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On the initiative of the Bovib, the VvDN and ONL for Entrepreneurs, several speakers came together on October 24 during the second edition of the Labor Market Gateway.

Highly educated self-employed workers increasingly have more than three clients per year. In addition, the number of self-employed individuals providing their own labor to organizations is declining slightly, and only 2.7 percent of self-employed individuals are working as entrepreneurs because the organization suggested this form of contract.

In the podcast ZiPtalk, Simone Groeneveld (HeadFirst Group) and Geert-Jan Waasdorp (Intelligence Group) talked about what insights data can provide to achieve a more integrated talent acquisition strategy.

As an HR manager, data analytics can help you in many ways. Paul Oldenburg and Ton Sluiter shared tips, insights and their own labor market data during Webinar Week.

Last Friday, outgoing Minister Van Gennip (Social Affairs and Employment) made public the bill "clarifying assessment of labor relations and legal presumption.

Scarcity in the labor market - both for permanent and flexible staff - has been high for years, but in the flex market it seems to have passed its peak.

We make available each quarter - based on Intelligence Group's recruitment data and HeadFirst Group's hiring data - unique insights on labor market related themes in our 'Talent Monitor'.

Last Tuesday was the third Tuesday of September and that means Budget Day! Because of the outgoing administration, it was a Budget Day in special times.

Salaried workers are now almost twice as likely to change employers (external mobility) as in 2015. While a similar number of people change jobs with their existing employer (internal mobility) as in 2015.

Salaried workers are now almost twice as likely to change employers (external mobility) as in 2015. While a similar number of people change jobs with their existing employer (internal mobility) as in 2015.

HeadFirst Group again took the second spot in the prestigious Flex Market Turnover Ranking Top-100 in 2023.

Recently, labor market data specialist Intelligence Group released figures showing that the majority of self-employed people are eager to stay in business.

Salaried workers are now almost twice as likely to change employers (external mobility) as in 2015. While a similar number of people change jobs with their existing employer (internal mobility) as in 2015.

We make available each quarter - based on Intelligence Group's recruitment data and HeadFirst Group's hiring data - unique insights on labor market related themes in our 'Talent Monitor'.

On Wednesday, April 19, the first edition of the ArbeidsmarktPoort was scheduled in Nieuwspoort. The ArbeidsmarktPoort is an initiative of the Bovib (branch association for intermediaries and brokers), the VvDN (branch association for secondment companies) and ONL voor Ondernemers.

On Thursday, March 16, HeadFirst Group, in collaboration with our partner ONL voor Ondernemers, organized a knowledge session for the SGP parliamentary party.

Florine Onderwijzer, managing director Professionals & Partners services at HeadFirst Group, has joined the board of trade association Bovib. Florine was officially appointed at the General Members' Meeting on Tuesday, March 28.

HeadFirst Group brings its partnership with insurtech Alicia, specializing in embedded insurance for self-employed people, to Belgium. The HR-tech service provider thus takes another important step in its further-reaching strategy toward an international platform organization.

Are you already familiar with the three tracks the government has come up with to restore balance to the current labor market? What plans and proposals are there for the future of working as and with self-employed workers?

The ICT services organization of Belgian public institutions awards the framework agreement for finding and managing external ICT professionals to ProUnity, the Belgian HR tech company that is part of HeadFirst Group.

Hourly rates of flexible workers rose an average of 3.8 percent in 2022. This is a lot slower than predicted, under pressure from scarcity and inflation. In 2023, they expect an average rate increase of four to six percent.

The Netherlands currently has more than 1.6 million zzp'ers. It is the fastest growing group of employed people in the Dutch labor market, accounting for over 17% of the Dutch employed labor force.

We make available each quarter - based on Intelligence Group's recruitment data and HeadFirst Group's hiring data - unique insights on labor market related themes in our 'Talent Monitor'.

On Friday, Dec. 16, Minister Van Gennip (SZW) and State Secretary Van Rij (Taxation and Customs Administration) presented the "Progress Letter on Working with and as Self-employed(s)" to the House of Representatives. Numerous topics are addressed in the letter

The minister lays out all the plans along three lines: a more level playing field, clarifying the assessment of employment relationships and improving enforcement on false self-employment.

Wednesday, Dec. 7, during the Committee on Disability debate, mandatory disability insurance (AOV) was discussed. Plans that only a third of highly educated self-employed people support.

A third of highly educated self-employed people support plans for compulsory disability insurance (AOV). However, almost half are in favor if self-insurance is allowed as an alternative.

HR-tech service provider HeadFirst Group is adding StarApple Group, consisting of the StarApple and StackOps brands, to its organization. Both companies specialize in sourcing IT and digital specialists.

The Labor Market Policy Committee debate took place last week. The House Committee on Social Affairs and Employment spoke with Minister Van Gennip (SZW) about the announced plans to reform the labor market.

Ahead of the Labor Market Policy Committee debate, Marion van Happen shares her views on the current proposals from political The Hague.

We make available each quarter - based on Intelligence Group's recruitment data and HeadFirst Group's hiring data - unique insights on labor market related themes in our 'Talent Monitor'.

Currently, one in seventeen people in the Dutch labor market is an IT professional. In ten years, this has nearly doubled.

The ECB announces a 0.5 percentage point jump in interest rates, aiming to stem the surge in euro zone inflation.

Flexible workers, more specifically, self-employed workers and professionals employed by secondment agencies, have increased in price by an average of 4.7 percent in the first six months of 2022. Over all this year, 10.3 percent rate increases are expected, with inflation and scarcity being the driving forces.

We make available each quarter - based on Intelligence Group's recruitment data and HeadFirst Group's hiring data - unique insights on labor market related themes in our 'Talent Monitor'.

Minister Karien van Gennip (Social Affairs and Employment) has shared the Labor Market Outline Letter with the House of Representatives. This marks the next step in future-proofing the labor market.

Flexible workers, more specifically self-employed workers and professionals employed by secondment agencies, are expected to become more expensive by an average of seven percent in 2022.

Minister of Social Affairs and Employment Karien van Gennip and State Secretary of Finance Marnix van Rij responded last week to two investigations into the lack of enforcement on bogus self-employment by the Tax Administration.

Hans Biesheuvel, founder of ONL voor Ondernemers, has been an entrepreneur at home and abroad for 35 years. With all the knowledge and experience he has gained in these years, he is committed to one goal: to make the voice of many entrepreneurs heard by politicians.

Absenteeism among corporate and government personnel has never been higher than in the first quarter of this year, figures from the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) show.

HeadFirst Group, in partnership with insurtech Alicia, is launching a unique, new disability product, Select iCommunity Crowdsurance (SiCC).

A clear overview of all the different proposals made in recent years to replace the DBA law. More importantly: the pros and cons as well as consequences for the self-employed and clients.

On Thursday, June 30, the Social Affairs and Employment Committee will debate the zzp dossier. Ahead of this debate, ZiPconomy today publishes the report 'Employee, unless ... 8 variants for the replacement of the DBA law'.

How would MSP players fare in the Netherlands and Belgium? The report provides a detailed overview of the players in both countries and outlines the latest trends and developments in this part of the labor market.

More and more people are experiencing data breaches due to cyber attacks, according to the AP's "Data Breach Report 2021.

The Labor Market Policy Committee debate is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon. With 36 topics on the agenda, CEO of HeadFirst Group Marion van Happen expects a scattered debate.

NS currently has about 1,100 job openings. For on the train, but also for IT or in the office. One reason: tightness in the labor market.

For several months now, working people have been able to take advantage of a STAP subsidy. Budget - up to €1,000 per year - to attend a training, education or course.

As of May 2022, HeadFirst Group has joined The Work Association as a mini associate.

Zzp'ers working as store salesmen, childcare workers, teaching assistants, waiters or bartenders work on average at the lowest hourly rates in the Netherlands.

We make available each quarter - based on Intelligence Group's recruitment data and HeadFirst Group's hiring data - unique insights on labor market related themes in our 'Talent Monitor'.

The Labor Market Policy Committee debate is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon. With 36 topics on the agenda, CEO of HeadFirst Group Marion van Happen expects a scattered debate.

Unemployment in the euro zone - countries whose currency is the euro - reached its lowest level since 1998 last December, figures from statistics agency Eurostat show.

In particular, flexible workers and the self-employed experienced lagging growth in labor income, reports NU.nl following the CPB study "Development of labor income during corona.

The new cabinet has been in place for some time now, there is an ambitious coalition agreement on the table, and the new ministers have settled in reasonably well by now. It is noticeable in The Hague

Organizations have long been able to afford the luxury of filling the shortage of permanent employees with temporary, external professionals. Those days are over: the flexible labor market is also in short supply on all fronts.

Wednesday, December 15, 2021, the long-awaited coalition agreement "Looking out for each other, looking forward to the future" was presented. For the labor market, the new administration has an important goal:

What facts and figures stand out? What are the conclusions in a nutshell. Hugo-Jan Ruts (founder and editor-in-chief of ZiPconomy) presented the key insights.

Flexible workers, more specifically self-employed workers and professionals employed by secondment agencies, are expected to become 7 percent more expensive on average in 2022. You can read more here.

Flexible personnel are expected to become about 7% more expensive next year, with the necessary differences within professional groups. Han Kolff, CEO of HeadFirst Group, talked about it with BNR.

We make available each quarter - based on Intelligence Group's recruitment data and HeadFirst Group's hiring data - unique insights on labor market related themes in our 'Talent Monitor'.

An Internet consultation was announced on Monday, October 28. It concerns two parts of the proposals announced by the Cabinet to replace the DBA Act.

We make available each quarter - based on Intelligence Group's recruitment data and HeadFirst Group's hiring data - unique insights on labor market related themes in our 'Talent Monitor'.

A practical reference book with a solid theoretical foundation that anyone can get started with right away. An indispensable handbook for line managers, boards, HRM professionals and buyers.

The HR podcast of CXC explores all things open talent, direct sourcing, compliance and labor laws with industry experts. This week we are joined by CEO of HR services provider, Head First Group.

Zp'ers are more likely to have long-term assignments with a few clients. Over the past four years, the percentage of self-employed persons selling their own labor to fewer than three business clients increased by 5 percentage points.

The failure to tailor laws and regulations hinders the labor market. For example, the DBA law is still creating anti-zzp policies among various clients.

The political debate on the future of the self-employed in the labor market is conducted on the basis of wrong data and misinterpretations. This is evident from a publication by independent knowledge platform ZiPconomy.

The European Commission wants the Netherlands to further cut tax credits for self-employed workers. It would be one of two conditions for claiming coronasteun from Brussels.

Organizations have long been able to afford the luxury of filling the shortage of permanent staff with temporary, outside professionals. That time has passed.

Last Monday, Minister Koolmees informed the Lower House by means of the seventh progress letter 'Working as a self-employed person'. This letter focuses on the pilot results of the web module.

Last Monday, outgoing Minister Koolmees of Social Affairs and Employment informed the House of Representatives through the seventh progress letter 'Working as a self-employed person'.

Organizations have long been able to afford the luxury of filling the shortage of permanent employees with temporary, external professionals. Those days are over: the flexible labor market is also in short supply on all fronts.

Your organization has detailed insight into what it buys, from whom it buys, and what results it achieves. HeadFirst Group has organized a series of webinars with a few partners to optimize the management of externally sourced talent.

We make available each quarter - based on Intelligence Group's recruitment data and HeadFirst Group's hiring data - unique insights on labor market related themes in our 'Talent Monitor'.

The employed Dutch workforce is modernizing, digitizing and flexibilizing at a rapid pace. Corona has been driving this further since last year, resulting in accelerated growth in the number of self-employed workers.

In any case, the enforcement moratorium on the DBA law will not expire on October 1, 2021. This is in line with the earlier progress letter "Working as a self-employed person," It continues to wait for a clear and enforceable alternative

Over 60 percent of highly educated self-employed professionals support a basic social system for all workers in the labor market. This is according to research recently participated in by over 1,700 self-employed professionals (zp'ers). 

HeadFirst Group is launching an initiative to promote sustainable employability of independent professionals (zp'ers): Select Academy. With this it facilitates zp'ers in personal development and continuous learning.

HeadFirst Group is rock solid in second place in the Flexmarkt Turnover Ranking Top-100 2021, published last week. This ranking lists the hundred largest flex companies in the Netherlands based on their turnover in 2020.

With a large majority in favor of the motion, the House announced that it supported the content of the motion and wanted to first have a "reasonable and enforceable alternative to the DBA law" before starting enforcement on false self-employment.

How to proceed with the DBA law? This is a relevant but complicated question that people in The Hague don't immediately have the answer to either. Rutte III's plans to replace the DBA law have not provided the clarity the market has been waiting for for quite some time.

Led by ONL founder Hans Biesheuvel, CEOs Han Kolff (HeadFirst Group), Jeroen Zwinkels (Manpower) and Dominique Hermans (Randstad) talked about the future of the labor market. The roundtable can now be viewed back.

HeadFirst Group acquires recruitment service provider Sterksen. The market leader in the organization of external hiring takes the strategic step to full service HR service provider for temporary and permanent work. HeadFirst Group and Sterksen thus respond to the market trend that organizations organize the use of talent increasingly integrally - regardless of contract form.

The past year is one that will go down in history because of the global impact of the coronavirus. Companies closed their offices, trains were never quieter and the job market changed.

On Nov. 16, 2020, a number of ministers briefed the House of Representatives on the current status of the "self-employment" measures envisaged in the coalition agreement.

On June 15, 2020, a number of ministers briefed the House of Representatives on the current status of the measures envisaged in the coalition agreement regarding "self-employment.

HeadFirst Group climbs to second place in this week's Flexmarkt Turnover Ranking Top-100 2020, which lists the 100 largest flex companies in the Netherlands based on their revenue in 2019.

Following two progress letters in 2018, Minister Koolmees briefed the House of Representatives again June 24, 2019 on the progress around the replacement of the DBA Act. We summarize the most important for you.

After the start of the company visits in 2018, the Tax Authority has now visited 104 companies from different industries and checked for compliance with the DBA Act.

The lingering story called 'Wet DBA', got another new chapter in December 2018: the assessment of a relationship of authority. This memorandum was incorporated into the Tax Administration's 'Payroll Tax Handbook' on December 12, 2018.

In July 2018, the Cabinet announced the company visits of at least 100 Principals. In the second progress letter in November, they informed that they have made the selection of Principals and have already conducted the majority of the company visits.

In early 2018, Minister Koolmees extended the suspension of enforcement on the DBA Act until 2020. That extension still does not appear to be enough.

On Friday, June 22, Social Affairs and Employment Minister Koolmees informed the House of Representatives of the progress of the replacement of the DBA Act by means of a letter, titled "elaboration measures working as self-employed".

The suspension of enforcement on the Deregulation Assessment of Labor Relations Act (DBA) has been extended until January 1, 2020. This writes Minister Koolmees of Social Affairs and Employment and State Secretary Snel of Finance in a letter to the Lower House.

Unrest among clients and self-employed workers about the DBA Act remains high, even as the cabinet presented plans to replace the controversial law in the coalition agreement.

It will take at least another two years before there will be clarity about when you can and cannot work as a self-employed person. That is what Minister Wouter Koolmees of Social Affairs and Employment told BNR Nieuwsradio.

The Rutte III administration's coalition agreement announced the replacement of the Deregulation Assessment of Labor Relations Act (Wet DBA). In its place is to be a differentiated system in which different types of self-employed workers will have their own approach.