Illness, disability and well-being of your employees

The Job Centre's Corporate Service helps prevent sickness absence, retain valuable employees and provides knowledge support to employees who have been ill.

Take good care of your employees. It benefits your company – and your employees.

The Job Centre's Business Service helps with effective prevention of sick leave, retention of valuable skills and expert assistance in the event of illness and return to the workplace after illness.

How can my company get help to prevent sickness absence and increase employee well-being?

The Job Center's Corporate Service can provide advice on preparing an absence and retention policy that helps your company prevent sick leave, create well-being and retain valuable employees.
Your company has free access to the Travel Team, which helps you prevent sick leave and strengthen employee well-being.

What help can my company get if my employee gets sick?

The Job Centre's Business Service offers:

Help reporting and receiving reimbursement for sick leave
Possibility of agreeing on sick pay reimbursement on the first day of absence
Sparring and specialist participation in conversations between affected employees and the company
Assistance in preparing retention plans and opportunity statements
Fast track processing of sick leave, ensuring early follow-up and faster return
Your company has free access to the Travel Team, which helps prevent sick leave and strengthen well-being.

Can my employee with a disability receive support?

If you have an employee with a significant disability, you can get extra support from the Jobcentre's Business Service. This can include:

Assistive devices or minor adjustments to the workplace
Personal assistance for specific work tasks that cannot be performed due to the disability
Mentor support for those on sick leave
Icebreaker scheme for new graduates with disabilities

Where can I find more information about the rules for sickness benefits and disability compensation schemes?

If you have an employee with a significant disability, you can get extra support from the job center.

What is the Travel Team?

The travel team steps in when you are concerned about an employee's well-being.

The travel team is a multidisciplinary team from Sønderborg Municipality who are experts in preventing sick leave and taking care of your employees.

Among other things, we offer your employees a non-binding, impartial and anonymous conversation with a focus on self-help and the problems that cause sick leave - also in the private sphere.

The travel team can take conversations that you as a manager cannot.

Contact the Travel Team by email Travel team@sonderborg.dk or phone 23 81 69 65.

Where can I find more information about the rules for sickness benefits and disability compensation schemes?