Dear Mr Dolderman,
When you are in a period of uncertainty regarding a work-related illness (PTSD) and work, it is difficult to keep track of things. This especially applies to the far-reaching consequences it could have on the rest of your life.
After working for the police for 27 years, you often don’t know what to expect when the security of “a job for life” disappears.
When you are confronted with dismissal, various lawsuits against your (former) employer and various decisions that are made, you quickly realize that you need a good lawyer to support you in this.
In my case, after previously being unfairly dismissed, I was working for the police again at that time. However, this did not go well and I had the feeling that my then employer intended to dismiss me as soon as possible due to my illness. While this condition was a direct result of my professional work.
Based on the above, I made the decision to contact Mr. Dolderman by telephone, where I briefly explained what was going on and what situation I was in at that moment. Following this contact, we had a follow-up conversation on July 2, 2012.
A major advantage was that I had kept all documents such as accidents at work, various decisions and all correspondence with my employer.
Even though some of these papers were several years old, I turned out to be just in time to file a case against my employer. After Mr. Dolderman had studied everything, he came to the conclusion that I had a good chance of starting a successful case against my then employer.
I then decided to have my interests represented by Mr. Dolderman, after which my case was put into action.
The most important thing for me was that I would receive a decision in which my employer recognized that I had an occupational disease (PTSD). In the previous period I had received various documents from my employer regarding work-related accidents. My employer’s personnel registration system also stated that I had an occupational disease, but I never received an official decision.
The cases were not handled properly and I was confronted with reluctance and a very tiring process involving various practitioners, company doctors and managers. I got the strong impression that my employer wanted to get rid of me as quickly as possible without the current affairs being neatly settled.
I had to go through the mill all over again despite the fact that there were already more than enough medical conclusions available. I had to go to the PDC clinic twice within a year and a half to undergo all kinds of tests. The final conclusion of the various practitioners was once again unanimous: PTSD.
With regard to the handling of my case, it entered a new dimension. The Corps had placed everything with the highest final responsible person, who then submitted my case to a renowned law firm.
At that moment we had entered a phase where I clearly got the feeling that my employer was committed to bringing the matter down. Procedures were therefore enormously delayed and everything went extremely difficult. This gave me the impression that they were trying to discourage me and force me to quit my business.
At this stage I was very happy that Mr. Dolderman represented my interests. He continued and did not let the opposition fool him at all.
Mr. Dolderman managed to encourage me during this period and gave me good advice, which helped me maintain my confidence in the case.
The written defenses and procedural documents that Mr. Dolderman drew up for my case were always very careful, clearly formulated and detailed.
These documents often offered the opposing party little room for discussion. All documents drawn up were sent to me and, if necessary, discussed by telephone.
The material it contained was in some cases unknown to me and I will therefore not bother you with it any further. I just want to say that after reading the documents the matter suddenly became much clearer to me. There was no beating around the bush but straight to the point.
It is now 3 years later. A lot has happened during this period and I won’t bother you with everything but will briefly discuss the most important points. During this period I was dismissed by my former employer due to illness. This was no surprise and I took this seriously into account.
Mr. Dolderman also supported and assisted me well in this procedure. Despite this dismissal, a lot of uncertainty has been removed. I have received a decision recognizing my occupational disease from my former employer and received a supplement to my IVA benefit.
My pension is also arranged properly. In addition, I have received good financial compensation with which I can live. I am convinced that I would never have achieved this without the highly professional efforts of Mr. Dolderman.
I can recommend anyone involved in a conflict or industrial accident that may involve damage and/or injury to contact Mr. Dolderman. He is a driven lawyer who puts his client’s interests first.
If you have any questions about the entire process, I am always willing to answer them.
Yours sincerely
JGL Wake
