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Additional employer contribution for long-term employee sickness
Official title: Wetsontwerp tot wijziging van de wet van 19 december 2025 tot uitvoering van een versterkt terug naar werkbeleid in geval van arbeidsongeschiktheid wat betreft de versterkte solidariteitsbijdrage.
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
- Larger businesses will now pay an extra 30 percent contribution on sickness benefits for workers absent during their fourth and fifth months.
- The measure applies to employers with more than 50 workers and covers sick employees between the ages of 18 and 55.
- For you as an individual, your sickness benefits do not change, but your employer is incentivised to support your return to work.
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