Common use of Vocational Rehabilitation Clause in Contracts

Vocational Rehabilitation. 9.2.1 Vocational rehabilitation provider ▪ In addition to the employer’s obligations under the Eligibility for Permanent Incapacity Benefit (Restrictions) Act [Wet verbetering poortwachter], the employer is required to engage a vocational rehabilitation provider for the rehabilitation of an employee on long-term sickness absence. ▪ The vocational rehabilitation provider must have the Blik op Werk quality mark or a level of quality that is demonstrably equal to this. ▪ If the employer has still not fulfilled this obligation 14 weeks from the day the employee went on sick leave, the employee may engage such a vocational rehabilitation provider for training, guidance and mediation on his or her own initiative. The costs will then be paid via the industry fund set up for such purposes by Aanvullingsfonds Bouw & Infra, who will recover the costs from the employer. This is set out in the vocational rehabilitation regulations of Aanvullingsfonds Bouw & Infra. This scheme is part of the Collective agreement on industry-wide schemes for the construction & infrastructure sectors [cao BTER Bouw & Infra] ▪ Where the vocational rehabilitation results in the employee starting work with another employer, the vocational rehabilitation provider will contact the employee twice in the first six months to inquire about the employee’s situation. If the employee feels the need to talk with the vocational rehabilitation provider on one or more occasions, the costs of such interactions will be borne by the original employer.

Vocational Rehabilitation. 9.2.1 Vocational rehabilitation provider ▪ In addition to the employer’s obligations under the Eligibility for Permanent Incapacity Benefit (Restrictions) Act [Wet verbetering poortwachter], the employer is required to engage a vocational rehabilitation provider for the rehabilitation of an employee on long-term sickness absence. ▪ The vocational rehabilitation provider must have the Blik op Werk quality mark xxxx or a level of quality that is demonstrably equal to this. ▪ If the employer has still not fulfilled this obligation 14 weeks from the day the employee went on sick leave, the employee may engage such a vocational rehabilitation provider for training, guidance and mediation on his or her own initiative. The costs will then be paid via the industry fund set up for such purposes by Aanvullingsfonds Bouw & Infra, who will recover the costs from the employer. This is set out in the vocational rehabilitation regulations of Aanvullingsfonds Bouw & Infra. This scheme is part of the Collective agreement on industry-wide schemes for the construction & infrastructure sectors [cao BTER Bouw & Infra] ▪ Where the vocational rehabilitation results in the employee starting work with another employer, the vocational rehabilitation provider will contact the employee twice in the first six months to inquire about the employee’s situation. If the employee feels the need to talk with the vocational rehabilitation provider on one or more occasions, the costs of such interactions will be borne by the original employer.