Proactive support for work ability

An employee of yours may need support to be able to work. Certain measures help you prevent potential issues with work ability among your employees. As an employer, you also have an obligation to take certain measures.

You can prevent problems in an employee’s work ability by agreeing on procedures related to supporting work ability, monitoring sickness absences, cooperating with occupational health care and engaging in conversations on matters related to work ability.

Occupational health care works in cooperation with your organisation to maintain the health and work ability of your employees at all stages of their careers. Support for work ability is based on the practices agreed upon in your work community. The practices agreed between management, HR management, employees and occupational health care services are recorded in the workplace's work ability support model.

Supporting work ability (ttl.fi, in Finnish)⁠

If you notice that your employee's work ability has deteriorated or the sick leave limit (more than 90 days) is exceeded, it is your responsibility to raise the issue and discuss it with your employee.

Sick Leave Practices to Support Work Ability (ttl.fi, in Finnish or Swedish)⁠

As an employer, you are obliged to provide at least preventive occupational health care services for each employee in an employment or public service relationship. You can purchase these services from a public or private service provider. It is also recommended that you get occupational health care when you are an entrepreneur, even if it is not compulsory.

You can have an early support conversation with your employee to find solutions to support their work ability. It is a good idea to continue addressing the situation in occupational health discussions, which will be carried out together with occupational health care.

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Change measures to support work ability

On the ‘Change measures to support work ability’ page, you can find various solutions to a situation where your employee’s reduced work ability has already started to hinder work.

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