
A performant workforce is all about relationships. Empower your employees in their health journey, prevention and return to work, the informal way.

It is all about Quality of Life.

Prevention and Work Re-Integration: you often feel lost
As an employee, you often feel lost in what to do. As an employer, you hope the best for your employees. But sometimes, living with a chronic condition or long-term absence can create a difficult situation for both. Successful prevention trajectories and reintegration needs a collaborative approach.
Informal support gives better results
Informal coaching is 2X more successful compared to formal coaching (IDEWE). They key is to empower people with the right communication at the right moment. Having guidance will help you to navigate the complex ecosystem without the pains.
Our Prevention and Return To Work Guidance Helps Both Sides

For Employers
As an employer you want the best for your employees. But with short or long-term sick leave, things become complicated, although you do your best. By using our guidance packages, you know at every moment what to do to help your employees to deal with their situation. Informal support is double as effective as formal support.

For Employees
Dealing with health issues affects your quality of life. Managing your work is not easy. With Ability First, you will be accompanied all the way to feel more empowered and more secure in your current job and to go back to work with serenity. You control the information you want to share.
We Provide Prevention & Informal Guidance
For Work Re-Integration
By Empowering All Stakeholders
Clear Employee-Employer Communication
During work absence, communication is key. Ability First supports you in every step.
Information to empower both Employers as Employees
To help you navigate through the complex prevention or return to work journey you can use our custom developed tool.
Personal Guidance for Optimal Results
We coach both employers and employees and provide a roadmap for a better future.
Our Mission is to Empower People

Magali Mertens
CEO and Certified Return to Work Coach
"Personal resilience feeds collective resilience. This is why our platform makes a triple win for employers, employees and society."
Contact us for a free online meeting.
Contact us today for a free online meeting to assess your needs and understand how we can help you. Do not wait until it is too late and act today.
Get Access to our Easy to Use and Unique Ability First Portal

A Clear Flow for Employee
Having access to informal support will improve your quality of life at a pace that you define and that fits your job requirements. Via informal support Ability First will be your partner to guide you if you have a chronic condition or help you to successfully reintegrate by tapping into your inner resources.

A Network of Certified Coaches
Provide structured support for your employees with interactive tools that have proven their effectiveness and are used by our network of certified coaches.

A Clear Flow for Employers
Stay informed at every stage to proactively manage short- and long-term absences. Take timely action on adapted work and reintegration processes while equipping your employees with the right tools to empower them.
Access our free resources
We have several interesting resources to help employees give the best of themselves when dealing with a chronic condition while working or when dealing with long term illness.
