In this video we explain how the employer can best deal with sickness and absenteeism. First, it is important that you have a good foundation. This means that you have a good health and safety service, good insurance and good agreements with your employees. Communication with your employees is especially important. They need to know exactly what to do if they are ill, such as reporting by phone before 9 am if you are ill.
Depending on the insurance you have taken out, you will receive compensation if an employee is ill for a long time. This compensation is of limited use because an employee ultimately has to yield more than he or she costs. From the moment someone falls ill, it is necessary to document everything properly so that you can properly transfer it to your occupational health and safety service. Good communication with the occupational health and safety service is important to properly arrange the reintegration of your employee into the company. Often an employee cannot immediately start working full-time again, but has to resume his or her work step by step.
The common cold happens to every employee every now and then, but an employee does not get sick just like that. Long-term or recurring illnesses in employees often have their cause in the private sphere. A broken relationship, a serious illness in the family or a death, but also financial problems can cause illness. Furthermore, these kinds of life events can exhaust an employee in such a way that he or she reports sick, even though there is no real illness.