Permanent workers also starting to feel Covid consequences
4 years, 3 months ago

Permanent workers also starting to feel Covid consequences

NL Times  

After flexible- and temporary workers, employees with permanent contracts are now also feeling the effects of the coronavirus. In June, July and August, benefits agency UWV received over 9,200 dismissal requests for economic reasons - 2.7 times more than in the same period last year, NRC reports based on figures from the UWV. In March, April and May, the UWV saw an increase in dismissal requests for economic reasons, but it was still relatively small at 4,800 requests - 1.7 times more than in the same period last year. Witjes thinks the sudden increase in June has to do with the second round of the NOW regulation, with which the government helps pay the wage costs of companies in trouble due to Covid, starting that month. In the second round of the NOW regulation, it was also easier for employers to fire staff - the so-called "dismissal fine" was partly scrapped.

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60% of severe Long Covid patients declared medically unfit to work after 2 years
1 year, 10 months ago

60% of severe Long Covid patients declared medically unfit to work after 2 years

NL Times  

Three out of five people with severe Long Covid are declared medically unfit to work two years later, and benefits agency UWV expects “these figures to remain the same,” a spokesperson said to NRC. Last year, almost 1,900 people reported to the UWV for an assessment due to Long Covid symptoms. People who have had Long Covid for more than …

Government to provide financial support for healthcare workers with Long Covid
1 year, 11 months ago

Government to provide financial support for healthcare workers with Long Covid

Dutch News  

Healthcare workers suffering the long-term effects of coronavirus after falling ill with the virus at the start of the pandemic will receive financial support, long-term care minister Conny Helder has told parliament. Healthcare workers were exempted from many of the quarantine rules in the early months to prevent staff shortages putting further strain on the system. Helder said the cabinet …

Government to provide financial support for healthcare workers with Long Covid
1 year, 11 months ago

Government to provide financial support for healthcare workers with Long Covid

Dutch News  

Healthcare workers suffering the long-term effects of coronavirus after falling ill with the virus at the start of the pandemic will receive financial support, long-term care minister Conny Helder has told parliament. Healthcare workers were exempted from many of the quarantine rules in the early months to prevent staff shortages putting further strain on the system. Helder said the cabinet …

A FIFTH of 'long Covid' sufferers still haven't returned to work
1 year, 11 months ago

A FIFTH of 'long Covid' sufferers still haven't returned to work

Daily Mail  

Swathes of young people are still off work with self-reported long Covid and it is wreaking havoc on employers, an analysis suggests. The study, published by New York’s largest workers’ compensation insurer, found 71 percent of people the fund classified as experiencing long Covid were unable to work for six months or more. The vast majority of claimants - 83 …

Over 60% of first wave Long Covid patients declared medically unfit to work
2 years, 6 months ago

Over 60% of first wave Long Covid patients declared medically unfit to work

NL Times  

Most Long Covid patients from the first wave of coronavirus infections who are still struggling with symptoms are unable to work a normal day. Benefits agency UWV declared 62 percent completely unfit to work and another 23 percent receive benefits due to partial incapacity to work, AD reports. The UWV assessed 736 Long Covid, now also called post-Covid syndrome, patients …

Hundreds of healthcare workers with Long Covid lose their jobs, union says
2 years, 8 months ago

Hundreds of healthcare workers with Long Covid lose their jobs, union says

Dutch News  

Several hundred healthcare workers have lost their jobs because they suffer from Long Covid and have been off work sick for two years, the FNV trade union federation said on Friday. The figures come from a union survey of 518 healthcare workers who have been hit by Long Covid. And as thanks for doing a heroic task, they have been …

Hundreds of healthcare workers with Long Covid lose their jobs, union says
2 years, 8 months ago

Hundreds of healthcare workers with Long Covid lose their jobs, union says

Dutch News  

Several hundred healthcare workers have lost their jobs because they suffer from Long Covid and have been off work sick for two years, the FNV trade union federation said on Friday. The figures come from a union survey of 518 healthcare workers who have been hit by Long Covid. And as thanks for doing a heroic task, they have been …

500 care workers face redundancy after developing Long Covid
3 years ago

500 care workers face redundancy after developing Long Covid

Dutch News  

Over 500 healthcare workers face losing their jobs because they are suffering from Long Covid and have been on sick pay for the regulation two years, according to the FNV trade union federation. The public health institute RIVM estimates 238,000 healthcare workers caught coronavirus and, the FNV says, most of the Long Covid reports they have had come from people …

500 care workers face redundancy after developing Long Covid
3 years ago

500 care workers face redundancy after developing Long Covid

Dutch News  

Over 500 healthcare workers face losing their jobs because they are suffering from Long Covid and have been on sick pay for the regulation two years, according to the FNV trade union federation. The public health institute RIVM estimates 238,000 healthcare workers caught coronavirus and, the FNV says, most of the Long Covid reports they have had come from people …

Union increasingly concerned about healthcare workers with Long Covid
3 years ago

Union increasingly concerned about healthcare workers with Long Covid

NL Times  

The FNV labor union is launching a hotline for healthcare workers with Long Covid symptoms who are suffering financial damage as a result. With the hotline, the FNV hopes to get a clearer understanding of the extent of the problem, "and to be able to provide the new Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport with up-to-date information.” Meanwhile, the FNV …

Labor union concerned about sick employees unable to reintegrate during pandemic
3 years, 8 months ago

Labor union concerned about sick employees unable to reintegrate during pandemic

NL Times  

Thousands of employees on long-term sick leave are having trouble rejoining their workplaces during the pandemic, according to labor union CNV. As a consequence, thousands of people who spent more than two years on leave will suffer major financial difficulties when their paid leave gets cut by 30 percent, the union said. The union wants the government to subsidize employers …

'Constructive' talks as deal reached on third coronavirus support package
4 years, 4 months ago

'Constructive' talks as deal reached on third coronavirus support package

Dutch News  

Ministers, unions and employers have reached agreement on a third round of government support for companies hit by the coronavirus crisis, with a new end date of July 1, 2021. However, the payment does depend on employers committing to putting more money into retraining staff, so they can move to other jobs. However, employer chief Hans de Boer and the …

Workers’ Rights During COVID-19: How The Workplace Could Change Forever
4 years, 7 months ago

Workers’ Rights During COVID-19: How The Workplace Could Change Forever

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, workers have faced a series of impossible choices. If you’ve been classified as an essential worker but your workplace lacks basic protective equipment, what do you do? If you can’t afford child care, do you stay at home to watch your kids ― or do you clock in to work so you can …

Coronavirus energizes the labor movement. Can it last?
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus energizes the labor movement. Can it last?

LA Times  

Nurse anesthetist Nilu Patel stands with fellow union members at UC Irvine Medical Center for a candlelight vigil to highlight the need for more N95 respirators and protective gear for healthcare workers. “The crisis has laid bare the effects of income inequality and conditions of low-wage workers,” said Ken Jacobs, chair of UC Berkeley’s Center for Labor Research and Education. …

Construction Work Was Already Dangerous. Coronavirus Is Making It Worse.
4 years, 9 months ago

Construction Work Was Already Dangerous. Coronavirus Is Making It Worse.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A week ago, Dave, a union painter in New York City, was on a job painting school buildings with a city-contracted company. “I’ve never heard of anyone that was told to self-quarantine at all,” he said of his fellow construction workers. But in many communities, workers in hard hats continue to stream onto construction sites, buzzing around …

Coronavirus: Unions call for all workers to receive sick pay if outbreak keeps them home
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus: Unions call for all workers to receive sick pay if outbreak keeps them home

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. And the TUC called for an increase in the £94.50-a-week payment, warning that almost half …

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