Employee Council Student and Educational Affairs (SEA)
The Student & Educational Affairs (SEA) Employee Council represents all SEA employees and consults regularly with management. Its focus is the proper functioning of the organisation.
The Employee Council contributes to the smooth running of the department, promotes the well-being and interests of employees, and to the best of its ability, encourages openness, transparency and consultation within SEA.
What does the Employee Council do?
The Employee Council holds regular meetings on behalf of SEA employees with the management of SEA, i.e. Jeroen 't Hart and Saskia van der Ham. With them, it discusses the current situation within SEA with a focus on its operation as a collective whole.
The Employee Council gives solicited and unsolicited advice to management and in turn, management is obliged to respond. Furthermore, management must provide the Employee Council with information on its policies. When new policies are drafted, the Employee Council has, in some cases, a right of consent.
Among other matters, the Employee Council addresses issues in the area of health and safety, work pleasure, training and (re)organisation. They discuss topics such as job satisfaction surveys, working conditions, budgets and financial reports, the physical working environment and any problems within the department.
The SEA Employee Council operates in accordance with the University's Employee Council Regulations.
The Employee Council
The SEA Employee Council is composed of staff members of the Student and Educational Affairs department. It currently consists of 4 elected representatives. The Council can be reached via dienstraad@sea.leidenuniv.nl.
Representatives
As of 1 September 2025, the members are:
| Naam | Dienst |
|---|---|
| Michel Crama | Chair |
| Jasper Bitter | General member |
| Cees Faes | Secretary |
| Habiba el Amriti | General member |
The members of the Employee Council find it important that SEA employees know how to find them. Here they would like to introduce themselves:
Michel Crama
Michel Crama has been working at the university for ten years, currently as Process Coordinator Education Logistics . Thanks to his broad network, he aims to increase the visibility of the Employee Council and keep colleagues better informed about what is happening “behind the scenes.”
Jasper Bitter
Jasper Bitter has been a Policy Officer for ten years and is passionately committed to themes such as social safety and inclusion. With his experience in policy and projects, he brings structure and vision to the work of the Employee Council.
Cees Faes
Cees Faes has been the project coordinator of the El Cid Week for seven years and a member of the Employee Council for two years. He brings together the voices of students and staff and aims to further strengthen the connection with the university.
Habiba el Amriti
Habiba el Amriti has been working as an Admissions Officer for four years. Driven by her strong sense of responsibility, she is committed to contributing to a positive and healthy work environment.
Contact
If you have any questions of if there’s anything you think we should be aware of, contact one of our members directly or send an email to dienstraad@sea.leidenuniv.nl.
Our work primarily covers collective issues concerning SEA employees. For issues of an individual nature such as labour disputes, the Employee Council will refer you to other guidance services for staff or to the unions.
Want to know more about employee particaption? Visit the Staff and student participation page.