Social benefits

Social benefits

The Faculty of Humanities and Education Sciences is a cooperative faculty that forms part of Mondragon University. Our work team consists of 150 professionals and the faculty serves more than 1,700 students at different stages in their studies. We are rooted in the Basque Country and watch the world attentively from our campuses in Bilbao, Eskoriatza and Aretxabaleta. We are an organization that will face future contexts prepared to accompany people in their research-based lifelong learning processes. We are ready to respond to challenges. We are pioneers in educational innovation and cooperativism, and we are part of a broad social ecosystem beyond the faculty: educational institutions, media, cooperativism, etc.

We at the Faculty of Humanities and Education Sciences are involved in teaching, consulting, research and research transfer; we are an organization for social transformation based on teaching practices. We are active agents in the above-mentioned fields and we adapt constantly in order to respond to social challenges. Our approach is to adapt existing tools and design new ones to address new challenges; this strengthens participation and commitment and promotes solidarity practices.

The professionals of the Faculty of Humanities and Education Sciences are part of a shared project and our work is an expression of our commitment to people, to the profession and to society. We are working together in this constantly evolving task. Mutual trust, closeness, the well-being of each individual and flexibility are the essential pillars in our daily lives upon which we construct the plans and pathways for professional development of the members of our faculty.

Social benefits in the Faculty of Humanities and Education Sciences

The present document concisely and precisely outlines the social benefits offered by the Faculty of Humanities and Education Sciences. The faculty places great importance on professional development, equality, balance, the comprehensive well-being of individuals and social compensation, among other things. This can be clearly seen in the various measures, actions and elements described herein, all of which are applicable to the individuals who together make up the Faculty.

Within the framework of the cooperative university, there is autonomy in the organization of work

• Each academic year consists of 1695 work hours, distributed across a work schedule proposed and agreed upon by the workers.
• Reduced schedule in July.
• Work schedule proposed and agreed upon by Faculty staff.
• Sabbatical year.
• Flexibility and autonomy in work.
• Paid leaves of absence to complete doctoral dissertations.

Well-being and balance

• Enjoyhealth program:
  • Actions regarding health.
  • Sports programs.
  • Training.
• Flexible work.

Social compensation

• Assistance plan:
  • Early retirement.
  • Assistance plan.
• Comparability of conditions between members and contractors.
• Meal discounts.
• Mileage.

Numerous opportunities for professional development

• Personal Development Model (PDM).
• Extensive training plan.
• Personalized pathways.
• Languages:
  • Basque.
  • English.
• Visiting scholar opportunities.
• Time for professional development.

And also…

• Medical exams.
• Psychosocial risk assessment.
• Physical evaluation of the workplace.
• Leaves.
• Paid leave:
  • Marriage.
  • Moving house.
  • Lactation leave for children under nine months of age.
  • When there are calls for emergency blood donation or civil protection activities.
  • To comply with a mandatory public obligation.
  • Serious illness of a spouse, de facto partner, parent, child, grandparent, grandchild or sibling.
  • Death of a spouse, de facto partner, parent, child, grandparent, grandchild or sibling.
• Unpaid leave:
  • Absence from work for personal reasons.
  • Leave to hold public office.
• Other leaves of absence:
  • Temporary disability or illness.
  • Births/adoptions.
• Reduced work schedule:
  • Can be requested by members for six months to two years (with the option to extend).
  • Right to reduce the work schedule by a minimum of 1/8 and a maximum of 1/2.
• Unpaid leave:
  • Voluntary leave of absence.
  • Mandatory leave of absence due to appointment or election to public office.
  • Care for children.
  • Care for the sick or disabled.
• Insurance:
  • Group accident insurance policy
  • Rector’s Council and Governing Council insurance.
• Lagun Aro (due to its being a cooperative).
• Personal days (dependent on the academic calendar).
• Seniority bonus.
• Equality policies (included in the plan).
• Protocols to address sexual harassment, gender-based harassment and other forms of sexist violence.
• Code of ethics.
• Actions for sustainability:
• Carbon Zero Project.
• Actions related to mobility.
• Sustainable construction through sustainable design.