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transition payment

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Calculation

Date as day-month-year, for example 01-06-2023.

More optionsThirteenth month, bonus, overtime
Bonus
How is this calculated?
  • ⅓ of a month’s salary per year of employment
  • Pro rata for the remaining months and days
  • Monthly salary = gross salary + holiday allowance + thirteenth month + bonus + overtime + fixed allowances
  • Variable bonus: total over 3 years ÷ 36 months (or fewer if the employee has been employed for a shorter period)
  • Maximum €102,000 in 2026, or the annual salary if that is higher. The maximum for 2027 has not yet been announced.
What counts towards the monthly salary?

Counts

  • Gross base salary
  • Holiday allowance: 8%, or the percentage in the collective labour agreement
  • A fixed thirteenth month or fixed end-of-year payment
  • Fixed allowances, such as a shift allowance
  • Overtime, if worked on a regular basis
  • Bonus, profit sharing or commission, averaged over the last three years

Does not count

  • Expense allowances, such as travel expenses or a working-from-home allowance
  • Pension contributions paid by the employer
  • Employer’s contribution to health insurance
  • One-off payments, such as a long-service bonus
  • A lease car
  • Options and shares
  • Payment in lieu of untaken holiday