Netherlands : employment opportunities for people with chronic diseases
report
There is no clear national definition of a chronic disease in a work situation in the Netherlands. Questionnaire data shows that between 25% and 30% of all workers are affected by a chronic disease. Worker with a chronic disease have slightly different working conditions as compared to workers without a chronic disease but differences may be also due to age, gender or sectoral differences between workers with and without a chronic disease. On a policy level the focus in the Netherlands is on participation. The latest regulation regarding this is the introduction of the ‘Participatiewet’ (participation law) which is expected to come into force on 1 January 2015.
TNO Identifier
521559
Publisher
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound)
Place of publication
Loughlinstown