisions in their contracts that are in the collective labor agreement of OMO. ”
"The new agreement improves job security. That has really been tightened up now," says AObnegotiator Herman Molleman.
Individual budget
Another theme for the AOb is professionalization. There was a lot of uncertainty about the individual training budget. In the new agreement it has been agreed that all employees - teachers and support staff - who have an appointment from 0,4 fte will receive 600 euros per year. “They can spend this on their further development, even if it is not related to education. If you, as a social studies teacher, want to get your big driving license, you can do that with this budget. ” This budget may also be saved for a maximum of four years if employees make agreements about it and it no longer expires automatically after one year. “These are all improvements,” says Molleman.
An experimental article has also been included in this new negotiation agreement, says Molleman. “If schools want to agree on something that deviates from the collective labor agreement, they can experiment with it. However, there are very strict conditions attached to this. For example, three quarters of the staff must support it and the unions have the right to consent to the plans. ”
Duration
The new collective labor agreement runs from April 1, 2018 to January 1, 2019. This week, employees who are members of the AOb a newsletter in their mail with all agreements and details. The employees can then give their opinion and vote on the agreement.
Read the entire negotiation agreement? That can be done via this link.
In a nutshell, the main points from the negotiation agreement:
- Temporary agency work is limited to a maximum of six weeks. All employment conditions apply with the exception of the job policy.
- The duration of a temporary employment contract is a maximum of one year and will be converted into permanent employment in the event of a positive assessment or no performance review.
- All employees who have an appointment from 0,4 FTE receive 600 euros individual training budget. Employees who work less than 0,4 FTE receive this amount pro rata.
- The article in which teachers receive a 50 euro allowance per day if they go on excursions will be deleted. The tax authorities no longer accept the scheme without receipts and invoices. The discussion will have to be continued through the personnel section of the participation council about possible compensation in time and/or money.
- There will be a study into career opportunities for educational support staff
