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Working from home
Business
On-call and temporary workforce jumps higher as 88,000 quit subcontracting
23 June 2026 - 09:40
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A woman and man working together on a project using an iPhone and a Macbook Air
PoliticsBusiness
Quarter of Dutch freelancers lose work amid stricter self-employment rules
19 February 2026 - 19:30
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Woman working on a laptop
Business
Over a third of small business owners want out; More young freelancers calling it quits
12 February 2026 - 08:37
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An Uber driver
Business
Uber drivers are freelancers, not employees, Amsterdam Court of Appeal rules
27 January 2026 - 12:00
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Close up of doctor listening to patient heartbeat with stethoscope
HealthBusiness
Mandatory disability insurance won't have much benefit for freelancers: CPB
21 January 2026 - 09:09
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A woman works on her bills, stressed about her finances.
Business
More working Dutch living in poverty; Freelancers twice as likely to struggle
21 January 2026 - 08:06
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Working from home
Business
Number of jobs to continue to grow despite geopolitical tensions, automation, AI: UWV
4 November 2025 - 08:32
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A woman appears stressed as she sits in front of her laptop while speaking on the phone.
BusinessCultureLifestyle
Nearly a fifth of freelancers face financial problems due to late payments
26 October 2025 - 08:05
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A crowded shopping street in Amsterdam
Business
Largest purchasing power jump in 20 years; Workers benefited, welfare recipients didn't
11 September 2025 - 08:06
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Exhausted healthcare worker
HealthBusiness
Stricter freelancer rules putting more pressure on healthcare workers: ING
8 September 2025 - 22:00
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Children playing in day care center.
Business
Freelancers in childcare massively moving to permanent employment: ABN Amro
18 May 2025 - 15:35
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Housing construction in Urk, March 2020
Business
More construction projects stall as costs continue to rise, including new housing
14 May 2025 - 07:00
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Backpacks hanging on the backs of chairs in a primary school classroom
Business
Amsterdam primary schools to stop hiring freelance, temporary teachers
12 May 2025 - 07:33
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Construction workers in Rotterdam
Business
Record number of self-employed & freelancers quit; 28,000 fewer after years of increase
8 May 2025 - 09:15
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Nurses in a hospital storage room
Business
Biggest increase in entrepreneurs & freelancers calling it quits in 10 years
15 April 2025 - 09:38
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Waiter clearing a table
Business
Stricter rules: Half of employers stopped hiring freelancers, fifth hiring more
2 April 2025 - 10:20
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Businessmen talking in conference room
Business
Illegal contract clauses put financial burden on Dutch freelancers
17 March 2025 - 20:20
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Construction workers in Rotterdam
Business
Over 42% of businesses plan to hire fewer freelancers this year
6 March 2025 - 11:10
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A crew working with cement at a construction site
Business
Decline in freelance workers stabilizes, except in healthcare, construction
5 March 2025 - 08:38
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Office workers
PoliticsBusiness
Decline in freelancers in the Netherlands signals trend break
11 February 2025 - 06:30
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A woman working on a MacBook in a cafe
Business
Big spike in self-employed closing shop ahead of stricter rules
13 January 2025 - 09:38
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An Uber Eats deliverer in Amsterdam
Business
Uber Eats to no longer use freelancers as deliverers, only temporary workers
27 November 2024 - 09:35
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Eddy van Hijum
Politics
Mandatory disability insurance for self-employed and freelancers 'not feasible'
24 November 2024 - 13:15
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A group of people working around notebooks, laptops and coffee
Business
Dutch government's planned freelance worker reforms won't solve inequality problems
11 November 2024 - 14:30
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