# Early support policy template

StartHealth · Template version 2026-10-26

Agree a shared company process for requesting support, discussing how work is going and following up agreed work arrangements. Adapt the blank template with employees and occupational health. This is a policy, not an individual conversation record.

Blank company-process preparation template, not an individual employee case form. Do not enter names, diagnoses, medication, absence history or identifiable case details. Use the employer’s approved secure process for real employee cases. This template does not store or submit information. Editorial process aid, not individual medical or legal advice; medical review pending.

## Approval and ownership

- Company / unit: ____________________
- Company version and approval process: ____________________
- Process owner ROLE: ____________________
- Backup contact channel and responsible role: ____________________

## Requesting support and triggers

- How employees request support: ____________________
- Work-related conversation triggers: ____________________
- Company-specific conversation thresholds and monitoring period — not a universal legal threshold (leave blank until agreed): ____________________

## Conversation and work changes

- Conversation steps: purpose, observation, listening, work options, agreed actions: ____________________
- Work adjustment options and decision authority: ____________________
- When occupational health expertise is involved: ____________________
- Role responsible for referral or a meeting: ____________________
- Follow-up method for actions: ____________________

## Communication and secure handling

- Policy communication and onboarding: ____________________
- Roles responsible for secure handling of actual records: ____________________
- Procedure for reviewing access and retention: ____________________
- Company-chosen policy review date or annual review — a company choice, not a universal annual legal rule: ____________________

## Fictitious example

A fictitious growth company agrees that interruptions at work can be discussed without reaching an absence threshold. Its protocol identifies who can clarify priorities and how work arrangements are followed up. This example promises no outcome.

### Who adapts the early support policy?

The employer agrees practices with employees and occupational health and assigns a role responsible for the policy.

### Is a fixed absence count a universal conversation threshold?

No. A company-specific trigger and monitoring period are agreed in the workplace policy; they are not a universal legal threshold.

### Is this an individual employee memo?

No. It is a blank company-procedure template. Handle real employee cases through the approved secure process.

## Source and scope

Original editorial template, not a reproduction of a TTL form. Source checked 2026-10-26.

- TTL: https://www.ttl.fi/teemat/tyoterveyshuolto/tyokyvyn-tuki/tyokyvyn-varhainen-tuki
- StartHealth: https://starthealth.fi/en/guides/early-support-model-finland