{"id":4856,"date":"2026-06-01T14:12:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T14:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arbeidsjurist-eindhoven.nl\/kennisbank\/transitievergoeding-berekenen-eindhoven-lang-dienstverband\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T09:54:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T09:54:25","slug":"calculate-redundancy-payment-eindhoven-long-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arbeidsjurist-eindhoven.nl\/en\/kennisbank\/transitievergoeding-berekenen-eindhoven-lang-dienstverband\/","title":{"rendered":"Calculating Redundancy Pay in Eindhoven with a Long Period of Service"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Transition payment after long-term employment<\/h2>\n

The longer you work somewhere, the higher the transition payment you may receive upon dismissal. Yet many employees in and around Eindhoven only discover at the point of dismissal how much their years of commitment are worth in law \u2014 and find that their employer has calculated the amount too low. In this article you will find a precise explanation of how the calculation works for long periods of service, where the pitfalls lie, and when it is advisable to seek legal advice.<\/p>\n

The basic rule for the calculation<\/h2>\n

The statutory formula is straightforward: you receive one third of your gross monthly salary for each full year of service. If you have worked somewhere for twenty years, you theoretically accrue entitlement to nearly seven full gross monthly salaries. For the portion of the employment that falls short of a full year \u2014 the remaining months and days \u2014 the payment is calculated on a pro-rata basis. Every day therefore counts.<\/p>\n

The monthly salary in question is not limited to your basic salary alone. Holiday pay, any thirteenth month, structural shift allowances, and comparable fixed pay components are all included when determining the calculation wage. Always check whether your employer has taken all these elements into account before you agree to anything.<\/p>\n

The statutory maximum in 2026<\/h2>\n

Regardless of how long you have been employed: the transition payment is subject to a statutory cap. In 2026, the maximum transition payment is \u20ac102,000 gross. If you earn more than \u20ac102,000 per year, your gross annual salary serves as the maximum amount. This cap is indexed annually on the basis of contractual wage developments \u2014 in 2025 it still stood at \u20ac98,000.<\/p>\n

In the case of long periods of service with an above-average salary, there is a good chance you will reach this maximum. In that case, further accrual through additional years of service makes no further difference to the statutory payment. If you are aware of this in good time, you can negotiate a transition payment<\/a> that exceeds the statutory minimum.<\/p>\n

Where things commonly go wrong in the case of long periods of service<\/h2>\n

It is precisely with employees who have worked for the same employer for ten, twenty, or sometimes thirty years that we regularly see errors in the calculation. The most common ones are:<\/p>\n