News item | 20-10-2025 | 6:00 PM
The government wants to remove uncertainty among employers about whether or not they have done enough to help their sick employee return to work. The advice of the company doctor about what a person can still do will be decisive in this UWV test. This gives employers more certainty regarding their obligations regarding continued payment of wages in the event of illness. That is why Minister Paul of Social Affairs and Employment is starting an internet consultation on the bill that regulates this. In addition, the bill ensures that people do not have to repay the advance they receive while waiting for an assessment.
With the proposals, the government is taking steps to simplify the WIA. The proposal also ensures that UWV can assess people more quickly. This helps to limit backlogs.
The way in which WIA advances are financed is also changing. First, the advances are paid from the Disability Fund. After it has been assessed whether someone is entitled to the benefit, the costs are booked in the right place. If an advance is waived, it will continue to be charged to the Disability Fund.
The bill also contains some limited changes and clarifications to the Wajong. People with a Wajong benefit retain the right to a benefit if they work in a sheltered workshop, have worked continuously for five years and then earn sufficient money from that work. This also applies to people with a Wajong benefit for whom the employer receives a wage cost subsidy or wage dispensation. Furthermore, the guaranteed amount lapses if the recipient of the Wajong benefit has not been entitled to that benefit for a year.
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