HR Absence Specialist in the Netherlands

Absence affects people, teams, and the organization. That is precisely when it is important that someone maintains an overview, asks the right questions, and knows which steps are necessary.

As an HR Absence Specialist at Emil Frey Nederland, you support HR professionals and managers with complex absence files. For our smaller BVs, you take the lead yourself: from guidance and reintegration to Sickness Benefits Act (Ziektewet), WIA, WGA, and being an employer with self-insured status (eigenrisicodragerschap).

A role for someone who is substantively strong and understands that behind every file there is an employee, a manager, and a story.

You work from the holding company and support various BVs within Emil Frey Nederland. You ensure that absence files are carefully managed, stakeholders know what is required, and actions, deadlines, and obligations are followed up.

You are an experienced absence professional with strong substantive knowledge. You know the laws and regulations, but you look beyond just the process. Behind every file, you also see the employee, the manager, and the surrounding organization.

You know how to carefully manage complex absence files and bring calm when situations stall or become unclear. In doing so, you switch easily between employees, managers, HR professionals, and external parties. You ask the right questions, dare to advise, and bring others along in what is necessary.

You also look at files and processes with an analytical eye. Where do you see risks? Where can it be smarter? And what information helps to make better choices? In this way, you combine substantive expertise with a practical, solution-oriented way of working.

• You support HR professionals and managers with complex absence issues;
• You act as absence coordinator for the smaller BVs within Emil Frey Nederland;
• You advise on absence, reintegration, Sickness Benefits Act (Ziektewet), WIA, WGA, and being an employer with self-insured status;
• You monitor actions, deadlines, and obligations arising from the Eligibility for Permanent Incapacity Benefit (Capacity for Work) Act (Wet verbetering poortwachter);
• You maintain contact with employees, managers, occupational physicians, insurers, and other involved parties;
• You ensure that files are complete, up-to-date, and carefully constructed;
• You identify opportunities to make processes smarter, clearer, or more manageable.

Emil Frey Nederland is one of the largest automotive retail organizations in the Netherlands. Our organization includes various car brands, dealership companies, and supporting business units.

That makes your work varied. You support multiple BVs, each with its own dynamics. One day you help an HR colleague with a complex file, the next day you take the lead yourself for a smaller BV or think along about process improvement.

With your knowledge, you contribute directly to an important theme within our organization: enabling employees to work in a careful, healthy, and sustainable manner.