What is pecuniary seniority WP?

By monetary seniority we mean all the work experience you have accumulated in your career both inside and outside UGent. Under certain conditions, seniority acquired outside UGent can be included in the calculation of your salary.

Pecuniary seniority applies to the WP category

Pecuniary seniority: the seniority determined upon the first appointment at Ghent University, as defined below, increased by the accrued seniority, regardless of the scope of the employment contract.

  1. the duration of a fellowship as referred to in Article V.30 of the Codex of Higher Education insofar as it concerns an employment contract of at least 50%. The years spent as a doctoral fellow are included in the calculation of the seniority related to the fellowship;
  2. the duration of an employment contract of at least 50% at a university in the Flemish Community, regardless of the funding source, on the understanding that the assignment includes academic activities (including activities referred to in Article V.7 of the Codex of Higher Education). The years spent as a doctoral fellow are included in this;
  3. the duration of an employment contract of at least 50% at a university other than those referred to in b) or at a national or international academic institution, on the understanding that the assignment includes academic activities and provided that the university board recognizes these activities as such. The years spent as a doctoral fellow are included in this;
  4. the duration of academic activities voluntarily undertaken at a university in the Flemish Community insofar as the scope of these activities amounts to at least 50% of a regular full-time job and insofar as the university board has explicitly authorized the performance of these activities;
  5. the duration of relevant academic activities demonstrably performed at a university college in the Flemish Community, insofar as the scope of these activities amounts to at least 50% of a regular full-time job;
  6. the duration of relevant (academic) activities demonstrably performed at a national or international company or knowledge centre insofar as the scope of these activities amounts to at least 50% of a regular full-time job;
  7. the duration of the employment as a member of the research staff at Ghent University counting from the start of the appointment, regardless of the scope of the employment;
  8. half of the duration of the employment referred to in a), b), c), d), e) and f) if the employment amounts to less than 50% of a regular full-time job;

Seniority is expressed in years and full calendar months. These always start on the first of the month. If the starting date is not the first of the month, the seniority will be calculated from the first of the month following the recruitment date.