About UWV (Employee Insurance Agency)
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The Employee Insurance Agency (Uitvoeringsinstituut Werknemersverzekeringen, UWV) is a non-departmental public body that implements employee insurance policies, and provides labour market and data services. You will find several articles on Business.gov.nl to which UWV has contributed.
What does the Employee Insurance Agency do?
The Employee Insurance Agency operates on behalf of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment. It is responsible for employee insurance in the Netherlands. Examples of this include:
- Unemployment Insurance Act (Werkloosheidswet, WW)
- Work and Income (Capacity for Work) Act (Wet werk en inkomen naar arbeidsvermogen, WIA)
- Full Invalidity Benefit Regulations (Regeling inkomensvoorziening volledig arbeidsongeschikten, IVA)
- Return to Work (Partially Disabled Persons) Regulations (Werkhervattingsregeling gedeeltelijk arbeidsgeschikten, WGA)
- Invalidity Insurance (Young Disabled Persons) Act (Wet arbeidsongeschiktheidsvoorziening jonggehandicapten, Wajong)
- Invalidity Insurance Act (Wet op de arbeidsongeschiktheidsverzekering, WAO)
- Invalidity Insurance (Self-Employed Persons) Act (Wet arbeidsongeschiktheidsverzekering zelfstandigen, WAZ)
- Work and Care Act (Wet arbeid en zorg, WAZO)
- Sickness Benefits Act (Ziektewet, ZW)
Find information for employers in English on the UWV website.