Ensuring your ability to sustain employment and fostering a positive work environment are paramount.
You can access information regarding the impact of a brain injury in the workplace, along with valuable tips to support your sustainable work engagement.
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πͺA key factor for sustainable employment success is 'establishing clear agreements with your manager' before and during your reintegration process.You can establish agreements regarding the initial days back at work, retraining procedures, task assignments, etc. Regularly reviewing and assessing these agreements is beneficial.
GTB represents Gespecialiseerde Trajectbemiddeling (Specialized Career Mediation).
π€Collaboration: GTB mediators can assist you in your quest for appropriate employment.
π§Challenge: Discovering suitable work and a compatible employer necessitates diligence, patience, and sometimes a bit of luck.
πͺStrategy: Engaging in career exploration (or job trials) allows you to gain firsthand experience of various job roles, understand labor market demands and expectations, explore different corporate cultures, and more.
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πͺStrategy: As an employee, you can also embark on career guidance.
π€Collaboration: Map out your network. This approach enables you to identify the appropriate support system when facing challenges.
After a period of part-time return to work, if it is determined, possibly in collaboration with the occupational physician, employer, and/or loved ones, that further progression is not feasible:
You can then seek approval from the health insurance fund's advising doctor to continue your part-time work reintegration.
This arrangement is typically granted for up to two years with the option for extension.
π° Benefit: If you need to discontinue work again, your disability benefit (or sickness benefit) will be calculated based on your pre-brain injury employment.
π€Collaboration: In coordination with the health insurance fund's advising doctor and/or the occupational physician, adjustments can be made to reduce the hours of part-time work.
π° Benefit: If the health insurance fund's advising doctor does not approve your continued part-time work, you can explore options with your employer (HR department or union) to maintain part-time employment without altering your contract.
Adjusting your contract to fewer working hours may impact how your disability benefit is calculated if you become disabled again.
π€Collaboration: Discuss potential modifications to your employment contract with your treating doctor, occupational physician, and/or union representative.
π‘Tip: Thoroughly inquire with the social services of your health insurance fund and/or union about the potential implications of your decision.
First sit down with your supervisor to check whether they are experiencing the same thing.
π§ Challenge: people with a brain injuries are often less aware of their challenges and changes in their functioning.
π€Together: other parties can support you and your supervisor.
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