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New Law to Provide Clarity on when a Worker Qualifies as a Freelancer

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After years of debate about fake self-employment, Minister Thierry Aartsen of Employment is working on a new law to resolve the question of when someone qualifies as a freelancer and when they do not. The Minister hopes to provide clarity for freelancers and the companies that hire them, NOS reported.

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With the new Self-Employed Persons Act, the cabinet aims to offer certainty to freelancers and prevent bogus self-employment. Will this bill finally solve the decades-old problem? Three answers to three questions about the proposal.

·Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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The new law intended to clarify whether someone can work as a self-employed person has been given more concrete form, Minister Thierry Aartsen (Work and Participation, VVD) reports in a letter to Parliament. For instance, a self-employed person must have had at least three clients in the preceding and current calendar year to pass the so-called self-employment test.

·Apeldoorn, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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After years of debate regarding bogus self-employment, a new law aims to put an end to the discussion about when someone is a self-employed professional and when they are not. "This should provide clarity for entrepreneurs and clients," says Minister Aartsen of Work and Participation. Clients who work with bogus self-employed individuals run the risk of receiving additional tax assessments from the Tax and Social Security Administration for tax…

·Hilversum, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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After more than twenty years of debate on bogus self-employment, the cabinet establishes when someone may work as a self-employed professional. Minister… Self-Employed Act: self-employed professionals will not find a safe haven until 2028

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THE HAGUE (ANP) - The new law intended to clarify whether someone can work as a self-employed person has been given more concrete form, Minister Thierry Aartsen (Work and Participation, VVD) reports in a letter to Parliament. For instance, a self-employed person must have had at least three clients in the preceding and current calendar year, o...

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NOS broke the news in Hilversum, Netherlands (Kingdom of the) on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
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