The report recalls that the aim of different measures such as the 1996 reform of the Sickness Benefit Act, the introduction of the Disablement benefits (Contribution Differentiation and Market Forces) Act (PEMBA) and the (Re)integration of the Work Disabled Act (REA) was inter alia to address this problem by reducing sickness-related absence and incapacity for work.
En outre, la loi sur les restrictions relatives aux demandes de prestations d'invalidité permanente comporte un certain nombre de mesures destinées à faciliter une intervention rapide durant la première année de maladie afin de limiter les demandes de prestations d'invalidité.