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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.
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.
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
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:
The beneficiary is also entitled to additional lifelong partner's pension that is bough by the invested pension capital upon death. See article 18of the Pension Scheme
Voluntary Pension Plan Summary:
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.
Effective November 1, 2022, all team members in the Netherlands will be enrolled in GitLab's Group Accident Insurance Policy with Hienfeld.
This cover provides peace of mind in the event of an accident. All team members are automatically enrolled at no cost to you. The insured benefit per person is 2x annual salary in case of death or permanent disability due to an accident (maximum annual salary 250,000 euro per person.) You can find the General Terms and Conditions in English & Dutch.
Because the insurance also pays out in case you pass away due to an accident, we urge you to inform your spouse about this benefit as well.
In the unfortunate event of an accident, please fill in the claim form and send it to total-rewards@gitlab.com as soon as possible. In case of death at least 36 hours before the funeral or cremation. The form is available both in English and Dutch
Intern Coverage is a flat coverage amount: 50,000 Euro upon accidental death and 50,000 Euro in case of permanent disability.
GitLab offers Death Benefits via the Pension scheme:
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.
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:
payroll@savvy-group.eu
) to request participation in the scheme. In the email, mention the bike of your choice and accessories (if required).If a team member would want to purchase a bike more expensive than the 1200 EUR maximum the process is as follows:
Out Sick
in Time Off by Deel to ensure that all sick time is properly tracked. For complete reporting procedures, please review the sick time procedure for The Netherlands here.Vacation
in Time Off by Deel to ensure that vacation entitlement is properly tracked.People Ops will consult with HRSavvy to ensure that the statute is met.
Team members are eligible for leaves as included in the Work and Care Act. Please find an overview below.
Team members who have adopted or taken in a foster child are entitled to 6 weeks of leave and adoption or foster care allowance.
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 Time Off by Deel to ensure that statutory entitlements are properly tracked.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).
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)
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).
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)
leaves@gitlab.com
of their intent to take short-term care leave as soon as possible.leaves@gitlab.com
of their intention to take long-term care leave as soon as possible.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.
The Group Accident Policy is based on calculation in arrears. At the end of the insurance year, Hienfeld will send by post (in dutch) a letter with information requesting details to perform the premium payment in arrears. Once this letter is received, Total Rewards will send the letter to our HR Savvy contact, agnes@savvy-group.eu. HR Savvy will use the payroll data to share the updated Employee details with Heinfeld to calculate the final premium of previous years and a supplmentary premium is invoiced.
On the invoice, a bank account number will be provided to pay the annual premium. Total Rewards will send the invoice to Accounts Payable for payment.