Tripartite discussion, tripartite negotiation, occupational health negotiation, work ability negotiation. This discussion, which is a central part of the early support model, has many names, although the most accurate term is occupational health consultation.
An occupational health consultation is arranged when the employee’s ability to work requires an assessment in relation to the requirements of the job. In most cases, the initiative for negotiation is taken by the employer, the employee himself or a representative of occupational health care. The employer may have noticed that the employee is not performing his tasks in the same way as before, or the employee himself has noticed challenges in his own ability to cope at work.
The goal of the negotiation is to adjust the employee’s work tasks to suit the current work ability, and thus support the employee’s ability to cope at work. The negotiation serves both the employer and the employee, because when the negotiation is organized at an early stage, the employee’s ability stay at work as well as long absences due to illness are prevented.
At Finla, we collected in one package the most important things related to the occupational health consultation. This resulted in a guide to occupational health consultation for the employer. You can download the guide for yourself by providing your work email address. We hope that the guide will be useful in everyday challenging situations!
