The connection is well documented: the longer an absence goes unaccompanied, the lower the probability of full reintegration. Return-to-work rates decline significantly with increasing absence duration — a pattern that shows up consistently in Swiss statistics.
Classic absence management typically only responds after 30 to 60 days. In precisely that window, illness patterns become entrenched, medical certificates are routinely extended and the connection to the workplace is lost. Early intervention from day 7 addresses exactly this: medical plausibility checks, structured first contact and occupational-medicine assessment.
The medically led absence steering delivered by AcciMed — with which A+H Broker works closely — documents a reduction of average case duration by 30 to 45 percent in accompanied mandates. That lowers premiums, relieves managers and supports employees' reintegration.