Communication for sustainable recovery

When an employee enters absenteeism , at some point there is a meeting with one of the medical professionals. This can be with the company doctor , but also with a Health and Safety nurse or Practice Support Officer company doctor. After such a conversation, the employee receives feedback. This may say: 'frequent evaluation between employer and employee'. But what exactly is meant by this sentence?

Good contact between the employee and employer, even before absenteeism occurs, ensures a good working relationship and provides personal leadership for both. Honest feedback and open communication between the employer and employee can prevent absenteeism . And when an employee unexpectedly falls into absenteeism , this contact is just as important as before. Frequent contact between the employer and employee, prevents stagnation during reintegration. This is because there is room to indicate at that moment what the employee is up against and to intervene in time.

It is also important for both the employee and the employer to honestly state how they look back on the reintegration. What has both noticed? What is going differently than before absenteeism and what can we do about it?

The feedback prepared by the medical professionals is, of course, always an advice. The advice can always be adjusted jointly by employer and employee as they see fit. Keep each other informed about the recovery, express what is going through your mind. Evaluate this moment and discuss the next step on that basis.

Should you feel that things are moving a little too fast, you can always indicate this during this interview. Substantiate why it is not yet feasible, for example, to increase the hours or activities. If you have the idea that you are already capable of much more, underpin this with your employer. It is often nice if another party also considers whether it is advisable to expand. Be honest with yourself and with each other, especially for a sustainable recovery.

Labor and Health Advisors and medical professionals from De Arbodienst provide advice and feedback both before absenteeism occurs and during absenteeism . So does having coffee together. Did you receive this advice and want to know the purpose of a coffee talk? Then read the article here. On our website you will find even more advice and useful tips to optimize the contact between employee and employer.