Mensura × Otherside at Work: an integrated go-to-market for absenteeism
3 April 2026 · Jonas Vandroemme

Mensura × Otherside at Work: an integrated go-to-market for absenteeism

In 2024, more than one in ten working days in Belgium's private sector was lost to illness: a record high and a 23% rise over six years. The direct cost to a typical Belgian employer now exceeds €1,500 per employee per year. New regulation is compounding the pressure: re-integration obligations, financial sanctions and activation measures are pushing absenteeism from an HR concern to a boardroom question.

The strategic tension

Mensura, a HR advisory firm in prevention and wellbeing, and Otherside At Work, a specialist in absenteeism software, had built a joint offering combining human expertise with data-driven technology. The complementarity was real. What Mensura addresses on the work floor, Otherside at Work makes measurable through dashboards and automation. But a strong product logic does not automatically translate into market traction. Without a clear positioning and a structured path to conversion, the partnership risked staying invisible to its target audience.

One argument, fully deployed

com&co developed a full-funnel campaign built on one argument: absenteeism is too complex for either data or coaching alone. It requires both. The launch was timed to the September government agreement when regulatory changes dominated the HR agenda. An awareness phase on LinkedIn established the joint positioning. A concrete business case, namely: the full absenteeism bill for a 100-person company under the new regulation, was anchored with a live webinar and supported by a structured nurture flow designed to convert attention into pipeline

Market position as the outcome

Over 450 HR professionals registered, including around 200 French-speaking participants. The campaign established Mensura and Otherside at Work as the reference partnership for absenteeism management in Belgium. In a market where regulation is creating urgency and consolidating buying decisions, that positioning is a durable commercial advantage.

About the author

Jonas Vandroemme

Jonas Vandroemme is a partner at com&co, a strategic corporate communications agency and part of Only Creative Entrepreneurs.

jonas.vandroemme@comco.be