What is the collective agreement for social work?

The whole of the Netherlands has a job. Of course there are exceptions, because you can be in the sickness law or you just can not work permanently. There are a lot of people who have to deal with the social work collective agreement. Unfortunately, not everybody knows about this. That's why it can be hard to find out what's in here, because there are some pretty important things. This is the reason why you should always take into account what you can find in there and how exactly something is calculated.

Wage

The amount of pay you get is determined by law. Sometimes there are other stipulations about the wage. It is very important that this is established. This is necessary because no one can earn less than the minimum wage. This is very important, because then you will always receive a legally determined amount. 

That is why it is so important that you know what your collective agreement is. That way you can learn a lot of things and you can see for yourself why you earn a certain salary. You will also be able to see exactly why you are not earning more.

Every industry has a different kind of wage. This has to do with certain things. For example, sometimes you get a higher salary because you do more dangerous work or because you have studied longer for it. These are all things that are determined by law and which are also listed in the collective agreement. That is why it is so important that you take this into account and that you see for yourself what is best.

Holidays 

Besides the fact that the CAO states everything about your wages, it also states a lot of different things, such as holidays. Holidays are also determined by law. It determines how often you may take vacation and how many days of vacation you have and how many you may take at one time. 

Because it is all so specific, it is also very easy to find it all in one place. That is why the CAO was invented. It also makes it easier to plan your holidays each year. This is because you know exactly how many days of vacation you have and whether you can take any at all.

Holidays are a very big thing for a lot of people. That is why it is so important that you can find information about this and that you know where you stand. This way you can plan your vacation and maybe even tell your boss six months in advance.

That way your boss knows when you are there and when you are not. This way you and your partner can eventually go on holiday together. You can then agree on when each of you is on holiday. This is of course very practical to do. 

Pension 

Of course, there is also another aspect to the CAO when you have finished working. This means that the pension is also part of the CLA and that you will be able to find everything in there about what exactly your pension will be. 

That way you know where you stand when you stop working. This is very important for many people, because at that moment you will still need money, even though you no longer work. This is also why the age of 67 has been fixed so that you have to work until you reach 67 before you can retire.

There are a lot of different rules and you can find them all in the CAO. This is very important when you are working under a boss. This is because a boss always has to stick to the rules. When he does not do this, it can become a problem for you. It is important that your working conditions are always good and that no different things are done without being legally determined.