Job satisfaction

Our training program focuses not only on improving legal knowledge and notarial professional rules, but also on professional and social skills to continue to create a customer-focused and high-performing work environment.

The legal skills of our employees are sharpened by:

• Participation in internal knowledge transfer meetings
• Participation in external training programs
• Financial support for individual external training
• Online access to legal resources
• Secondment programs that allow us to better understand the objectives and working methods of some of our corporate clients

Our employees' professional and social skills are enhanced by offering training programs in the areas of:

• IT (Microsoft Office, Notarisdossier, Twinfield, WorkCompass and Nextens) provided by our suppliers
• Time management, financial management, client care
• Social media

Our office is located at MaesHuys, Verploegh Chasséplein 1, 3134 BZ Vlaardingen.

We can accommodate our clients and employees in this detached office villa in the best possible way. For example, with free on-site parking and charging stations for electric cars. We're within walking distance of the Vlaardingen Oost metro station. City and regional buses stop at the bus stop on the square. How convenient is that?

We can better separate the public areas (our hospitality desk, lounge, and reception areas) from the workspaces in our building. Our guests can feel welcome and comfortable in the public areas. With our accommodations, we can offer our employees, who dedicate themselves every day to providing impeccable customer service, what they deserve: one of the best workplaces in the region, with every conceivable amenity that can contribute to their job satisfaction, even when they work remotely (partly from home).

Our workstations are designed to suit the user and the tasks being performed. We chose the ergonomic Aeron office chair from Herman Miller for its comfort and support. Desks are electronically height-adjustable, allowing for standing work.

With us, you make the difference. Demonstrated commitment deserves to be rewarded. That's why we want to offer our employees attractive employment conditions, with an eye to the future, personal development, and flexibility. A modern set of employment conditions that perfectly aligns with our identity as a notary office with the motto "Good for each other" and the market in which we operate. What will you find in our employment conditions package?

Salary
At MAES Civil-Law Notaries, we believe your salary should be fair and equal, both internally and externally. Therefore, we offer a competitive salary for all our roles, always striving for fair and transparent remuneration across all talent groups. This allows us to work together with great motivation to build the future of our firm. For our salary scales, we base our benchmark on the benchmark of our accountant, ETL-BNA, who knows the sector inside and out. We also aim to make a difference with the other benefits included in the package.

A good work-life balance
We believe it's important that you can make choices about how you balance your work and personal life, at every stage of life.

We offer you:

1. Various options for taking extended leave include special leave, short-term care leave, emergency leave, and long-term unpaid care leave.
2. Guidance in case of absenteeism, support with prevention and coaching and guidance regarding employability through Zorg van de Zaak.
3. Employees who have a contract of more than 24 hours per week may also work from home for a number of days under a home-working agreement, provided that the quality of service and customer satisfaction are not affected.
4. To support the advancement of women within our organization, in line with our strategic ambitions to increase female labor force participation, we finance part of the childcare costs for full-time working mothers (with an employment contract of 37.5 hours or more). This provides MAES civil-law notaries with a measure that is both appropriate and necessary to eliminate potential bottlenecks for women.
5. You're also entitled to a day off on generally recognized holidays. Would you like to swap Good Friday, Easter Monday, Ascension Day, and Whit Monday for another religious holiday, such as Eid al-Fitr? You can!

Growth and knowledge
Your development helps us grow. We believe that the development of our employees is crucial to the success of our organization.

We offer various knowledge development and knowledge-sharing programs to help you develop within (or outside) your specialty. These include the MAES Academy and the KNB-accredited Praktijkgenerator course modules.

Whether you're just out of university or higher professional education, a starter or an experienced employee: the knowledge development and knowledge sharing program offers something for everyone.

In addition, employees may be eligible for external training, such as the mandatory vocational training and the certified clerk training modules. The office covers the costs of this training, and the employee is offered a number of training days at the office.

Pension
We don't just offer you employment benefits that suit you now, we also think about the future, for when you're no longer with us. Every month, MAES civil-law notaries will make a pension contribution available to you. This will help you build up an income for later. How much income exactly? That's not yet known. The amount of the contribution is known, however. It depends on your salary, your age, and whether you work full-time or part-time.

Referral bonus
If an employee brings in a new office colleague and this new employee accepts a permanent employment contract after a period of one year, then that employee is eligible for a gross referral bonus of €1,500.

Innovation bonus
If an employee submits an innovation plan to the employer that is implemented and leads to measurable savings or revenue, that employee is eligible for a gross innovation bonus of €2,500 or more.

Padel
The office offers all employees the opportunity to play padel tennis together free of charge on an indoor or outdoor court every month. Rackets and balls are provided by the office.

Gratuity
An employee is not entitled to any compensation other than their salary or a share in our profits. However, if office results allow, the office intends to continue providing an annual bonus (gratuity or gesture) based on profit. This has been the case in previous years. If such a payment is made, no rights can be derived from it for subsequent years. Any bonus payment is made dependent on the entire team's performance, as well as on individual performance, contribution, or commitment, and ranges from €0 to five-figure amounts.

Your individual, flexible and personal wishes
Perhaps you don't need one or more of the aforementioned benefits, but would prefer something different. Something that aligns with your personal situation and the firm's strategy and values. Let's explore together whether and to what extent we can meet that need.

Employee performance management
We want to prevent employees from feeling abandoned and from receiving insufficient guidance, coaching, and direction to improve their performance. We can strengthen each other. We offer employees support in understanding the chosen strategy, setting their own goals, and achieving those goals. We call this support employee performance management. The goal is to ultimately empower employees as much as possible, so they can happily act more goal-driven, rather than task-driven.

Vitality
As an employer, we're committed to contributing to everyone's happiness at work. It's important for everyone to feel good about themselves and do their work well. It's about enjoying what they do and projecting that joy to those around them. It's about being flexible and adapting to changes, and being able to maintain high performance in the long term.

Lifeguard is happy to help MAES notaries with training courses designed to positively impact the vitality of each of us. The goal is to inspire colleagues, provide practical tools, increase sustainable employability, reduce work-related stress, and connect colleagues.

For more information, see: Improving Vitality in the Workplace? | Lifeguard

BBQ
We have an office Kamado BBQ that we regularly light in our garden—not an office garden, but a true lounge garden with blooming flowers—on Fridays during the summer months for low-and-slow cooking of short ribs, vegetable parcels, sea bass, and marshmallows. For those who want it.

Boating
When the sun shines in the summer months, we sometimes go out sailing after work on an electric sloop. We find it a fun way to explore the Midden-Delfland nature reserve together. We can moor for a picnic, enjoy a drink on the terrace of one of the restaurants along the waterway, drop anchor for a refreshing dip in the water, or simply sail quietly along the waterways and enjoy the nesting birds.

Convenience and comfort
We're just a stone's throw from shops like HEMA, Albert Heijn, Action, Vitaminstore, Blokker, H&M, T-Mobile, Etos, Thuiszorgwinkel, florists, and delis. There are numerous restaurants and cafes in the area, including good lunch spots, restaurants, takeaways , and even Deliveroo, Uber Eats, and Thuisbezorgd delivery services. A dry cleaner, ironing service, and clothing and shoe repair shop are all within walking distance of the office. Our Hospitality Desk can deliver and collect items for our employees if needed. Online private orders for our employees can be delivered to our office at our Hospitality Desk.