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Pay close attention to your hours for sustainable employability

HBO employees who do not use their hours for sustainable employability will lose them after a year. Saving is no longer possible. AObdirector Douwe van der Zweep tips: take control.

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All HBO employees with a position of more than 0,4 FTE who have worked in HBO for three years or longer are entitled to 45 hours of sustainable employability. Part-timers receive this pro rata. Older employees - who are ten years before their state pension age and who have worked in higher education for at least five years - are entitled to 90 hours a year. You can see these hours in the annual task.

You used to save the hours if you didn't use them in the year itself. Since the 2020 collective labor agreement, this is no longer possible. “At first it wasn't such a problem if you didn't discuss these hours with your manager. Then it was saved," says AObdirector Van der Zweep. There are examples of employees who extended the May holiday by a few weeks and were able to take a break for a while.

Now more than ever it is important to use the hours in the year

Now more than ever it is important to use the hours in the year. If you don't, you'll lose them. Employers cannot say that this is not possible, because employees are entitled to it. Van der Zweep: “The hours are stated on the annual task, but the problem is that the number of tasks assigned in practice does not take those hours into account. And the teachers are full of tasks, these hours are last on the list. Especially in corona times.”

Conversation

The union advises you to start a conversation with your manager. Van der Zweep: “Make your own choice when it comes to filling in your hours. If you make the choice to use the hours of sustainable employability to not work or to work less for a certain period, that is your choice that fits within the spending goals.”

Employees with saved hours can use them until September 1, 2023. Here too you can decide for yourself how to use the hours.

Do you always want to stay informed of the latest news? Members can use the AObdownload the app and tick their education sector. Download it via the Appstore or for Google Play Store.

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