If you have been dismissed or have resigned, we will continue to manage your pension. You won’t need to do anything yourself. However, the build-up of your pension will cease from that point onwards. In some situations, you can decide to continue building up your pension yourself. We call this voluntary continuation.
Voluntary continuation: continuing your pension build-up
If you want to continue your pension voluntarily, this is possible for a maximum of three years. To do so, use the request form for voluntary contribution of pension build (Dutch only). You can submit this form up to nine months after the end of your employment. After submitting your request, you will receive an offer from us setting out all the applicable conditions. You can also find these conditions in the pension scheme rules.
If you wish to stop your voluntary contribution, you can inform us by e-mail or in writing.
Do you wish to know more?
- In some cases, you can continue to build up pension while paying 50% of the contribution yourself (instead of the full contribution). That applies if you are receiving a Dutch WW of ZW benefit.
- Has your employer arranged for you to receive a third year of unemployment benefit (‘SPAWW benefit’)? In that case, you will pay 50% of the contribution yourself. The other 50% will be paid by Bpf Koopvaardij. If you want to take advantage of this arrangement, you need to send us the approval letter and the first payment specification within a month from the start of the SPAWW benefit.