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Frequently asked questions

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Communicating an absence

What are the worker's obligations in case of absence?

By what means must a worker notify his employer of his absence?

Submitting a medical certificate

Is a worker required to submit a medical certificate for each incapacity period?

Which professionals are authorized to issue a medical certificate?

Is a worker obliged to use the medical certificate model imposed by his employer?

How long does a worker have to submit a medical certificate?

By what means must a worker submit his medical certificate?

What happens if the worker does not submit the medical certificate (or does not submit it on time)?

Can a worker go abroad during his period of incapacity to work?

Control doctor

Which physician is authorized to perform medical controls?

Can a worker be controlled by his or her treating physician?

Who chooses the doctor who performs the medical control?

Organization of a medical control

Is the worker required to go to the medical control?

In which case can an employer request medical controls?

Where can a medical control be organized?

If the medical certificate indicates “unauthorized leave", can I convocate the worker to the office of a control doctor?

When can a medical control be arranged?

During what time period can a medical control be performed?

Can a medical control be requested before receiving a medical certificate?

Can a medical control be requested for a worker who does not have a medical certificate?

Can a control doctor examine a worker during a medical control?

Can a worker object to the examination by a control doctor?

What happens if the worker refuses to be controlled?

Can the worker be accompanied during a medical control?

Can we arrange multiple medical controls for the same absence?

Can a medical control be organized outside the guaranteed salary period?

Information and Report

Does the worker need to bring anything in particular to the medical control?

Does the worker receive a report at the end of the medical control?

Does the worker have to sign a document upon leaving the medical control?

The worker does not agree with the result of his medical control, does he still have to sign the report made by the control doctor?

What information does the employer receive following a medical control?

Cancellation and Modification of Medical Controls

Can I modify a medical control? If so, at what cost?

Can I cancel a medical control? If so, at what cost?

Can a worker modify their own medical control?

Possible consequences of a medical control

What are the possible outcomes of a medical control?

What are the consequences of a confirmation by the control doctor?

What are the consequences of an early return?

Is the worker required to return to work if an early return decision has been made?

What are the consequences should the worker not be present at their residence during a medical control?

What are the consequences if the worker is absent during the doctor's visit at their residence and the medical certificate mentions an “unauthorized leave"?

Can a control doctor prolong an incapacity period?

What are the consequences if the worker does not present themselves for a Check at the doctor's practice?

What happens if the worker says they were not notified of a Check at the doctor’s office?

In the event of an early return, can a worker return to their treating doctor to pick up a new medical certificate?

Electronic Medical Bracelet

What is an electronic bracelet?

What happens if a worker is absent when the control doctor visits during the hours of the electronic bracelet?

Can a worker be summoned for a medical control at a doctor's office if an electronic bracelet procedure is applied by his employer?

Can a medical control be arranged outside of the hours provided by the electronic bracelet procedure?

Costs and Compensation

Who pays for a medical control?

Who is responsible for the cost of a summons if the worker is absent during a medical control at home?

Should the employer compensate the travel expenses of the worker in case of a medical control at the doctor's office?

Should the employer compensate the travel expenses of the worker in case of a summons to the doctor's office following an absence of the worker during a medical control at their residence?

Can or should travel compensation take into account the mode of transportation used to get to the medical control?

Arbitration Procedure

What happens if the worker does not agree with the conclusions of the control doctor?

How does the arbitration procedure work?

What is the deadline for filing a procedure?

Who bears the cost of an arbitration procedure?

How much does an arbitration procedure cost?

Guaranteed Salary

What is the right to a guaranteed salary?

What does it mean to "lose the right to the guaranteed salary"?

Can a worker lose their right to guaranteed wages if they do not inform their employer of their absence?

Can a worker lose their right to the guaranteed salary if they do not transmit their medical certificate correctly?

Can a worker lose their right to the guaranteed salary if they do not send their medical certificate in time?

Can a worker lose their right to guaranteed salary if they do not use the medical certificate model imposed by their employer?

Can a worker lose their right to guaranteed wages if they do not attend their medical control at the control doctor's office?

Can a worker lose their right to guaranteed salary if they are not present at their residence when the control doctor visits?

Can a worker lose their right to guaranteed salary if they do not return to work on the date decided by the control doctor?

Can a worker recover their right to the guaranteed salary?

Can a worker lose their right to guaranteed wages if they fail to comply with safety measures related to COVID-19?

Special Coronavirus FAQ

Can a medical control be organized in case of a quarantine certificate?

What if a worker is healthy and needs to quarantine, but send a standard medical certificate?

What special procedures were put in place by Medicheck during the COVID-19 period?

Let's take a positive approach to medical control!

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