Trade unions threaten legal action over long covid compensation
2 years, 4 months ago

Trade unions threaten legal action over long covid compensation

Dutch News  

The two largest Dutch trade unions have threatened to take legal action against the government unless it offers compensation to healthcare workers suffering from long covid within three weeks. FNV and CNV, who represent 1.75 million workers in the Netherlands, say the government has failed to address the needs of some 5,500 frontline healthcare workers who are still suffering the effects of coronavirus infections in the early waves of the pandemic. According to the unemployment agency UWV, some 600 healthcare workers have been declared unfit for work due to long covid symptoms. The unions say that government guidelines for protective equipment and quarantine violated World Health Organisation standards, allowing hundreds of healthcare workers to become infected.

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Nurse wins Long Covid compensation case, picks up infection at work
1 year, 9 months ago

Nurse wins Long Covid compensation case, picks up infection at work

Dutch News  

A healthcare company has been held responsible in court for the financial impact suffered by a worker who developed Long Covid, in the first case of its kind in the Netherlands. The 28-year-old nurse, who worked at a nursing home in Zuid Holland, won her case last December but the verdict only became definitive this week, health news website Zorgvisie …

Nurse wins Long Covid compensation case, picks up infection at work
1 year, 9 months ago

Nurse wins Long Covid compensation case, picks up infection at work

Dutch News  

A healthcare company has been held responsible in court for the financial impact suffered by a worker who developed Long Covid, in the first case of its kind in the Netherlands. The 28-year-old nurse, who worked at a nursing home in Zuid Holland, won her case last December but the verdict only became definitive this week, health news website Zorgvisie …

Court rejects mass compensation claim for health workers with long Covid
1 year, 9 months ago

Court rejects mass compensation claim for health workers with long Covid

Dutch News  

Two trade unions have lost a legal fight to secure almost €23,000 in compensation for healthcare workers who have been on long-term sick leave with coronavirus. The FNV and CNV unions sought an injunction demanding the payments for long Covid sufferers who were infected during the first wave of the pandemic, from March 2020. The court also rejected the unions’ …

Court rejects mass compensation claim for health workers with long Covid
1 year, 9 months ago

Court rejects mass compensation claim for health workers with long Covid

Dutch News  

Two trade unions have lost a legal fight to secure almost €23,000 in compensation for healthcare workers who have been on long-term sick leave with coronavirus. The FNV and CNV unions sought an injunction demanding the payments for long Covid sufferers who were infected during the first wave of the pandemic, from March 2020. The court also rejected the unions’ …

Healthcare workers won't get advance on Long Covid compensation, court rules
1 year, 9 months ago

Healthcare workers won't get advance on Long Covid compensation, court rules

NL Times  

Healthcare workers who lost their jobs due to an inability to work caused by their early coronavirus infection will not get an advance on the Long Covid compensation, the court in The Hague ruled on Wednesday. According to the court, this compensation claim can’t be awarded in a class action procedure because assessments on whether healthcare workers are eligible for …

More than half of long Covid sufferers unable to work after two years: UWV
1 year, 9 months ago

More than half of long Covid sufferers unable to work after two years: UWV

Dutch News  

More than half of people suffering from the long-term effects of coronavirus are expected to be unable to go back to work after two years, employee insurance agency UWV says. The organisation received 1,900 applications last year from people with long Covid for a declaration that would entitle them to long-term sickness benefit. ‘My clients often try to go back …

More than half of long Covid sufferers unable to work after two years: UWV
1 year, 9 months ago

More than half of long Covid sufferers unable to work after two years: UWV

Dutch News  

More than half of people suffering from the long-term effects of coronavirus are expected to be unable to go back to work after two years, employee insurance agency UWV says. The organisation received 1,900 applications last year from people with long Covid for a declaration that would entitle them to long-term sickness benefit. ‘My clients often try to go back …

60% of severe Long Covid patients declared medically unfit to work after 2 years
1 year, 9 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, 10 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, 10 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 …

Netherlands pledges to compensate healthcare workers suffering from Long Covid
1 year, 10 months ago

Netherlands pledges to compensate healthcare workers suffering from Long Covid

NL Times  

The Cabinet will still draw up a financial scheme for healthcare workers who are no longer able to work due to the long-term effects of Covid-19 complaints, Medical Care Minister Conny Helder told the Tweede Kamer on Wednesday. Despite Helder’s promise, a lawsuit seeking compensation for the workers will continue to move forward for now The Tweede Kamer has been …

Trade unions threaten legal action over long covid compensation
2 years, 4 months ago

Trade unions threaten legal action over long covid compensation

Dutch News  

The two largest Dutch trade unions have threatened to take legal action against the government unless it offers compensation to healthcare workers suffering from long covid within three weeks. FNV and CNV, who represent 1.75 million workers in the Netherlands, say the government has failed to address the needs of some 5,500 frontline healthcare workers who are still suffering the …

FNV calls for €150 million Long Covid fund for care workers
2 years, 6 months ago

FNV calls for €150 million Long Covid fund for care workers

Dutch News  

Trade union FNV wants the government to set aside €150 million to compensate some 4,800 people, mostly care workers, who may lose their jobs because of the effects of Long Covid, or who have lost income because they can only work short periods. The FNV, which started a register for care workers who are suffering the consequences of Long Covid …

FNV calls for €150 million Long Covid fund for care workers
2 years, 6 months ago

FNV calls for €150 million Long Covid fund for care workers

Dutch News  

Trade union FNV wants the government to set aside €150 million to compensate some 4,800 people, mostly care workers, who may lose their jobs because of the effects of Long Covid, or who have lost income because they can only work short periods. The FNV, which started a register for care workers who are suffering the consequences of Long Covid …

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
2 years, 11 months 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
2 years, 11 months 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 launches campaign to help healthcare workers with Long Covid
2 years, 11 months ago

Union launches campaign to help healthcare workers with Long Covid

Dutch News  

The FNV trade union federation has started a register for healthcare staff who have developed Long Covid, which they suspect may affect thousands of front-line workers. 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 who work in nursing homes or as …

Union launches campaign to help healthcare workers with Long Covid
2 years, 11 months ago

Union launches campaign to help healthcare workers with Long Covid

Dutch News  

The FNV trade union federation has started a register for healthcare staff who have developed Long Covid, which they suspect may affect thousands of front-line workers. 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 who work in nursing homes or as …

Union increasingly concerned about healthcare workers with Long Covid
2 years, 11 months 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 …

Covid ‘long haulers’ struggle to work amid labor shortage
3 years, 1 month ago

Covid ‘long haulers’ struggle to work amid labor shortage

CNN  

CNN — Laurie Bedell feels trapped inside her home and her ailing body. Bedell, who’s 42, keeps a long list of her symptoms, including severe fatigue, cognitive impairment – known as “brain fog” – and constant pain. “We estimate that approximately 1.3 million individuals are out of work right now due to ‘long haul’ Covid symptoms,” he said. “Long Covid …

Company doctors troubled by lack of long Covid experience
3 years, 7 months ago

Company doctors troubled by lack of long Covid experience

NL Times  

Many company doctors said they find it difficult to advise employees suffering from long Covid, due to a lack of scientific knowledge about the condition. Long Covid, a condition in which people face the effects of Covid-19 that continue for weeks or months beyond the initial illness, is often questioned by doctors. They say, 'If I don't know, it could …

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