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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.

Numerous studies underscore the benefits of gender equality in management teams. Yet most leadership positions are still held by men.

Marijn van de Poel is managing director of Ciphix. This innovative company's mission is "Take the robot out of the human," he says. "With about sixty specialists, we automate as many routine tasks and cognitive decisions at our clients as possible.

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.

The Permanent and Flex dashboard provides insight into flexible workers and compares them to permanent employees.

HeadFirst Group, the market-leading, international HR tech services provider, has appointed Marjolein Slappendel as its new CFO.

After the fall of the Cabinet, political parties will be especially busy in the coming weeks:

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'.

HR-tech service provider HeadFirst Group has achieved revenue (gross billing value) of over 2.2 billion euros for 2022, with a gross profit of 63 million euros. This represents revenue growth of 38% compared to 2021.

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?

To rank second in the Flexmarkt Turnover Ranking Top-100, the prestigious ranking of the hundred largest flex companies in the Netherlands, for the third year in a row, and still remain agile. How do you do that?

As of January 2023, HeadFirst Group is "Great Place To Work-Certified. With a Trust Index of 71%, HeadFirst Group meets the criteria for being a great place to work.

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.

HeadFirst Group, the leading HR-tech service provider for professionals in the Benelux, announces it has reached an agreement with IceLake Capital to join as a new investor.

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.

We see diversity and inclusion (D&I) as an absolute added value for our organization. We are therefore very pleased that we were able to sign the Diversity Charter yesterday, during Entrepreneur's Week.

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.

Over 300 companies participated in the SER Diversity in Business initiative - Diversity Day - on Tuesday, Oct. 4, to call attention to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

If we want change to happen, men need to be part of the conversation. That's why, together with @BrandedU, we are publishing a white paper compiling the conclusions of Men as Advocates for Women's Visibility.

A good self-employed person has their affairs in order. You probably say that to yourself for years. While you may not have your insurance, legal matters and/or invoice collection tightly organized at all.

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'.

HeadFirst Group has been included by Tracxn in the "Soonicorn Club of the Netherlands Tech 2022" and have been named Soonicorn. This puts HeadFirst Group alongside leading organizations such as Otrium, WeTransfe, and Bux.

HeadFirst Group acquires Belgian, award-winning HR-tech company ProUnity. With this acquisition, the group takes an important step in its internationalisation and platform strategy.

HeadFirst Group acquires Belgian award-winning HR technology company ProUnity. This marks an important step in the group's internationalization and platform strategy.

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.

Geert-Jan Waasdorp, Rotterdam native and entrepreneur at heart, is founder and owner of labor market data specialist Intelligence Group (IG). IG and HeadFirst Group work together in the field of data exchange and providing unique data insights to the market.

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.

HeadFirst Group launches in cooperation with insurtech Alicia a unique new product for disability: Select iCommunity Crowdsurance (SiCC).

For the third year in a row, HeadFirst Group is in second place of the Flexmarkt Turnover Ranking Top-100 2022, the prestigious ranking of the 100 largest flex companies in the Netherlands based on their turnover in 2021.

HeadFirst Group, market leader in HR services and platform for professionals, appoints Marion van Happen as its new CEO as of February 1, 2022. Marion takes over the role of Han Kolff.

Gender equality is not yet commonplace for many companies. Just a women's quota for European corporate executives is not enough.

Personal branding institute BrandedU and HR services provider HeadFirst Group are hosting the "Men as Advocates for Women's Visibility" summit on June 27.

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.

For the third year in a row, HeadFirst Group ranks second in the Flexmarkt Turnover Ranking Top-100 2022, the prestigious ranking of the 100 largest flex companies in the Netherlands based on their turnover in 2021.

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.

On June 27, we are hosting "Men as Advocates for Women's Visibility," an initiative by BrandedU to engage more men in the conversation about gender equality in business.

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.

Simone Groeneveld has been appointed managing director of MSP services by HeadFirst Group, a market leader in HR services and platform for professionals.

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

HeadFirst Group, market leader in HR services and platform for professionals, appoints Marion van Happen as its new CEO effective February 1, 2022. Marion will take over the role from Han Kolff.

Intelligence Group, a labor market data specialist, has developed a unique fee-forecasting model that, among other things, involves data gathered by HeadFirst Group. We presented the first forecast in late 2021, which we hope will be the start of an annual tradition.

Every quarter - based on the recruitment data from Intelligence Group and the hiring data from HeadFirst Group - we provide unique insights on labor market-related themes in our 'Talent Monitor'.

A practical reference work with strong theoretical foundations, which will undoubtedly help you professionalize the way in which you hire staff. An unmissable handbook for line managers, boards of directors, HR professionals and procurement officers.

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.

HeadFirst Group and ONL for Entrepreneurs are joining forces as of March 1. Both parties will work together for a fair and flexible labor market for hirers and providers.

HeadFirst Group is moving to new headquarters in early 2022. The business services provider will remain loyal to Hoofddorp and occupy premises at Park 20|20.

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.

In June 2016, HeadFirst's model agreement was approved by the Tax Office. It has now been reassessed and the Tax Office has renewed its approval once again for a period of 5 years.

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.

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.

HeadFirst Group, active in the flexible labor and external hiring market, acquires industry peer Between Staffing Group. In a constantly evolving labor market, the demand for full service HR service providers is increasing and scalability is a key success factor. By combining the strengths of HeadFirst Group and Between, the new group is optimally positioned to seize market opportunities and continue its growth strategy together.

HeadFirst Group ("HeadFirst"), the market leader in professionally organizing external hiring, has raised an initial investment of 75 million euros from Kartesia. The investor will receive a minority stake in HeadFirst, which has more than ten thousand professionals working daily for hundreds of clients.

HeadFirst Group, market leader in professionally organizing external hiring, has appointed Han Kolff - also chairman of the board - as CEO. He takes over this role from Gert-Jan Schellingerhout.

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.

HeadFirst, Source, Myler and Staffing Management Services are united in HeadFirst Group. The composition of these companies enables HeadFirst Group to provide a solution for any hiring issue. The organization, which went off the Amsterdam stock exchange at the end of 2018, was still trading under the name HeadFirst Source Holding but the management now announces that it will continue as HeadFirst Group. With the aim of simplifying the name, but above all clarifying the story to clients.

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.