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Rotterdam City Hall
HealthBusiness
Rising sick leave costs Dutch municipalities around €1 billion in lost capacity
26 May 2026 - 21:10
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The penitentiary institution on Eikenlaan in Alphen aan den Rijn
Business
Unsafe work environment at Dutch prison authority's integrity department
16 April 2026 - 10:02
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Sick at home
HealthPoliticsBusiness
Amsterdam moves to cut sick leave for municipal employees after absenteeism reaches 9.7%
14 February 2026 - 08:15
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The court on Parnassusweg in Amsterdam-Zuid, 21 February 2021
Business
Woman who called in sick for 3 full-time jobs at once ordered to repay €73,000 in wages
7 November 2025 - 12:00
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Sick at home
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Burnout, stress pushing more Dutch workers into long-term sick leave averaging 28 days
13 October 2025 - 18:40
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A woman works on her bills, stressed about her finances.
HealthBusiness
Occupational health agencies warn of rising stress-related absenteeism
27 September 2025 - 07:15
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Sick at home
Health
Absenteeism due to flu reaches peak levels in January
23 February 2024 - 07:00
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Sick at home
HealthBusiness
Absenteeism due to illness down for the first time in nine years
20 January 2024 - 08:45
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Sick at home
Health
Sharp increase in small business absenteeism, sick leave in 2022
5 January 2023 - 15:00
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Sick at home
Health
Sick leave in Netherlands a third higher than pre-pandemic
14 July 2022 - 13:50
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Sick at home
HealthBusiness
Sick leave, work stress cost the economy over €18 billion last year
31 May 2022 - 10:20
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A woman wearing a face mask on a platform at the Hoorn train station. August 2020
Business
NS takes first step towards returning to normal train schedule
14 March 2022 - 09:28
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Hospital waiting area
Health
Brabant hospitals ask staff to remain on duty after positive Covid test
4 March 2022 - 15:47
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Gurneys in a hospital corridor
Health
Covid absenteeism disrupts care at St Jansdal hospital
10 February 2022 - 12:00
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Student wearing a face mask next to a NS train during the summer of 2020
HealthBusiness
Fewer trains due to Covid absenteeism
7 February 2022 - 09:28
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Healthcare worker
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Roughly 500 healthcare workers at risk of losing their job due to Long Covid
22 January 2022 - 08:52
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KLM Boeing 737-700, PH-BGP at Schiphol Airport
HealthBusiness
KLM scrapping flights over Covid absenteeism; Rotterdam metro limited
21 January 2022 - 13:40
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Sick at work
Health
Omicron pushing sick leave: Absenteeism up to 50% higher than pre-Covid
20 January 2022 - 08:29
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Ernst Kuipers briefing parliament on the state of hospital care in the coronavirus crisis, 1 December 2021
Health
Ten percent of doctors, nurses now on sick leave
1 December 2021 - 12:50
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Sick at work
Health
More sick leave after work-from-home advice was lifted
18 November 2021 - 10:10
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The UWV building on Cascadeplein in Groningen. Oct. 3, 2004
Business
Temporary workers often lose jobs over illness
3 November 2021 - 11:40
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A healthworker looking through a window in Hospital during the coronavirus pandemic.
Health
Sick leave in healthcare at highest level since 2003
14 September 2021 - 12:30
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People in society, social network
HealthBusiness
Labor union concerned about sick employees unable to reintegrate during pandemic
2 May 2021 - 07:30
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Medical professionals
HealthBusiness
Sick leave in healthcare at record high last year
28 January 2021 - 18:40
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