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Rehabilitation plan
The aim of vocational rehabilitation is to find a way for you to remain in working life, if you are able to work despite having an illness or injury. Submit your rehabilitation plan in the Online Service once you have received a positive decision confirming your right to rehabilitation and your plan is ready. If you need assistance to draft the plan, you can request the assistance of a work coach with the same online form.
A proper rehabilitation plan is an essential part of successful rehabilitation. It’s a good idea to begin drafting your rehabilitation plan as soon as possible after receiving your preliminary decision. Drafting a plan calls for a proactive attitude and co-operation with the occupational health service and HR representatives of your workplace.
A proper rehabilitation plan is an essential part of successful rehabilitation. It’s a good idea to begin drafting your rehabilitation plan as soon as possible after receiving your preliminary decision. Drafting a plan calls for a proactive attitude and co-operation with the occupational health service and HR representatives of your workplace.
What exactly is a rehabilitation plan?
A rehabilitation plan is a written plan outlining the process to get you back into working life or to continue in working life despite any health challenges you are facing.
Manage your rehabilitation matters online
Elo’s Online Service enables you to:
- Submit a rehabilitation plan
- Submit attachments and files
- Apply for travel reimbursements
How to proceed:
Consider what method would enable you to return to or continue in working life.
Seek out answers to the following questions:
- What limitations does your health situation pose in terms of working?
- What work are you still able to do?
- How might you take advantage of earlier work experience or training?
- What form of vocational rehabilitation would be suitable for your present situation?
Draft a rehabilitation plan
Once you have received a positive preliminary decision regarding your right to rehabilitation, it’s time to draft a rehabilitation plan. The rehabilitation plan should include::
- rehabilitation timetable,
- rehabilitation method, and
- the work tasks you are aiming for with the help of the rehabilitation.
Submit your rehabilitation plan to Elo
Submit your rehabilitation plan to Elo: log in to the Online Service, go to the Rehabilitation tab and fill in the rehabilitation plan.
The appropriateness of the plan is always assessed on a case-by-case basis. The intention is always to take advantage of your earlier training and work history as part of the vocational rehabilitation.
Read more about the possible rehabilitation methods
Work trial
The work trial facilitates the return to working life with lighter work arrangements, for example, after an extended absence due to illness. It enables you to return to working life with reduced working hours and/or fewer tasks. You can return either to your previous position or to a new, adapted position for your previous or a new employer.
The work trial requires a preliminary decision of eligibility for vocational rehabilitation as well as a joint agreement signed by the employer, the rehabilitee and Elo.
The work trial can be a paid or unpaid arrangement. It generally lasts 2–3 months, but it can continue, for a justifiable reason, up to a maximum of 6 months.
During the work trial, your working hours may vary between four and eight hours per day. The goal is to increase the working hours gradually up to eight hours as the work trial progresses. If, during the work trial, it becomes apparent that the position is not suitable for your health status, the work trial can be discontinued.
A work trial in a new workplace may be necessary if your employment relationship is no longer valid or your employer no longer has the possibility to offer you tasks that are suitable for your health status.
In terms of ensuring a successful outcome, it is important for the occupational health service to monitor the progress of your work trial.
The work trial requires a preliminary decision of eligibility for vocational rehabilitation as well as a joint agreement signed by the employer, the rehabilitee and Elo.
The work trial can be a paid or unpaid arrangement. It generally lasts 2–3 months, but it can continue, for a justifiable reason, up to a maximum of 6 months.
During the work trial, your working hours may vary between four and eight hours per day. The goal is to increase the working hours gradually up to eight hours as the work trial progresses. If, during the work trial, it becomes apparent that the position is not suitable for your health status, the work trial can be discontinued.
A work trial in a new workplace may be necessary if your employment relationship is no longer valid or your employer no longer has the possibility to offer you tasks that are suitable for your health status.
In terms of ensuring a successful outcome, it is important for the occupational health service to monitor the progress of your work trial.
Work coaching
Work coaching is generally utilised in situations in which the return to working life requires periods of induction and training for new tasks that are longer than what is possible during a work trial. In addition to being longer in duration, work coaching periods can also include external training or courses, if necessary.
Study support
If the workplace rehabilitation methods are not sufficient to enable you to continue in the work tasks deemed as suitable for your health status, additional vocational or professional training may be helpful. Elo can support training for a new occupation or profession in the form of an apprenticeship or studies for a vocational upper secondary qualification or a degree from a university of applied sciences. The training can be comprised of individual courses or continued education. The appropriateness of the training plan in relation to your health status is always assessed on an individual basis.
Support for entrepreneurial activities (business subsidy)
Elo can provide a business subsidy to support individuals in establishing their own company, changing the direction of already established business activities in order to make them more suitable for the person’s health status, or conducting independent professional activities. The eligibility for the subsidy requires that the business or professional activities will provide the applicant with subsistence.
The business subsidy can also be granted towards the acquisition of work equipment and machinery related to the professional activities in accordance with a specific decision and submitted purchase receipts.
The business subsidy can also be granted towards the acquisition of work equipment and machinery related to the professional activities in accordance with a specific decision and submitted purchase receipts.