Stricter rules on temporary unemployment when challenging medical fit-to-work decisions
Official title: Wetsvoorstel tot wijziging van het koninklijk besluit van 25 november 1991 houdende de werkloosheidsreglementering en het koninklijk besluit van 10 juni 2001 tot eenvormige definiëring van begrippen met betrekking tot arbeidstijdgegevens ten behoeve van de sociale zekerheid, wat betreft de toegang tot de tijdelijke werkloosheid bij een beroep tegen een beslissing van de adviserend arts.
Status: Parliament is still discussing this proposal, for example in a committee or while waiting for advice. (parliament: ‘Pending in the Chamber’)
In plain language
- Employees who challenge a health insurance doctor's medical decision in court will no longer automatically receive temporary unemployment benefits. They will have to meet the same conditions as others, including a maximum duration of twelve months.
- This applies to employees with an ongoing contract who are declared fit for work by the advisory doctor and appeal that decision.
- If you challenge this decision, you will have to take part in a reintegration track with your employer to retain temporary benefits.
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How parliament voted
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