Sickness Benefits (ZW) services
When an employee leaves your organisation while still on sick leave, your obligations as a Dutch employer don't end there. We help you stay on top of every requirement under the Sickness Benefits Act (ZW).
We manage absence administration, calculate ZW benefit entitlements for former employees, and take care of all payments on your behalf.
Self-insurance for the Sickness Benefits Act
As an employer, you can opt for self-insurance under the Sickness Benefits Act (ZW ERD). This gives you greater control over absence, recovery, and the reintegration of former employees who fall ill, along with a clearer grip on the costs involved.
However, self-insurance brings significant administrative responsibilities and legal obligations that call for specialist knowledge. Meijers helps you manage this with:
Meijers helps you manage this with:
Sickness Benefit payment administration (ZW)
- Assessing eligibility and calculating the correct benefit amount
- Managing all benefit administration
- Handling benefit payments
- Requesting official decisions (beschikkingen) from the UWV
Sickness Benefit occupational health services (ZW)
- Managing absence and supporting employee reintegration under the Gatekeeper Improvement Act (Wet verbetering Poortwachter)
- Applying formal measures where necessary, including reducing or suspending benefit payments
Keep your costs under control
Working with Meijers Vitaal, we give you a practical solution for managing the disability risks that come with former employees. We help you shorten absences, which directly reduces how long Sickness Benefit (ZW) payments run.
We handle the process, the calculations, and the administration, so you can focus on running your business.
