Care of persons who are absent for a period of illness lasting more than 6 weeks.
In the interest of good cooperation between member companies and the ASTF, we advise the employer to request a consultation with the occupational health doctor when an employee is suffering from a long illness and is absent from work for more than 6 weeks.
Aim of the intervention:
- To analyse the employee’s social situation and, where appropriate, remedy situations of violence, harassment etc.
- To provide professional care in a situation of burnout, depression, dependence, violence, post-traumatic stress, suicide risk, decompensation at the workplace etc. requiring specifically targeted treatment
- To maintain the person concerned in employment: the law covering 78 weeks of absence over a period of 104 weeks or 6 months’ consecutive absence without a return to work creates a risk that the person concerned will lose his/her job.
What offers the ASTF:
The ASTF offers appropriate follow-up in a context of active listening and/or coaching. The occupational health medecine prepare a return to work under the best possible conditions. The occupational health medecine likewise help to route the person towards the appropriate healthcare professional. We also offer assistance with administrative steps: recognition of disability, therapeutic half-time work, application for handicapped worker status etc.
Benefit of the intervention for the employer:
- Reduction of the length of absence from work of the person who is ill.
- Rebalancing of the workload within the group.
- Reduction of the financial cost.
Benefit of the intervention for the employee:
- Care for the particular case and rapid accompaniment.
- Prevention of recurrence by preparing the return to work as effectively as possible.
- Faster problem-solving thanks to privileged and specific contact between the employer and the ASTF