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Collective employment relations
Individual employment

Dear reader,

Absence due to long-term illness has a high price tag for the employer, social security, for society, but also for the sick worker himself. Consequently, this topic leaves no one unmoved and has led to an influx of new measures in autumn 2022.

The new legal measures clearly put full emphasis on the reintegration of (long-term) sick workers into the labour market. For instance, the existing reintegration procedure was thoroughly modified and completely separated from the situation of medical force majeure. A separate special procedure was created for this. An accountability contribution was also introduced for employers with an excessive inflow of workers in disability. Finally, the rules on guaranteed pay in case of relapse into illness during a partial resumption of work were adapted and it was decided that the employee no longer needs to submit a sick note for the first day of illness up to three times a year.

We will discuss these new rules below, focusing on what is relevant to your practice.

Enjoy the read!

Newsletter - New measures for (long-term) sick workers.pdf