voltijdse

Voltijdse is a Dutch adjective meaning full-time, used to describe an employment arrangement that uses the standard number of working hours per week as defined by the employer, a collective agreement, or law. The term is commonly attached to nouns such as betrekking, baan, functie, or dienstverband, for example een voltijdse betrekking or een voltijdse baan. It contrasts with deeltijdse (part-time).

In practice, voltijdse is used to indicate that an employee works the full agreed weekly hours, while the opposite term refers to part-time work. The exact number of hours considered full-time varies by country, sector, and agreement, but typically falls within roughly 36 to 40 hours per week in the Netherlands, and around 38 hours per week in many Belgian contexts. Full-time positions usually come with standard employment benefits, leave entitlements, and pension rights, with many of these benefits prorated if the hours differ from a baseline.

The concept is often expressed in relation to full-time equivalent (FTE), a metric that allows comparing different work schedules by expressing hours as a fraction of a full-time week. Voltijdse positions are common in formal and administrative contexts to classify employment status, while informal speech may simply refer to a “full-time job.”

Overall, voltijdse serves as a practical label for work arrangements that meet the standard weekly hours defined by employers and regulations, distinguishing them from deeltijdse or other flexible arrangements.