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Offboarding - resignation request by manager
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Last updated on 15 August 2026

There are several reasons when an employee's employment contract needs to be terminated. For the following reasons, the manager is responsible for initiating the resignation.

  • Termination of temporary employment contract or work placement agreement by operation of law (employers initiative)
  • Termination of employment contract due to reaching state pension age (AOW)
  • Termination of employment contract in probationary period
  • Termination of employment contract by mutual agreement
  • Termination of employment contract pursuant to the WIA Act
  • Termination of employment contract following permission by UWV
  • Termination of employment contract on dissolution by cantonal court
  • Termination of employment contract in the event of death
  • Termination of employment contract for corporate economic reason
  • Termination of work placement contract (trainee) followed by an internal employment contract 
  • Immediate dismissal

You find the self-service option Offboarding - resignation request by employee in the Service Portal via the blue 'Take action now' button on this page.

Note: arrange your termination more than 4 weeks before the termination date, to ensure a timely processing.

The page Termination of employment contract - finalising your resignation provides an overview of all the topics your employee should consider before terminating their employment, so that the important matters can be arranged in time. Please draw your employee's attention to this page.

If the employee terminates the employment at own request, this will be arranged by the employee via the self-service option Offboarding - resignation request by employee.

Renewed pension system requires attention from those aged 40+

ABP will transfer to the new pension scheme on 1 January 2027. Employees aged 40 and over will face a shortfall in pension accrual under the new system. For this reason, the Future Pensions Act stipulates that this shortfall will be compensated for this group by the pension providers.

However, if your employee resigns before 1 January 2027, this may affect this compensation. Read more about this on the page Pension information.

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