Stricter rules: Half of employers stopped hiring freelancers, fifth hiring more

The majority of employers are happy that the Tax and Customs Administration is tackling bogus self-employment. This ensures fair competition and a more stable labour market. At the same time, companies appear to be divided on the question of whether they still want to work with self-employed persons. Just over half are scaling down the hiring of self-employed persons, 44% are continuing with self-employed persons or are actually using them more …

Stricter rules: Half of employers stopped hiring freelancers, fifth hiring more

Most Dutch employers agree that it is a good thing that the Tax Authority is tackling fake self-employment, but they are divided about how they deal with the stricter rules. About half are scaling down their hiring of self-employed workers, while 44 percent are continuing to use them, including 20 percent who are hiring more freelancers, De Telegraaf reports from a Randstad survey of almost 1,100 employers.