Disabled and working part-time
To be recognized as and remain unfit for work, you must cease all activities.
When you have recovered sufficiently to do volunteer work or to resume work partially, you can ask the advising physician for permission. By not asking permission in advance, you may lose your benefit.
Application
The application must be made at least the last working day before you start the activity. You do not have to wait for the answer from the advising physician to start.
The application can be submitted digitally or on paper.
Attention : Mentioning a percentage of incapacity for work (for example 50%) on the certificate of incapacity for work (confidential) does not count as an application for part-time work. Always submit a separate application form, digitally or on paper.
The advising physician will assess your application, after which you will receive the decision. If more information is needed for the assessment, we will contact you or invite you for a conversation.
From when?
If your application is submitted on time, you may resume work part-time or perform a job adapted to your health situation (e.g. lighter work with reduced efficiency). You do not have to wait for the decision of the advising physician.
What after the decision of the consulting physician?
Then there are two possibilities.
What are the consequences of a late declaration?
If the application is submitted late because you have already resumed work part-time, this will have financial consequences.
Change of activity conditions
If you would like to change the conditions of the activity for which you were granted permission, such as: number of hours, other assignment, other employer, etc., you must submit a new application in advance. If you want to extend and change your permission at the same time, you must also submit a request for change. In section two, you then indicate 'change'.
The consulting physician will pronounce on this. In case of a positive assessment you will receive an adjusted admission.
A number of modified arrangements apply to employees, unemployed persons and self-employed persons.
Self-employed
As a self-employed person, you can request permission to perform a limited activity during your incapacity for work. This can be part of your previous self-employed activity, but also within another self-employed or salaried activity.
The advising physician will grant permission for a maximum of two years . If you wish to continue working after that, you must submit a new application no later than the last working day of the admission.
The first six months there is no impact on your benefit, after that there is. Read more about the calculation of your benefit for permitted activity .
Volunteer work or association work
Do you want to do volunteer work during your incapacity for work? Then you do not need permission from the advising physician. However, the advising physician must determine whether the volunteer work is appropriate for your state of health.
Therefore, contact the advisory physician of your health fund as soon as possible. This way, you can be sure that the work suits your health and that your file is put in order.
Do you want to do association work during a period of incapacity for work? For this you have to ask permission from the advising physician.
Cessation of activities
You must also report this to the consulting physician if you stop working part-time, doing voluntary work or joining an association.