UWV : your safety net  (Link to official page: https://www.uwv.nl/overuwv/english/index.aspx)

UWV (Employee Insurance Agency) is an autonomous administrative authority (ZBO) and is commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (SZW) to implement employee insurances and provide labour market and data services.

The Dutch employee insurances are provided for via laws such as e.g. the WW (Unemployment Insurance Act) and the Sickness Benefits Act.

After 2 years of sick leave the employer has the right to fire you, if the dismiss is reasonable.

After this period you can request for a WIA benefit at the UWV. The length of the benefit depends on your employment history and health.

Core tasks and ambitions of the UWV

UWV has coretasks in four areas:

- employment - helping the client remain employed or find employment, in close cooperation with tge municipalities;

- social medical affairs - evaluating illness and labour incapacity according to clear criteria;

- benefits - ensuring that benefits are provided quickly and correctly if work is not possible, or not immediately possible;

- data management - ensuring that the client needs to provide the government on employment and benefits only once.

When you have an official indication and/or a diagnosis: send the testresults with your data to:

UWV, Sickness Benefits Act department, PO Box 57015, 1040 CT Amsterdam

with the request to make a file for you, because you "suspect that your employer will not cooperate in your recovery as he's obliged".