Netherlands: Managing employee sickness according to Dutch law
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.
Virtual classroom
English
3h
€ 553
* Discount for SD Worx customers! (Automatically added at checkout)Goal
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.
- You will 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.
Target audience
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
Approach
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.
Programme
- Difference between illness and incapacity for work
- Continued payment of wages
- Reintegration
- Timeline
- Incapacity for work and holidays
- Company properties
- Privacy
- Sickness Benefits Acy
- WIA-Benefit
- Dismissal
- Underperformance and illness
- Information UWV
This course is provided by SD Worx Nederland BV.
Practical information
Start dates and location(s)
Webinar - 26th February 2026
- Thursday, February 26, 2026 08:30 AM until 11:30 AMOnline (teams, zoom, GTM, ...)
Webinar - 3rd December 2026
- Thursday, December 3, 2026 08:30 AM until 11:30 AMOnline (teams, zoom, GTM, ...)
Price
€ 553Info
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Trainers
Marleen Maas
Marleen graduated in 2012 from the University of Amsterdam with a master’s degree in employment law. With experience at a trade union, in private practice, and as in-house counsel in the corporate sector, she has a comprehensive understanding of the diverse interests in employment law cases. At SD Worx, Marleen delivers engaging training sessions, making complex legal topics clear and approachable through practical examples and a touch of humor.
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!