New Law Affects 122.000 Workers

By: Together Abroad 20-02-2017 11:13 AM
Categories: * Daily employment news,
Approximately 122,000 self-employed (freelancers) last year felt the negative effects of the new law that was created to prevent pretence.That equates to about a fifth of the self-employed that missed one or more assignments, concluded the Chamber of Commerce (CoC) last Monday after conducting their own research.

On the one hand, clients feel uncertain about hiring freelancers. In addition, companies more often rely on an intermediary such as a broker or a payroll company to minimize the risks. The self-employed losetheir independence and sometimes their tax benefits, emphasized the Chamber of Commerce.

The so-called law DBA (deregulation review labor relations) must provide assurance for self-employed and the clients, that their working relationship is not considered as a disguised employment afterwards. But instead, the entrepreneurs ended up in great uncertainty, according to critics.

Delay

Responsible Secretary of State Eric Wiebes (Finance) has suspended the law until 2018, because of the uncertainty it generates. Only entrepreneurs who make conscious abuse of the rules are punished.

According to a spokeswoman for the Ministry, clients can safely do business with freelancers because the tax authorities are doing nothing until that time. “No fines, no additional tax assessments, no enforcement”, she stressed.

The Department currently has seven clients in their sightsthatmay be guilty of fraud, scams and exploitation.

Source: http://www.nu.nl

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