Reporting an ongoing illness lasting from before maternity leave to afterwards

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Perhaps your employee has been ill for a period lasting from before their maternity leave to afterwards and perhaps they are still unable to work now. If this is the case and they have been unfit for work for 2 years due to reasons unrelated to pregnancy or childbirth, they may qualify for a WIA benefit. In such situations, sick leave taken, both before and after maternity leave, counts as 1 continuous period.

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When might your employee qualify for a WIA benefit?

if they were reported sick at 42 weeks (‘42e-weeksmelding) and before the start of their paid maternity leave
if they were ill for the duration of their paid maternity leave, including the day before and after
if they have had the same illness for the entire time that they were ill and it is unrelated to pregnancy or childbirth

How to report an ongoing illness

To report that your employee has an ongoing illness, complete the form Reporting an ongoing illness before and after paid maternity leave. You will need to log in to the employer portal with your EH3 level eHerkenning account to do this.

Make sure you have the following information close to hand when completing the form:

your payroll tax number (‘loonheffingsnummer’)
your employee’s contact details and citizen service number (‘BSN’)
the contact information of your occupational health and safety service (‘arbodienst’)

When to send the form

Please send us the completed form on the first working day after your employee’s paid maternity leave has ended.

What happens next

If your employee is still unfit for work after 88 weeks, they will receive a letter from us with instructions on how to apply for the WIA benefit.

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