Sickness absence and benefits: Get legal advice

Questioner

This is the third time I have been sick at home because of work. I'm really thinking now, isn't this job too hard for me, maybe it's also because I'm getting older, If I continue doing this work, I will end up in a burnout again and I don't want that to happen anymore. I am thinking about taking a BBL training course in healthcare now, but if I don't have a job straight away after this, will I be eligible for benefits?

Lawyer

A training with a job guarantee could be an option. If you are terminated during the probationary period, you may have problems with benefits, because you are considered to be unemployed through your own fault. After all, you have terminated your current job. In that case, benefits may be refused. After the probationary period, it works the same as with any job. If you terminate your current job and do not have another job, you are also unemployed through your own fault and may be refused benefits on that basis.