For many employers it is nothing new; you have received a decision from the UWV and you do not agree with it. Then it is possible to file an objection. But does that make sense? What is the importance of objecting for you? And how can a Occupational Assessor from Puls help you?

Order from the UWV

There are several situations in which the UWV decides on an employee's disability benefits. For example, the UWV assesses whether:

• the employer and employee have made sufficient efforts to return employee to suitable work;
• an employee is entitled to WIA benefits;
• and whether an employee is entitled to permanent WIA benefits, or IVA.

These decisions have financial implications for both the employer and the employee. For both parties, objecting to an outcome can have great benefits.

Grounds for objection

When filing an objection, an employer must provide arguments as to why the outcome should have been different. The arguments, also called grounds, may have the following characteristics:

• medical;
• procedural;
• labor expert;
• combination of the above.

Collaboration with Resolu

Specialists in the legal, medical and or labor expert fields are more likely to succeed in an objection procedure. Resolu, like Puls, is part of paraDIGMA groep and takes over the objection procedures for many employers. Resolu submits a notice of objection on behalf of the employer and, in doing so, asks the UWV for the documents on which the decision is based. These include reports from the insurance physician and Occupational Assessor from the UWV. In each procedure, they seek the views of the appropriate specialist(s) on the decision, after which a lawyer provides the substantive grounds for the objection to the UWV.

Role of the Occupational Assessor

In the objection procedure, the Occupational Assessor examines whether he agrees with the decision, or whether there are grounds for a different outcome. In doing so, he focuses primarily on the UWV's Occupational Assessor documents. Grounds may include:

• more functions are possible for employee;
• there are possible positions in which employee could earn more;
• the positions found are not appropriate;
• there are no functions to be indicated in the expected improvement in the future either.

In most situations, an objection doctor first indicates whether he or she sees grounds for an objection. The objection Occupational Assessor then processes the Occupational Assessor implications of the medical arguments for the objection.

More information?

Want to know if objecting makes sense for your organization? Then contact Puls. Our labor experts will help you further. Also meet Resolu, the expert in claims management, for the right support for your organization.