Short videos by our founders and the documents that are actually needed in an absence case.
Please note: the videos are recorded in German.
Dr. med. Mathias Siegfried MBA, Mitgründer
Absences in Swiss companies keep rising – driven above all by mental health strain among younger employees. Why sound medical and organisational support is the most effective lever.
Dr. med. Mathias Siegfried MBA, Mitgründer
Direct wage costs, lost output, overtime, team morale: a single day of absence quickly adds up to between CHF 600 and CHF 1,000.
Dr. med. Mathias Siegfried MBA, Mitgründer
From day 30, 60 or 90 onwards an absence can hardly be influenced any more – by then it has usually become chronic. Only early involvement works.
Dr. med. Mathias Siegfried MBA, Mitgründer
In longer absences nobody involved has an overview: no one knows exactly what the issue is, and no one can steer the process.
Dr. med. Mathias Siegfried MBA, Mitgründer
Reintegration succeeds where managers and employees talk to each other and plan the workload together, step by step.
Dr. med. Mathias Siegfried MBA, Mitgründer
Staying at home for months means losing structure and connection. Especially in long illnesses, a regular daily routine helps.
Dr. med. Mathias Siegfried MBA, Mitgründer
Absences only fall sustainably when HR, employees and physicians talk to each other instead of about each other.
Dr. med. Mike Egloff, Mitgründer
Not the whole working day, but part of it – limited in time or to certain activities, always clarified case by case.
Dr. med. Mike Egloff, Mitgründer
In the system they are quickly cast as opponents. Yet they are the ones who can actually put partial capacity for work into practice.
Dr. med. Mike Egloff, Mitgründer
Only direct dialogue makes partial capacity for work real – and with it the return to an actual workplace.
Dr. med. Mathias Siegfried MBA, Mitgründer
Incapacity for work is usually assessed in purely medical terms. The actual workplace is left out of the equation – and the result is 100%.
Dr. med. Mathias Siegfried MBA, Mitgründer
Anyone unfamiliar with the workplace cannot relate the capacity for work to it. That is precisely where many sickness certificates fall short.
Dr. med. Mathias Siegfried MBA, Mitgründer
In the GP's practice, the medical certificate is usually written at the very end, almost in passing. An honest assessment from a doctor's perspective.
Dr. med. Mike Egloff, Mitgründer
How long an absence will last can rarely be predicted precisely. Without time for a proper assessment, sick leave tends to be granted generously.
Dr. med. Mike Egloff, Mitgründer
Doctors see themselves on their patients' side. Add to that uncertainty about who to contact – and simply a lack of time.
Dr. med. Mike Egloff, Mitgründer
Not assessed, not discussed, issued across the board: such a certificate helps no one and only hardens positions in a conflict.
Dr. med. Mike Egloff, Mitgründer
Workplace-related, specific and with pointers for reintegration – without the diagnosis ever having to come up.
Dr. med. Mike Egloff, Mitgründer
Many doctors are unsure what they are allowed to say. Standardised questions create clarity – diagnoses always stay out of it.
Dr. med. Mike Egloff, Mitgründer
Where time and knowledge of the actual workplace are lacking, blanket statements follow. That is exactly what we want to avoid.
Dr. med. Mike Egloff, Mitgründer
Functional limitations and prognosis yes, diagnosis no: whatever is needed for resource planning may be communicated.
AcciMed
How night work affects the body clock – and what an occupational medical examination contributes.
The foundations we work with — published by third parties and available directly from them.
Publications on incapacity for work, reasonable work activity, the work capacity certificate and the recommendations for four case constellations.
Study “Sick leave for mental health reasons”.
Five rulings that shape our daily work — each with what it means in practice.
An independent medical examiner appointed by the employer is bound by professional secrecy under art. 321 SCC and may not disclose to the employer any information beyond art. 328b CO.
Ruling on bger.ch(External site)The structured assessment procedure for psychosomatic conditions: what counts is the functional impact, not the diagnosis alone.
Ruling on bger.ch(External site)Pension recipients with reintegration resources have not only a right but also a duty to take part in reasonable reintegration measures.
Ruling on bger.ch(External site)Medical reports, including certificates without stated reasons, qualify as documents under the revised art. 177 CPC and can prove an incapacity for work. Designated for the official collection.
A specialist medical assessment can in principle only be rebutted by another specialist medical assessment.
For decisions not officially published, use the Federal Supreme Court full-text search.
Targeted return-to-work strategies, partial work models and structured support measurably reduce illness and accident costs – with greater stability for everyone involved.
