Illness during WW in Rijswijk: ZW or continued salary payment by employer?

Do you live in Rijswijk and become ill during your WW benefit? In this municipality, your benefit may shift to Sickness Benefits (ZW). Discover the rules, local UWV options, and differences for residents of Rijswijk.

From WW to ZW in Rijswijk

If you become unfit for work in Rijswijk during WW, report yourself sick to UWV region Den Haag (for Rijswijk). They pay ZW (70-90% of your daily wage, maximum 2 years). You are not unemployed but sick, so no job application obligation. After 2 years, an assessment for WIA follows. Residents of Rijswijk can go to the UWV office in Zoetermeer or make an online appointment.

Continued salary payment by employer

If the illness started before dismissal, your employer from Rijswijk or surroundings must continue paying for 70-104 weeks in accordance with the Gatekeeper Improvement Act. After dismissal: ZW if the employer does not pay. Local employers such as those with the municipality of Rijswijk strictly follow these rules.

Practical steps for Rijswijk

Report your illness within 2 working days to UWV via 088-8989294 or the Rijswijk employers' line. UWV assesses incapacity for work with medical information from GPs in Rijswijk-ZH. In case of unjustified rejection: file an objection. Combine with reintegration via local agencies such as Werkse for speedy recovery and return to the Rijswijk labour market. Contact Sociaal Loket Rijswijk for free advice. (248 words)