Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities

CAO

The Universiteiten van Nederland negotiates with the Labour Unions on the compensation and benefits of the University staff (with the exception of the Executive Board). Compensation and benefits cover matters such as salary, leave, pension and social security. You can download the CLA (English version) at the bottom of this page.

On June 25, 2025, parties reached a negotiation result for a new collective labor agreement with a term from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. Parties have until July 23, 2025 for a consultation with their members and will then decide if this negotiation result can be converted into a final agreement. The text of the negotiation result can be found below under Downloads.

Download CLA (2024/2025)

With regard to the salary structure, scales 1 to 7 will be adjusted to restore progression to the scale steps and an even spread between the scales. The SA and TOIO scales will also be adjusted as a result of the adjustments to scale 6. The effective date is 1 July 2024. Implementation will be completed by no later than 31 December 2024, with retroactive effect. The 3.7% pay increase that has now been agreed will be applied to the new scale amounts. With regards to the implementation of this new pay structure, the following principle applies: an employee who was in scales 1 to 7 before the pay structure is increased, will, after the increase, remain in the same step of that scale. 

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