Pension

    For all MPI employees, a pension plan with the insurance company ASR will be automatically arranged for by the institute. 

    At the start of the employment, you will receive an email form ASR with a link to your personal pension plan on Mijn Pensioenplein. 

    Our intermediary for all pension related questions is Pensioendesk Nijmegen. Our contact persons can be reached via email: m.linssen@pensioendesknijmegen.nl or b.huibers@ghw.nl.

    Leaving the MPI

    When you leave the MPI it is very important to enter a valid private email address in Mijn Pensioenplein!

    When leaving, there are three options:

    1. Transfer the money to another pension plan, affiliated with a new employer. This can be done without any problems within the Netherlands, but transferring the value of your pension to another country is mostly impossible. Dutch law requires a lot of paperwork and procedures and most of the time, foreign pension companies do not want to do this. If so, the Dutch National Bank will not agree and the pension cannot be transferred. 
    2. Retain the amount with ASR, to be paid out when you reach retirement age. This age is currently 67. If you choose this option, you should keep ASR abreast of address changes.
    3. For small amounts, currently under 600 euro, you can elect to 'afkopen' - to get a payout. This is only possible if you are leaving the Netherlands. This might also be an option for larger amounts. You can ask ASR to do so no earlier than two years after your contract with MPI has finished. At that time, ASR will check if it is possible. Again, the process may be quite lengthy. 

    NOTE: It may be that you have to decide between these options within a certain time limit form when you were first employed, or from when you change employer. Please check this to avoid missing out on your preferred option, and pass the relevant information to others. 

    It is technically possible to supplement the MPI's contributions, but for short-term employment/stays, with no plans to return to the Netherlands, this is not worth it. We also strongly advise you against paying additional contributions, given the possible difficulties involved in retrieving these funds at a later date. 

    Please always check with appropriate contacts (your own financial advisor, if you have one) concerning your individual situation before making decisions about your pension plan. 

    More information on pensions in the Netherlands in English can be found here:

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