Human resources
Terms of Employment Individual Choices Model open from 1 February
Do you commute to work by private transport at least one day a week? Or do you have a University Sports Centre or SportCity membership? Then you can offset the costs against your gross salary, end-of-year bonus or holiday allowance via the Individual Choices Model. The Individual Choices Model gives you some freedom in assembling your own package of terms and conditions. See the options on the staff members website.
Submit your application on time
You can submit your application for the Individual Choices Model from 1 February:
- You can use your holiday allowance until 30 April.
- You can use your gross salary until 30 November.
- Please note: You can use your end-of-year bonus until 31 October.
An exception is made for commuting expenses. These can be offset against your holiday allowance until 30 November.
A few things to be aware of:
- Read the T&C on the website thoroughly before applying. See the options on the staff members website.
- You do not pay tax on the sum you contribute. This means you receive a tax benefit, not an allowance. See a sample calculation on the staff members website.
- The individual choices model will be offset against your end-of-year bonus in your November salary payment.
- If you are buying or selling leave hours, the value of one leave hour will be based on the first day of the month on which you make the request. For example: if you buy or sell leave hours on 24 June, then 1 June is the reference date for the value of these leave hours.
- To use the commuting allowance scheme, you will need to register all your commuting in Shuttel. Please note: only trips made with private transport are eligible for offsetting. Travel by public transport is already paid for in full. No more settlement can take place there.
You can submit most applications for the individual choices model online via Self Service. Read about how to submit an application in this knowledge item. Requests that use a different form from in Self Service have a longer processing time. For these, it is even more important to submit your application on time.