Hi all,

I have been working for 4 years now, 2 years in the Netherlands and now 2 years in Belgium. If I see all the wages here now I get the feeling i am not getting the wage I deserve.

1. PERSONALIA

• Age: 28
• Education: University - Industrial Electromechanical Engineer
• Work experience : 4
• Civil status: Single and alone
• Dependent people/children: None

2. EMPLOYER PROFILE

• Sector/Industry: Metal
• Amount of employees: 100-200
• Multinational? No

3. CONTRACT & CONDITIONS

• Current job title: Product Engineer
• Seniority: in my rank: 2yrs, total: 4yrs
• Official hours/week : 38 Real hours/week
• Average real hours/week incl. overtime: 40
• Shiftwork or 9 to 5 (flexible?): 8 to 5
• On-call duty: None
• Vacation days/year: 20+12 ADV

4. SALARY

• Gross salary/month: 3280
• Average net salary/month (incl. net fees): 2200
• Netto compensation: 100 forfetaire vergoeding
• 13th month (full? partial?): full
• Meal vouchers: 8/day
• Ecocheques: 250/year
• Salary car/bike and/or fuel card: diesel company car and fuel
• Group insurance (% employer): yes
• Other insurances: Yes, hospitalisation including children
• Other benefits (bonuses, stocks options, ... ): weekly fruit :)

5. MOBILITY

• City/region of work: Limburg
• Distance home-work (km's/time): 40km in 40 minutes
• How do you commute? Company car
• How is the travel home-work compensated: not
• Telework days/week: 0

6. OTHER

• How easy can you plan a day off: Easily if it’s planned 2 weeks in advance
• Is your job stressful? Yes 9/10, have a way too high blood pressure constant
• Education possibilities: non existant
• Responsible for personnel (reports): no