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Managing employee sickness according to Dutch law

After attending this training, you will be able to oversee what needs to be done according Dutch labour law when an employee calls in sick. You will be able to know how to communicate with the occupational health and safety service and know which legal actions you can take if an employee does not appear at the appointment with the company doctor or refuses to perform suitable work.

This training contributes to a sustainable HR policy.

03h00

645

After attending this training, you will be able to oversee what needs to be done according to Dutch labour law when an employee calls in sick. You will be able to know how to communicate with the occupational health and safety service and know which legal actions you can take if an employee does not appear at the appointment with the company doctor or refuses to perform suitable work.

This training course is aimed at foreign HR managers and HR staff. This training is also very suitable for English-speaking SME entrepreneurs with staff in the Netherlands.

This training can be used to claim NIRPA PE points: 45 points in the category Training - Salary and HR laws and regulations

During this training, our experts explain to you what you should do if your employee calls in sick and is unable to perform his/her duties due to illness and all the regulations that are involved.  They do so using a practical case study.   We will discuss several case studies to practice the theory.

  • Difference between illness and incapacity for work
  • Continued wage payment
    • Period
    • Amount
    • Suspension and expiry
    • Wage sanction
    • Possibilities for employer compensation
  • Cooperation with occupational health and safety service
  • Reintegration and action plan
  • Recovery notification
  • Timeline
  • Expert opinion and second opinion
  • Dismissal
  • Privacy

Webinar - 2 december 2025
  • Tuesday, 2 December 2025 09:30 12:30
    Teams meeting
645
03h00

Marleen Maas

Jilly El Moridi - Voesenek

Jilly El Moridi - Voesenek

After completing her master's degree in employment law at Tilburg University, Jilly started working as an employment lawyer and privacy officer at an accountancy firm before joining SD Worx. Having also completed the course to become a Data Protection Officer, the training course for corporate lawyer and the post master in employment law (PALA), Jilly has enough knowledge to share and make the Dutch employment law as understandable and practical as possible!