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Hospitality Development Platform launched, what does it mean for you as a hospitality employee?

18-03-2025

The Horeca Development Platform (HOP) will be launched on 1 April 2025. This platform is an initiative of social partners Koninklijke Horeca Nederland (KHN), CNV and De Horecabond. The platform was established to strengthen the hospitality industry. With projects that ensure better cooperation, good training and a positive image of the hospitality industry.

What does this mean for you as a hospitality worker?

From 1 April 2025, a premium will be introduced to fund HOP. This premium is 0.2% of gross pay, shared equally between employer and employee. This means that 0.1% of your gross pay will be deducted as a contribution to HOP.

What do you need to know about this premium?

  1. Premium collection start date: premium collection starts 1 April 2025. From that date, the premium will be processed in payroll and will be visible on your payslip.
  2. Obligation: the premium is mandatory for all employees and employers in the hospitality industry.

What are the benefits of HOP for you as an employee?

HOP offers several benefits that contribute to your professional growth and job satisfaction in the hospitality industry:

  • Better working conditions
    HOP strives for improved working conditions, contributing to a more pleasant working environment.
  • Stronger position on the labour market
    The focus on professional skills and development puts you in a stronger position on the labour market.
  • More career opportunities
    With the extra focus on linking education to practice, more career opportunities arise within the hospitality industry.

Learn more about HOP

HOP is in the start-up phase, the launch of premium collection is an important first step to develop offerings. During 2025, the first initiatives will be available on the website. These will be expanded over time. Through this website, you will stay informed. With the HOP news update, we will inform you when there is important information.

With HOP, we invest together in a strong and future-proof hospitality sector. Do you have any questions about HOP? If so, please contact us.

About HOP
Frequently asked questions

HOP is an agreement from the hospitality industry collective agreement 2024. Employers and employees have agreed to invest together in the future of the sector. Everyone working in the hospitality industry contributes to this via a small contribution.

HOP does not fund individual offerings, but supports projects that make the whole sector stronger, more attractive and future-proof. Think of:

  • improvement of working conditions;
  • campaigns that raise positive awareness of working in the hospitality industry;
  • projects that promote training and development;
  • innovations that make work more fun, healthier or smarter.

As an employee, you will also benefit from the positive effects of these industry-wide improvements.

All employees and employers covered by the Horeca collective labour agreement contribute premiums to HOP. Thus, together we contribute to financing projects that benefit the entire hospitality industry.

  • The premium is 0.1% of your contributory wage.
  • Your employer deducts this automatically.
  • You will see the premium on your pay slip.

What does that mean for you?

Suppose you earn €3000 gross per month. Then 0.1% premium for HOP is deducted. In this example, it's €2.99 gross per month. The net amount depends on your personal situation, but in this example, you pay about €1.88 net premium per month to HOP.

If you want to know exactly how it works, take a look at the detailed explanation and calculation examples of the premieplichtig loon.

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