In this section, we outline the conditions under which a dismissal may occur during a PhD trajectory. Below, you can find a general explanation of dismissal for employed Phd candidates, as well as important information to keep in mind for non-employed PhD candidates.
Employed PhD candidates
A university or UMC may terminate your employment contract before its end date on reasonable grounds. Examples of reasonable grounds are long-term incapacity for work, business termination, or incapacity for a job.To do so, the employer needs either your consent or permission from the UWV or a court (depending on the grounds) You can recall your consent for up to two weeks, and three if your employer does not notify you of this right. This counts both for consent to dismissal on reasonable grounds as well as a mutual termination agreement.
- One month if you have been employed for less than six months.
- Two months if you've been employed between six and twelve months.
- Three months if you've been employed for at least 12 months without interruption.
These same terms apply if you choose to resign yourself.
In the event of termination, your end-of-year bonus should be paid simultaneously with the very last salary payment. The amount is calculated in proportion to the amount of time worked since the last end of year bonus. You should receive your holiday allowance over the period between the end of the last period for which the allowance was paid and the dismissal date.
Do you want to know more? Contact Lex Mandos for advice.
Lex Mandos
Labour conditions - universities
Not-employed PhD candidates
As with many other issues, the conditions under which dismissal may occur for non-employed PhD candidates are governed by the specific institution locally. This is generally done in the PhD regulations. This also means that the termination periods and allowances do not apply in this case.
It is common that this type of PhD candidate also has annual reviews in addition to the supervision meetings to discuss the progress and state of their research. However, they would not usually have the go/no-go meeting that applies to employed PhD candidates.
Some universities may have limitations in terms of the timeframe to complete a PhD for non-employed PhDs (i.e., number of years after which someone is expected to hand in their dissertation).
Do you want to know more? Contact Teebah Abu-Zahra for advice.
Teebah Abu-Zahra
Labor conditions - external, international and scholarship PhD candidates
