Break the taboo on sickness and work. This is the objective of Labor Minister Inger Støjberg who recently launched the campaign “Sick at work – Sickness and Work can go together,” to encourage “healthy dialog” between the sick employee, his colleagues and his employer. This campaign came from the tripartite agreement signed between the government and many union and employers’ organizations, including LO, DA, FTT, and Finanssektorens Arbejdsgiverforening in 2008 to reduce the number of sick leaves (see our dispatch No. 080793). By virtue of this agreement, businesses have the obligation to interview their employees away on a long sick leaves on modalities allowing them to come back to work as quickly as possible (see our dispatch No. 090933), by the end of the fourth week away.
iverforening in 2008 to reduce the number of sick leaves (see our dispatch No. 080793). By virtue of this agreement, businesses have the obligation to interview their employees away on a long sick leaves on modalities allowing them to come back to work as quickly as possible (see our dispatch No. 090933), by the end of the fourth week away.
Dialog as the key to return to work. the Minister also pointed out that studies and experience show that many employees on a long sick leave go back to work
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