How to get an employee back on track after illness
Escalation schedule
All restart processes are individual, but you should always gradually increase your work to avoid getting sick again.
For most people, it would be sensible to start by working 2-4 hours a day, 2-4 days a week, so that the employee has at least one day of rest during the week. After that, the working hours and the number of tasks can be gradually increased. You can find a suggestion for an escalation plan for your sick leave employee who needs to gradually return to work here.
Week | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1-2 | 2 hours | Rest day | 2 hours | Rest day | 2 hours | 6 hours |
3-4 | 2 hours | Rest day | 3 hours | Rest day | 3 hours | 8 hours |
5-6 | 3 hours | 4 hours | Rest day | 4 hours | 3 hours | 14 hours |
7-8 | 4 hours | 5 hours | 3 hours | 5 hours | 4 hours | 21 hours |
9 | 5 hours | 6 hours | 5 hours | 6 hours | 5 hours | 27 hours |
10 | 6 hours | 6 hours | 6 hours | 6 hours | 6 hours | 30 hours |
11 | 6 hours | 7 hours | 6 hours | 7 hours | 7 hours | 33 hours |
12 | 7 hours | 7 hours | 7 hours | 7 hours | 7 hours | 35 hours |
13 | 7,5 hours | 7,5 hours | 7,5 hours | 7,5 hours | 7 hours | 37 hours |
