Requesting an UWV decision on the sickness benefit as a self-insured employer

• if you decide to end your employee’s sickness benefit while they are still unfit for work
• if the occupational health physician (‘bedrijfsarts’) or occupational health and safety service (‘arbodienst’) declares your employee is fit for work
• if you do not think your employee is entitled to a sickness benefit
• if your employee asks for us to be involved in the decision about their sickness benefit
• if your employee has died and you are paying a bereavement support payment (‘overlijdensuitkering’)
• if you decide to suspend your employee’s sickness benefit
• if you decide your employee is entitled to a sickness benefit after previously determining they were not
• if you give your employee an advance (‘voorschot’) on their sickness benefit
• if you want to impose a penalty on your employee and reduce their sickness benefit
• if there is a change in the amount and duration of your employee’s sickness benefit
• if your employee has reached the limit of their sickness benefit entitlement

To submit a request, complete the Form for requesting a decision on the sickness benefit (‘Verzoek om een beslissing over de Ziektewet-uitkering’) and email it to info.erzw@uwv.nl. Alternatively, if you are a Digipoort user, you can submit a request through your own HR administration system, which is directly linked to our system.

Make sure you provide information about your employee or former employee’s illness as well as any relevant documents that will help us evaluate your request. You should also keep the following information close to hand:

• your payroll tax number (‘loonheffingennummer’)
• your self-insured contributions code (‘sector en risicopremiegroep’)
• your employees or former employee’s name, citizen service number (‘BSN’) and date of birth

You will receive a decision about your request within 2 weeks of submitting the form. Your employee will also be informed of this decision and notified of their right to object to it.