Absence Management Specialist

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Job Title: Absence Management Specialist

Location: Venlo, Netherlands

Brand: Capri

Division/MK or Capri: Human Resources

Reporting to (level): Senior Director, Human Resources

Who You Are:

We are seeking a highly specialized HR professional to own and manage all sick leave, reintegration, preventive and well-being processes across our Venlo, Netherlands campus and stores. This role will serve as the subject-matter expert on Dutch illness legislation and internal absence protocols, ensuring full compliance, timely case management, and effective employee reintegration. The position will work closely with managers, employees, occupational health providers, and external partners to manage a complex, regulated process requiring strict timelines and documentation. This role is critical given the highly structured and legally driven sick leave process in the Netherlands, including coordination with company doctors, reintegration plans, and long-term case management.

What You’ll Do:

- End-to-End Sick Leave Case Management
- Manage the full lifecycle of employee sick leave cases across retail, corporate, and distribution center populations
- Coaching and advising managers on absenteeism and wellbeing conversations
- Ensure all cases are tracked, updated, and managed in line with internal policy and Dutch legislation
- Conducting absenteeism discussions with employees, together with the managers
- Designing wellbeing programs
- Monitor compliance with critical timelines (e.g., involvement of occupational health services, reintegration milestones)
- Reintegration & Compliance (Wet verbetering Poortwachter)
- Strengthening prevention and sustainable employability
- Drive the reintegration process, including: Coordination with company doctors

- Development and maintenance of Plan of Approach documentation
- Ongoing follow-ups and documentation updates throughout the sick leave period
- Ensure proper execution of reintegration requirements up to and including long-term absence (up to 104 weeks)

Stakeholder Management

- Act as the primary liaison between: Employees HR department
- Line managers
- Occupational health providers
- External reintegration agencies

- Provide expert guidance and coaching to managers on absence handling, documentation, and employee communication

Policy & Compliance Governance

- Ensure adherence to internal sick leave policies, including reporting requirements and communication protocols
- Partner with HR leadership to continuously improve absence policies in line with Dutch legal requirements and business needs
- Support Works Council processes where policy updates are required

Absence Trend Monitoring & Prevention

- Track absence trends and identify patterns (e.g., frequent absenteeism triggers)
- Proactively advise on intervention strategies, including early absence discussions and preventative actions
- Provide ongoing Sick Leave (Administration) training to people managers

Administration & Systems

- Oversee accurate documentation and system updates for all sick leave cases
- Manage interactions with external vendors and ensure proper documentation, approvals, and invoicing where applicable

You’ll Need to Have:

- A minimum of 3-5 years of HR experience with direct management of Dutch sick leave and absence management
- Strong knowledge of: Dutch labor law related to illness and reintegration
- Wet verbetering Poortwachter requirements

- Experience managing complex, high-volume casework with strict deadlines
- You have persuasive power, and gain energy from improving the employee experience
- You are strong in coaching managers

We’d Love to See:

- Deep attention to detail and process discipline
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Ability to manage sensitive employee situations with empathy and professionalism
- High level of organization and ability to manage multiple timelines simultaneously
- Analytical mindset with ability to identify absence trends and recommend actions

- Prior experience working with: Arbo services (occupational health providers)
- Works Council processes

- Experience in retail, distribution, and corporate environments

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The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. The Company’s policy is not to unlawfully discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, military status, disability, genetic information or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories.

At Capri Holdings Limited, we are committed to providing a fair and accessible recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation for the interview or application process, please contact our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected].

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