Our Terms of Employment

A full workweek is 36 hours per week. In Voorschoten, we offer flexible work hours for many positions. This means that, to a large extent, you decide when your workday begins and ends, and that you organize your workweek in consultation with your supervisor—for example, working four nine-hour shifts or four eight-hour shifts plus one morning shift. For some positions (such as customer-facing roles or technical positions that follow a set schedule), this flexibility is not possible.

For positions with flexible work hours, you can work from home for 50% of your work time. We’ll make sure you have access to the necessary equipment. You’ll be provided with a high-quality laptop, monitor, cell phone, keyboard, and headset on loan. In addition, to help you set up a health and safety-approved home office, the municipality of Voorschoten provides a one-time allowance of up to €500 net every five years. You can use this to purchase a desk, for example. But that’s not all! If you work from home, you’ll receive a work-from-home allowance of €2.40 and an internet allowance of €0.85 per day.

Depending on your knowledge and experience, you will be placed on either the entry-level scale or the position-specific scale for the role. Each scale consists of 11 pay increments. As long as you have not reached the maximum of the scale, you will receive an annual salary increase upon a positive performance review. If you perform exceptionally well, there are opportunities to be financially rewarded for that as well.

Good to know:

• Do you volunteer for our municipality in addition to your regular job as a first-aid responder, emergency response team member, or member of the anti-aggression/intervention team? If so, you will receive a gross annual stipend of €220.
• Do you work in one of the field service crews (Gray, Green and Cleaning, Sewer Crew, or Forest and Tree Crew) and do you perform dirty work? If so, you’ll receive a hardship allowance of €200 gross per month, prorated based on your employment status.

With us, you’ll receive an Individual Choice Budget (ICB): the ICB amounts to 17.05% of your salary. You can use this budget for various purposes. If you have children or are a caregiver, you may need additional leave hours. Or perhaps you’d like to take a course or save for a major expense.

You can use your budget for one or more of the following purposes:

• purchase additional leave hours, up to a maximum of 187 hours
• earn extra money by having it paid out
• Financing a non-work-related course of study
• Financing an (e)bike
• Private bicycle leasing
• union dues
• pay off student loans

As an employee of our organization, you’ll have a performance review with your manager at least once a year. It’s important to us to know how you’re doing. The review process always includes a specific focus on development goals. Where am I now, where do I want to go, and how do I get there?

You’ll work with your manager to agree on the steps you’ll take to address those questions. These development agreements are documented and serve as a guide for your career, helping you make decisions. Our goal is to help you grow in a role that suits you best and aligns with your aspirations. Of course, we’ll support you every step of the way.

A healthy mind requires a healthy body. We encourage exercise and activities aimed at improving physical fitness, which is why you’ll receive an annual wellness allowance of €250 gross. This allowance is part of our wellness policy. We also know that finding and maintaining the right balance can sometimes be difficult.

Wellness Coaches

If you need help with this, you can reach out to one of the municipality’s wellness coaches.

Voorschoten offers an excellent pension plan. The municipality pays 70% and you pay 30% of the contribution (total contribution in 2026: 27%) that is paid into the plan.

ABP

Pension and disability benefits are administered by the ABP. The ABP flexible pension plan offers many options. Retiring early, choosing the amount of your pension payments, or continuing to work part-time—it’s all possible with this pension plan. You can find the latest information atMijn ABP.

At the municipality of Voorschoten, you receive 28 days of leave per year, which is 8 more than the statutory minimum. For part-time employees, this is calculated on a pro-rata basis. Do you work irregular hours or on-call shifts? If so, you’ll receive an additional 14.4 hours of leave (regardless of how many hours you work). It’s also possible to buy or sell leave hours.

We reimburse your commuting expenses up to the maximum amount allowed under tax laws. In 2026, you will receive €0.23 per kilometer, up to a maximum of 50 kilometers one way. If you do not emit any CO2 during your commute, you will receive an additional €0.10 per kilometer (taxable). We provide an NS Business Card for commuting and business travel by public transportation (train/bus). Travel expenses are fully reimbursed through the NS Business Card.

You will receive a subsidy toward the cost of health insurance. You are entitled to a gross annual reimbursement of €168 or €296 (€296 if your salary is less than or equal to the maximum for pay scale 6). This subsidy is not based on the length of your employment.

What else is possible?

• Taking out disability insurance. If you take out disability insurance, you will receive a gross monthly allowance of €10.00, prorated based on your working hours. Through the Loyaliswebsite , the municipality of Voorschoten offers you the option to protect your income in the event of (partial) disability.
• The option to purchase other insurance policies at a discount (such as supplemental health insurance, auto/motorcycle insurance, liability insurance, home insurance, contents insurance, or building insurance). You can calculate your savings on thecollective health insurance website at. Good to know: through Centraal Beheer, you’ll receive a 10% discount on auto/motorcycle insurance and an 8% discount on liability, home, contents, or building insurance. Our employer code is 53094.

The municipality has also taken out a group Anw gap insurance policy. You can purchase this policy yourself through the elipsLife website at . This provides your partner with additional financial security in the event of your death.