Salaries are paid on a monthly basis. You will receive your salary paid into your bank or Giro account no later than the last working day of the month. The regular payment date is around the 24th of the month.
Your pay slip will show how your salary was calculated, the amount of your gross income, extra payments (such as vacation pay and year-end bonus), plus any corrections.
Vacation pay
If you have a fixed-hours contract, the amount accrued will be paid in the month of May or in the month following termination of your
employment contract. Vacation pay comes to 8% of your annual salary and is accrued (between June 1st and June 1st) over the period that you have been employed.
Year-end bonus
If you have a fixed-hours contract, you will also receive a year-
end bonus in the amount of 8.3% of your annual salary.
With effect of 2024, the end-of-year bonus will be paid in November and calculated over an 11-month period (from January until November). This is a one off situation because before 2024 the year end bonus was paid in December and calculated over the period January until December).
With effect from 2025, the end-of-year bonus will be paid in November (or in the month following termination of your employment contract) and calculated over a 12-month period (from December until November).
Salary payment dates
In most cases, payment is deposited into your account
on the same day. Depending on your financial institution, it may also
be deposited into your account a few working days after the
given date.
Salary payment dates for 2024:
- Wednesday, January 24
- Friday February 23
- Friday, March 22
- Wednesday, April 24
- Friday, May 24 (including vacation pay)
- Monday, June 24
- Wednesday, July 24
- Friday August 23
- Tuesday, September 24
- Thursday, October 24
- Friday, November 22
- Thursday, December 19 (including year-end bonus)