Labor law

Accident at work What are the steps to take when you are a victim of a

Publié le 19 juin 2024 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

Accident at work Many administrative questions may arise following a What impact does this accident have on the contract you have with your employer? How to prepare for your return to work? The General Directorate of Labor, which is responsible in particular for improving the effectiveness of the law governing life in company accident at work, has just published a free guide informing the victims of a given procedure and their relatives of the steps to be taken.

Accident at work To be recognized as such, a

  • be a sudden and unexpected event;
  • have caused you physical damage (cut, crushing of a part of your body, hernia, infarction...) and/or psychological damage (emotional shock);
  • have a connection with your work (an accident during your working time in the premises, parking lot or canteen of your company; an accident between your workplace and your residence; an accident while you are teleworking...).

In a guide for victims of accidents at work and their families, the Directorate-General for Labor shall indicate in particular:

  • the various approaches that you can perform
  • rights and allowances to which you are entitled;
  • the interlocutors that you can ask for.

Accident at work In 10 factsheets (a member of your family has died following a procedure; what to do if you are declared unfit for your position; obtain compensation from the court of law...), the administration informs you in particular:

  • that you have special protection against dismissal accident at work when you are a victim of an occupational disease or illness, during and after the period of work stoppage;
  • that you can request a psychological support accident at work if a member of your family or a colleague has died as a result of a
  • that your employer must, to the extent possible, assign yourself to a position appropriate to your abilities accident at work and comparable to your previous job, when you are declared unfit following a

FYI  

When you have an accident at work, it is important to inform your employer within 24 hours. Accident at work It is their responsibility to report within 48 hours to Medicare. If he or she refuses to do so, you can make this declaration yourself to your health insurance fund by registered mail with acknowledgement of receipt; you have 2 years to do so.

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