Court orders severance pay despite employer's UWV permission to terminate due to long-term disability.

The court ordered the employer to pay a severance allowance of €47,360.87 to the teacher who was fully disabled and received an IVA benefit. The employer argued that a collective agreement provided a disability pension, which should preclude severance pay under the transitional regulations. The court rejected this, noting the pension was for disability, not termination, and that the employer's mistake in seeking UWV permission did not justify denying the statutory severance allowance.