Legislation & politics
Hiring external professionals legally and compliantly while keeping a grip on the processes and costs is easier said than done for many organizations. One of the things you constantly have to take into account is the changing legislation and regulations. Read here how this affects your external hiring, or schedule a free consultation right away.
Opinion Monitor: Lifting enforcement moratorium Jan. 1, 2025
What do self-employed people think about stricter enforcement on false self-employment starting Jan. 1, 2025? We asked in August 2024 to 1187 professionals, affiliated with HeadFirst Group, view the results below.
Whitepaper - Navigating laws and regulations: preparing for the end of the enforcement moratorium
That the Inland Revenue is going to enforce more strictly on false self-employment, is clear, but what about political developments and laws and regulations? To get you started, we have prepared two whitepapers containing the most important developments (until September 6, 2024).
International perspective on zzp legislation: What the Netherlands can learn from other countries
Comparison of zzp legislation in the Netherlands and seven other countries with insights and recommendations for future policy.
The economic and social value of independent professionals
There are about 110 thousand highly educated independent professionals in the Netherlands, who collectively generate social added value of 4.4 billion euros per year. To identify the social costs and benefits of this specific target group, SEO Economic Research commissioned independent research and released it in a report.
Getting a grip on the zzp dossier. Facts and insights on self-employed workers in 2023
In 2021, knowledge platform ZiPconomy released an independent and factual report on the zzp population in the Netherlands. A lot has changed in the past two years, so it was time for an update. In this renewed edition, we once again map the diversity of the target group to take the zzp dossier to the next level.
Advice for clients
For years, a whole series of laws surrounding (flexible) labor have followed one another: WWZ, DBA Act and WAS. In addition, the WAADI (adaptation in 2012 and 2020), Procurement Act (adaptation in 2016) and AVG (2018) play an important role in the hiring of professionals. As of January 1, 2020, the Labor Market Balance Act (WAB) has also been added to this list. How compliant does your organization currently hire? What do you need to think about at all when setting up a lawful and compliant hiring process?
One of our consultants will gladly visit you with no obligation at all to advise you on how to minimize all the risks surrounding the hiring of freelancers and other external professionals.
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Sem Overduin
Public Policy & Affairs Manager
Sem.Overduin@headfirst.nl
Oifik Youssefi
Public Affairs Officer
Oifik.Youssefi@headfirst.nl
Maaike van Driel
Head of Legal
Maaike.vanDriel@headfirst.group
Thomas ten Veldhuijs
Senior Legal Counsel
Thomas.tenVeldhuijs@headfirst.nl
Current news overview
We monitor developments regarding the DBA law and the web module. We influence opinion and legislation through our contacts with politicians. We bring important news together for you.