GitLab BV (Netherlands) Benefits

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• Specific to Netherlands based team members
• Vacation Money
• Medical
• Pension
• Life Insurance
• 30% Tax Ruling
• Bike to Work/Tax Saver Commuter Scheme
• GitLab B.V. Netherlands Leave Policy
• Work and Care Act (Wet arbeid en zorg)
  • Statutory Maternity leave Policy
  • Statutory Paternity/Partner Leave Policy
  • Adoption and Foster Leave
    • Effective 2022-08-02
  • Statutory Parental Leave
    • Effective 2022-08-02
  • Other Leave Types
  • Applying for Leave in the Netherlands

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Specific to Netherlands based team members

Vacation Money

Dutch team members get the customary month of vacation money (Vakantiegeld) in the month of May, as defined by the government. Note that Vakantiegeld is built into offers as well as our Compensation Calculator.

Medical

There is no additional medical coverage scheme through GitLab.

Note that in the Netherlands every citizen is obliged to have at least a basic health insurance package (basisverzekering) with a health insurance company. If you do not have health insurance, you can be fined by the Sociale Verzekeringsbank.

GitLab does not currently provide medical coverage due to the government policy of subsidizing private insurance.

Due to the Working Conditions Act, GitLab contracts an occupational safety and health service. The OSH-service can assist employees who are not able to work because of illness. The contact information for GitLab's designated Occupational Health Service provider is:

Zorg van de Zaak, Beneluxlaan 901, 3526 KK Utrecht, the Netherlands

Tel: 088-2778870 Email: info@zorgvandezaak.nl

Pension

State pension (AOW) is standard and will be paid out at retirement age. Starting January 1, 2021, GitLab will offer a private pension plan through ASR(formerly Brand New Day) for all team members over the age of 21 employed via a GitLab BV Netherlands employment contract. The pension plan will be a Defined Contribution Agreement with a flat rate of 5.00% of the pension base. The GitLab team member will contribute 2%, with the employer (GitLab) contributing 3%. The pension base equals the pensionable salary less the state pension offset. For additional training, ASR has provided video explanations on how the pension plan works.

Pension Plan Summary:

• Pension: The Pension plan is designed for team members to build up an invested pension fund that they cash in to purchase a retirement pension and a partner's pension that pays benefits upon their death after their retirement via monthly contributions.
• Death Benefits: If a team member dies while in service and before the retirement date, the partner and/or children will receive death benefits. This is a life-long retirement pension for the partner and a temporary dependant's pension for their children which pays benefits on the death of the team member.
• Incapacity for Work: This is a waiver of premium for incapacity for work. If a team member becomes partially or fully incapacitated for work, this portion of the plan continues to pay part or all of the pension contributions for team members to keep building up their pension fund and remain covered for the elected benefits.

Voluntary Pension Plan Summary:

• Extra Pension: Team members can make additional voluntary contributions to have extra funds to purchase a retirement pension and a partner's pension that pays benefits upon their death after retirement.
• Extra Death Benefits: Team members with a partner have the option of insuring an extra partner's pension upon their death prior to the retirement date. The following doc outlines additional information on how the voluntary ANW-gap pension works.

Individual value transfer: A team member can have the pension value accrued at a former employer transferred to ASR. An individual value transfer must be requested from ASR within six months of joining the scheme. Once this is complete, the years of service at any former employers count towards Death Benefits.

Investment Profile: Team members choose their own investment profile: neutral, defensive or offensive or their own mix of equities and bonds, within the limits set by ASR. Furthermore, you can choose to put all the contributions in a savings fund.

Life Insurance

GitLab does not offer life insurance in the Netherlands at this time. Team members are automatically covered up to 70% of their last wage in case of disability by the governmental Employee Insurance Agency.

30% Tax Ruling

Eligible team members may apply for the 30% Tax Ruling. More information can be found on our Visas page. Kindly note, this can also be expensed.

Bike to Work/Tax Saver Commuter Scheme

GitLab uses HR Savvy to assist with the administration of the bike to work/tax saver commuter scheme.

Cycle to work will have a maximum expenditure of 1200 EUR for a bike. The team members can avail this benefit every 2 years. This duration will be calculated based on the start date of the previously availed bike scheme benefit.

Bike Applications:

1. Send an email to Total Rewards and HR Savvy (payroll@savvy-group.eu) to request participation in the scheme. In the email, mention the bike of your choice and accessories (if required).
2. HR Savvy will arrange an addendum to the employment contract which will be staged by Total Rewards for GitLab and the team member to sign.
3. Once the contract is signed, HR Savvy will invoice GitLab and purchase the bike on behalf of GitLab.
4. Total Rewards will notify payroll to reduce the team member's gross salary by the cost of the bike as per the addendum.

If a team member would want to purchase a bike more expensive than the 1200 EUR maximum the process is as follows:

• HRSavvy will invoice the seller for the entirety of the bike.
• The difference between the cost of the bike and 1200 EUR will be deducted from the team member's net salary.
• This means the team member will only have a tax benefit over the first 1200 euro.

GitLab B.V. Netherlands Leave Policy

• Statutory Sick Leave
  • Team members who are unable to work due to illness are entitled to 70% of their salary for up to 104 weeks. This leave runs concurrently with GitLab PTO. Team members will receive 100% of their salary for the first 25 days of illness.
  • GitLab complies with Dutch local Laws regarding sick leave. Local laws override any leave policy we have in the benefit of the team members.
  • Team members must select Out Sick in PTO by Roots to ensure that all sick time is properly tracked. For complete reporting procedures, please review the sick time procedure for The Netherlands here.
• Statutory Vacation Leave
  • Team members are entitled to at least 20 vacation days per year which run concurrently with GitLab PTO. The days will accrue at 1.67 days/month from the team member's start date. Any unused days will be carried into the next calendar year, but expire on July 1st. Should the team member leave GitLab within the calendar year, an entitlement to a pro rata part vacation days exists. Team members must designate all vacation days taken as Vacation in PTO by Roots to ensure that vacation entitlement is properly tracked.

People Ops will consult with HRSavvy to ensure that the statute is met.

Work and Care Act (Wet arbeid en zorg)

Team members are eligible for leaves as included in the Work and Care Act. Please find an overview below.

Statutory Maternity leave Policy

• The team member is entitled to a maximum six weeks' leave prior to the estimated date of childbirth and for ten weeks after that date; therefore totaling sixteen weeks.
• The team member can reduce the leave period prior to the estimated date of childbirth to at least four weeks. In that case, the number of days not taken prior to the estimated date of childbirth is added to the leave period following the estimated date of childbirth.
• In the event of incapacity for work from six weeks prior to the estimated date of childbirth, the sixteen-week period for pregnancy and childbirth leave commences at that time, regardless of which agreements have been made.
• Besides this, you’re also entitled to continuous wage during your leave which will still be paid out by GitLab. However, the UWV offers GitLab a WAZO (Work and Care Act) settlement which is designed to cover your salary while on leave. The UWV ensures expert and efficient implementation of team member insurance and the WAZO settlement is one of these insurances. This maternity benefit (WAZO) lasts at least 16 weeks and covers 100% of the daily wage (GitLab will top this up to 100% of your normal base salary). In order for GitLab to receive this settlement HRSavvy will inform the UWV about your pregnancy via an application form. To apply, please inform the Absence Management Team (leaves@gitlab.com) when you’d wish for your maternity leave to start. The exact start date is up to you to decide. Please note that your leave can start 6 weeks prior to, but no later than, 4 weeks before your due date. HRSavvy will then work with you directly to apply and keep peopleops@domain in cc.
• If the team member is eligible for GitLab parental leave, the statutory leave will run concurrently with GitLab parental leave.

Statutory Paternity/Partner Leave Policy

• After your partner has given birth, you are entitled to up to five days of paid parental leave.
• Within 6 months of the birth you are also entitled to 5 weeks of additional paid leave ("Aanvullend geboorteverlof") at a maximum of 70% of the maximum day wage. If you have a compensation that is higher than the maximum day wage you will receive the 70% of the maximum day wage as set by the UWV.
• Please also refer to the company policy as when more beneficial they supersede the statutory leave benefits.

Adoption and Foster Leave

Team members who have adopted or taken in a foster child are entitled to 6 weeks of leave and adoption or foster care allowance.

• This leave runs concurrently with GitLab Parental Leave. GitLab will supplement adoption or foster care allowance for eligible team members so that they receive 100% of their pay for the first 16 weeks of leave.
• Team members must notify the Absence Management team at leaves@gitlab.com of their intent to take adoption or foster leave at least three weeks in advance, and must designate this time off as Parental Leave in PTO by Roots to ensure that statutory entitlements are properly tracked.

Effective 2022-08-02

Adoptive and foster parents of children under 8 years old will be eligible for up to 9 weeks of partial payment through the UWV. Parents are eligible for paid leave within the child's first year after the date of adoption or placement.

Eligibility: Parents must be working (be employed) at the time and not yet have taken the full right of parental leave (26 times the weekly work hours).

• Employees working for GitLab that have a child under the age of 1 at the start of this new law, will also be eligible for this benefit.

Pay Calculations: The UWV will pay 70% of the daily wage (up to 70% of the maximum daily wage). GitLab will to apply for the benefit with the UWV. (More information to come)

Statutory Parental Leave

• Team members who have a child 8 years old or younger and are qualified for parental leave, are entitled to take unpaid parental leave. The amount of leave may not exceed 26 times the number of hours the team member works in one week.

Effective 2022-08-02

Parents will be eligible for up to 9 weeks of partial payment through the UWV. Parents are eligible for paid leave within the child's first year after birth.*

Eligibility: Parents must be working (be employed) at the time and not yet have taken the full right of parental leave (26 times the weekly work hours).

• Employees working for GitLab that have a child under the age of 1 at the start of this new law, will also be eligible for this benefit.

Pay Calculations: The UWV will pay 70% of the daily wage (up to 70% of the maximum daily wage). GitLab will to apply for the benefit with the UWV. (More information to come)

Other Leave Types

• Short-term Care Leave
  • Short-term care leave is available to team members who must provide essential care to a person who is ill or otherwise in real need. Please find the definition of 'person' as it pertains to this policy below. In order to be eligible, the team member must be the only person who can look after the person in need during that period of time.
  • 'Person' means the following individuals: the team member's (grand)children, the team member's foster children living at his or her home, the spouse, registered partner or person with who the team member cohabits unmarried, a child living at home with the spouse, registered partner or person with who the team member cohabits unmarried, the team member's (grand)parents or brother/sister, others with who the team member has a social relationship (e.g. boyfriend, girlfriend, good neighbour) and persons who are part of the team member's household but are not a parent, child or partner (and not roommates with who there is a commercial or employment relationship).
  • Team members are entitled to a maximum of twice the number of their normal weekly hours agreed upon in their employment contract, per 12-month period. For example, if a team member’s contract states that they have a 40-hour work week, then that team member may take 80 hours of short-term care leave in one 12-month period.
  • Team members are entitled to 70% of their salary to be paid by the employer. This leave runs concurrently with GitLab PTO. GitLab team members will receive 100% of their pay for the first 25 days of short-term care leave.
  • Team members must notify their manager and the Absence Management team at leaves@gitlab.com of their intent to take short-term care leave as soon as possible.
• Long-term Care Leave
  • Team members are entitled to long-term care in the event that their child, partner, or parent has a serious, life-threatening illness or in the event they have to provide necessary care to these persons due to illness or being in need of help. For all persons that fall under the scope of long-term care leave, GitLab refers to the definition of 'person' as included in the short-term care leave section above.
  • Team members are entitled to a maximum of 6 times the number of their normal weekly hours agreed upon in their employment contract, per 12-month period of time. For example, if a team member’s contract states that they have a 40-hour work week, then that team member may take 240 hours of long-term care leave in one 12-month period.
  • There is no entitlement to pay during long-term care leave; however, this leave runs concurrently with GitLab PTO, so team members will receive 100% of their pay for the first 25 days of leave.
  • Team members should notify their manager and the Absence Management team at leaves@gitlab.com of their intention to take long-term care leave as soon as possible.

Applying for Leave in the Netherlands

HRSavvy can assist in applying for maternity leave covered by social security. In this application the company can decide whether the benefit is paid to the team member directly, or the employer continues paying the salary and receives the benefit. The last option is done in most of the cases.