Sickness & reintegration
Your rights during illness, the occupational physician and steps towards suitable work.
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9 / 61Illness at work: wages, privacy, the occupational physician and your contract
Detailed guidance on reporting sickness, 70% wages, the first and second sickness years, medical privacy, reintegration and leaving employment while ill.
Read the guidePractical guideReintegration during illness: plans, suitable work and a stalled process
Practical guidance on reintegration: problem analysis, plan of action, routes within and outside the employer, reviews, expert opinions and wage measures.
Read the guidePractical guideDismissal during illness: protection, exceptions and income
When can dismissal during illness be permitted? Check the prohibition on notice, an expiring contract, reintegration and the risks of a settlement agreement.
Read the guidePractical guideSeeing the occupational physician: preparation, privacy and advice
What does the occupational physician do, and what may your employer know? Prepare for the appointment, check the report and choose a route if you doubt the advice.
Read the guidePractical guideUWV expert opinion: question, evidence and next steps
When can a UWV expert opinion help with reintegration? Choose the right question, collect documents and understand the costs and implications for pay and work.
Read the guidePractical guidePay stoppage or suspension during illness: the difference
Check a sick-pay measure: statutory reason, notification, the medical role, arrears and suitable steps in a dispute.
Read the guidePractical guideRequesting a second occupational physician opinion: when and how?
If you doubt occupational physician advice, you can consult another physician. Read about requesting it, independence, costs, consent and next steps.
Read the guidePractical guideDormant employment after illness: end it or keep it?
What does dormant employment mean for work, pay and transition compensation? Read about the Xella principle, reintegration and a careful termination proposal.
Read the guidePractical guideLeaving employment while ill: contract end, sickness benefit and your file
What to arrange when your contract ends while you are ill: UWV notification, reintegration report, benefits, a self-insured employer and final accounts.
Read the guideTools for this theme
Understand the statutory calculation and identify which pay components or years of service you still need to check.
Prioritise specific discussion points before signing an employment termination agreement.
Record one unpaid wage amount and the maximum statutory increase, then prepare a written request.
Put the key stages of long-term illness on a personal calendar and identify the documents you need to check.
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Sources and editorial notes
This overview links to our guides, opinion articles and tools. Each substantive piece lists the sources used for it.
- Publisher: RijksoverheidRijksoverheid: arbeidsovereenkomst en caorijksoverheid.nlhttps://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/arbeidsovereenkomst-en-cao
- Publisher: RechtspraakRechtspraak: ontslagproceduresrechtspraak.nlhttps://www.rechtspraak.nl/onderwerpen/ontslag/verzoekschriftprocedure-werknemer
- Publisher: Arboportaal · Ministerie van SZWArboportaal: arbeidsomstandighedenarboportaal.nlhttps://www.arboportaal.nl/
The source publications are in Dutch. All language editions cover Dutch law.