Employment contract terminates without notice

If you have an employment contract for a definite period (D-4), it will end by operation of law. This means that the employment contract will end automatically following the expiry of a particular period. This may be due to the fact that the temporary work has been completed or the period of replacement during illness is coming to an end. No notice period applies in such cases.

AUAS does, however, have to observe a written notification period of one month prior to the expiry of an employment contract for a definite period of six months or more. In such cases, AUAS is required to inform you in writing at least one month before the temporary employment contract ends that your employment contract will be terminated. At AUAS, it has been agreed that your supervisor/manager will meet with you to inform you in good time that the employment contract will be terminated and that you will not be offered a new employment contract. You will also be informed about the assistance in finding a new job. More information on this subject can be found in the section Unemployment (Dutch).

In the case of an expansion of the employment contract (D-6), this expansion will also end by operation of law. No notification period applies in the case of a temporary expansion, since this is not an independent employment contract.

If you have an employment contract (D-3) with the prospect of an employment contract for an indefinite period, this can only be terminated if it emerges in an assessment that you are performing inadequately or in the case of substantial business interests. This can entail an unexpected, rapid contraction of a particular degree programme or another business risk as a result of which the continuity of the degree programme or the university of applied sciences is compromised. In all other situations, a D-3 is converted into a permanent employment contract (D-2) after the period has expired.
At least four months prior to the end date of your employment contract, you will be told whether your employment contract will be converted into a D-2 or will be terminated. You will be notified of this in writing. In addition, AUAS must observe a written notification period of one month if a D-3 contract has a term of six months or more (see also under ‘D-4 employment contract terminates’).

If you have an employment contract for a definite period with a term of more than one year, then this employment contract can be terminated early. The notice period for both you and AUAS is two months.

Your employment contract will end by operation of law as soon as you have reached the state pension age. To calculate your state pension age and learn more about this subject, visit the page Pension.

You and your supervisor/manager may reach agreements for you to re-enter the employment of AUAS after you reach the state pension age. More information on this subject can be found at Contract after reaching the state pension age (Dutch).

If you die during your employment with AUAS, your employment contract will end by operation of law. Your surviving relatives will then receive survivor's benefit from AUAS, pursuant to the CAO HBO.

This benefit is calculated for all AUAS employees in the following manner: on the date of death, gross income including holiday allowance and year-end bonus + child benefit for an average family per month x 3. The benefit is paid out by AUAS as quickly as possible, and at the latest within one month, by means of a deposit to the deceased employee's account. It is the surviving relatives’ responsibility to obtain access to this account, or to arrange through a civil-law notary for the benefit to be paid into another account.

In addition, the surviving relatives may be entitled to a survivor's pension. Information on this subject can be found in the section Survivor's pension.