Savings hours scheme in educational catering

Do you work in educational catering (part A and B)? Then the savings hours scheme is used. In this article, we will tell you more about it.

During holiday periods (such as the summer or Christmas holidays), locations are closed for extended periods and there is often no work. You then take your annual leave. The number of days that the educational institution is closed is often more than the number of annual leave days you are entitled to. To ensure you accumulate enough days, there is a savings hours scheme.  

When the location is open, you work extra to make up for the missed hours. With the savings hours scheme, you receive a consistent income throughout the year and, for example, do not need to rely on the Unemployment Insurance Act (WW). Your employer must plan for the Updates school year and inform you of the number of savings hours by 1 October each year.  

The calculation of the number of hours to be saved per year also includes recognised public holidays. If a public holiday falls on a day you normally work, you do not need to use savings hours for that day. This applies to public holidays during the holiday closure as well as those outside of it.  

Are you ill? Then you continue to accumulate your savings hours as if they were worked. If you have leave during a school holiday, take savings hours, and become ill or report sick, the savings hours will be deducted.   

Do you work more hours or work overtime? Then you are entitled to payment for these hours.  

What about deficit hours?  

• With a savings hours scheme, it is not possible to accumulate deficit hours because you need to work more hours to bridge the holiday closures. Does this happen? Then inform your employer in writing (by e-e-mail) that you are available to work and that the savings hours scheme should continue.
• It is possible to administratively accumulate deficit hours when you do not yet have enough savings hours, but this will be made up at a later time.
• Deficit hours should not be offset when using a savings hours system. And you do not need to make up these hours in addition to the agreed savings hours.