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Gatekeeper Improvement Act: Reduce and Prevent Sickness Absence with INretailVerzuim.nl

Learn about the Wet verbetering Poortwachter and how to reduce and prevent sickness absence. Get valuable assistance and support from INretailVerzuim.nl.

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Gatekeeper Improvement Act: Reduce and Prevent Sickness Absence with INretailVerzuim.nl

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  1. Welcome! INretailVerzuim.nl November 9th Specialist Occupational Health INretail

  2. Ambition for today • Introduction of Wet verbetering Poortwachter • RightsandobligationsforEmployer / Employee • Assessment • Stakeholders in the field of workand health • How toreduce & prevent absence dueto sickness • Assistance of INretailVerzuim.nl

  3. Wet verbetering poortwachter (1) • 2002: Wet verbetering Poortwachter • During a period of 2 years (?) • Obligations fortheemployer • ‘Arbodienst’ (sinceJuly 2018 obligation) • Obligationsforthe employee

  4. Wet verbetering poortwachter (2) • Main goal • Quick & lasting return to work • Return towork or adaptedduties is thekeyto succes! • Appropriateandquick action is required • Reintegration file is necessary • Reintegrationobligations for employerand employee!

  5. Wet verbetering poortwachter (3) Problem analysis / plan of action / moments of evaluation (each 6 weeks) Evaluation & reconside- ration WIA Benefit First dayof illness Problem Analysis Week 104 Week 6 Week 52 Week 87-91 Week 8 Week 42 Evaluation employer, employee & specialist occupational health office Re-integraton report and WIA application Notification to UWV Plan of action

  6. Week 1 Absence report by employee Week 6 Problem analysis Week 8 Action plan Week 42 42nd week report of absence 1 year absent 1st yearsevaluation Week 91 WIA application

  7. Track 1 & track 2 • Track 1 • Reintegration in own work • Reintegration in suitable labor within the own employer • Track 2 • Return in another job with another employer (often through reintegration company)

  8. WIA (Work andIncome Act) applicationprocess • Week 87: • Actual Opinion of medicalsituation • End evaluation • Week 91: ultimate applyfor the WIA-benefit • Week 104: Decision UWV

  9. WIA application 104 weeks of absence (employerwagepayment) WIA Gate: reintegration efforts of employer are tested & UWV calculates the degree of disability of the employee Wage Penalty < 35% WGA IVA No benefit 35 – 80% Or > 80% sustainable 80-100% sustainable

  10. Obligations of the Employer • Offer a healthywork environment. • Assistance of a health & safety service • 104 weeks continue payingwages • Frequent meetings with employee • Offer suitablelabor. • Ensure a full reintegration file. • If necessary assist in finding another suitable job. • If necessary provide a treatment to speed up the reintegration.

  11. Assessment: whichquestionsyoumayask ? • What does itmean for youwork? • Whichpossibilities in work do you have? • Is itrelatedtowork? • Whenwill we have contact again? • When do youexpecttobeabletorestartwork? • How long do youexceptthat the restrictions continue? • Whichothertasks at workcanyouperform? • Shall we advice the occupational health physician?

  12. Assessment: andwhichnot? • What medicationdidyou get? • What treatment are youhaving? • What is the doctors’ advice? • What does thismean for your private life? • Do youuseyourmedicationswithpotential side effects? • Whichphysicianstreatyou? • What is the diagnosis? • Whichdisease are yousuffering? No questions about the medical situation!

  13. Labordispute • Is labordispute a validreason for calling in sick?NO! • Becausethere is no diseasedueto a medicalreason. • A short term problemsolvingconversationshouldbearranged. • Ifnecessaryanappointmentwith the occupational health physicianshouldbeplanned ASAP.

  14. Players in the Gatekeeper Field • Employer • Occupational Health Physician • Occupational Health Service /InRetail Verzuim • (Inretail) Absence casemanager • Labor Expert • UWV

  15. What are the costs for an absent employee? • On average, a sick employee costs the employer ± € 250, - per day. • Direct costs • Indirect costs • Costs for Health and occupational service, counseling and reintegration.

  16. Reducing absence dueto sickness • Important factors are stress & anunhealthy lifestyle • Healthyworkers are more productiveand are lesslikelyto get sick • Sustainable Employability is ‘hot’ • Show your commitment and help thinkabout a solution. • Assistance of yourINretail casemanager

  17. INretailVerzuim.nl • You get a personal case manager • INretailVerzuim.nl can support & guide youthrough the entireprocess of the Gatekeeper Improvement Act • INretailVerzuim.nl is specialized in sustainablereintegrationandprovideyouwithvaluable service and assistance • But you as the employer are responsible for reintegration!!

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