Roc pays drivers tons of leave hours
The Alkmaar MBO institution Horizon College has paid out more than two and a half tons of leave hours to two departing board members. The Education Inspectorate is studying the matter, the supervisory board says the rules have been followed.
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Two long-serving directors retired in 2016: chairman John van den Langenberg (since 2001) and board member René van Schalkwijk (since 2000). Van den Langenberg, who was at the helm of the school for nearly fifteen years, took over on February 1 last year. After that, he stayed on the payroll for another year, taking his `` leave accumulated in previous years, '' according to the annual report 2016 of the institution. His remuneration, including pension premium, amounted to more than 160 euros last year.
Fellow director Van Schalkwijk left late last year and had his leave hours paid out in one go: 126.229 euros. Together with the regular salary, his total remuneration thus amounts to just under three thousand euros.
That is well above the maximum of 179 thousand euros of the Standardization of Top Incomes in the Semi-Public Sector Act, but according to the institution this is permitted because the agreements date from before the introduction of the Act. In that case, exceedances are tolerated by a transitional arrangement.
Source: Horizon College Annual Report 2016
Bapo leave
The Education Inspectorate has, after questions from the Education Magazine, information requested from the institution to assess whether there is cause for a formal investigation. The inspectorate expects to make a decision about this soon.
Chairman Jan Franx of the Supervisory Board confirms that the Inspectorate has requested 'the files'.
In a brief explanation, he says: “Both directors retired and have had their saved bapo hours paid out. This is in accordance with agreements made in the past.” According to the regulator, no rules have been violated with the payment. “They fell under the first bapo scheme, which allowed that.” Franx says to await the decision of the Education Inspectorate.
redeem
Apart from the rules regarding the payment of bapo hours, there is another question: is it in the spirit of the bapo scheme to save up the leave and cash it in at the farewell?
The bapo was introduced to promote the labor participation of older employees by introducing a number of hours of leave per week. The employee also pays a contribution to this.
In recent years, the Education Inspectorate has taken action in previous cases in primary and secondary education. The Ministry of Education has also stated in the past that it was not the intention of the bapo to have saved hours redeemed at the farewell.
