Applying for employer compensation after long-term sickness
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This preparation is for an employer who paid transition compensation after ending employment because of long-term incapacity. It is not an employee application. Check eligibility, full payment and the official UWV route separately.
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1. Choose the correct scheme
UWV checks whether employment ended for incapacity after the relevant sickness period and the employee was still ill. The dismissal ban and any extended wage obligation matter. Early IVA or partial termination require checking special UWV conditions. Closure because a small employer retires or dies has a separate scheme.
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2. Check termination and payment
The statutory transition payment must be paid in full: the gross amount includes both the employee’s share and payment to the Tax Administration. Net payment without tax remittance is insufficient. Separate the employee’s entitlement from the reimbursable amount; extra agreed compensation is not automatically covered.
3. Protect the application deadline
Apply within six months after full payment. For instalments, record the relevant final payment date carefully. Resolve uncertainty about the last day immediately; asking this site for help is not an application. Do not apply this six-month period to the separate business-closure scheme.
4. Prepare the evidence
Prepare the contract or start-date evidence, proof of termination, requested payslips, calculation and proof/date of full payment. UWV requests the payslip before one year of sickness and the one at the end of the dismissal ban. Immediately preceding agency work may require the agency contract. Follow the current form; do not upload employee files to this site.
5. Apply yourself through UWV
Use UWV’s Aanvraag compensatie transitievergoeding bij langdurige arbeidsongeschiktheid form in the employer portal with your authorised EH3 eHerkenning access. Keep the application and receipt; the same form permits supplementary documents. UWV indicates eight weeks after a complete application for its decision, potentially longer if further information is needed.
6. Review the decision and proposed changes
UWV may reimburse less, including with extended wage sanctions or a lower payment; employer premiums and statutory interest are excluded. Check the decision, calculation and stated objection route. As checked on 14 October 2026, applications remain possible. Abolition is proposed: Ondernemersplein gives expected 1 January 2028 rather than the earlier 2027, with parliamentary decisions still pending. Recheck changes when applying.
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Does UWV pay this compensation to the employee?
No. It conditionally reimburses an employer for a transition payment already made. Employee entitlement and payment are separate questions.
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