self-employed

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Working from home
Business
On-call and temporary workforce jumps higher as 88,000 quit subcontracting
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An Uber driver
Business
Uber drivers are freelancers, not employees, Amsterdam Court of Appeal rules
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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
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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
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Businessmen talking in conference room
Business
Dutch economy sees strong Q3 growth; Jobs increase by 41,000
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People on outdoor terrace of cafe in old town hall of Laren, Noord-Holland
Business
Number of millionaire households in Netherlands climbs to record 452,000
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A handshake
PoliticsBusiness
Dutch government will fine employers who misclassify self-employed workers
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Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof enters the Koninklijke Schouwburg in Den Haag for King Willem-Alexander's Prinsjesdag speech from the throne about the 2026 national budget. 16 September 2025
CrimePoliticsBusiness
Spending cuts take center stage as Dutch Cabinet sees debt rise above €548 billion
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Finance Minister Eelco Heinen (VVD) stands before MPs in the Tweede Kamer for his presentation of the annual budget proposal from Prime Minister Dick Schoof's caretaker Cabinet for the 2026 calendar year. 16 September 2025
PoliticsBusiness
More than two-dozen tax changes will affect Dutch household wallets next year
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A crowded shopping street in Amsterdam
Business
Largest purchasing power jump in 20 years; Workers benefited, welfare recipients didn't
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Exhausted healthcare worker
HealthBusiness
Stricter freelancer rules putting more pressure on healthcare workers: ING
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Counting money
PoliticsBusiness
Self-employed borrowing surges 30% in 2025 amid stricter tax rules
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Belastingdienst tax blue envelope
PoliticsBusiness
Dutch freelancers, self-employed face mortgage woes amid push to take salaried jobs
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Construction workers in Rotterdam
Business
Record number of self-employed & freelancers quit; 28,000 fewer after years of increase
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Medical professionals
Business
Number of self-employed stabilizing after drop tied to stricter hiring rules
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A woman working on a MacBook in a cafe
Business
Stricter enforcement of self-employment hasn't led to any shifts in the labor market yet
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Nurses in a hospital storage room
Business
Biggest increase in entrepreneurs & freelancers calling it quits in 10 years
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Waiter clearing a table
Business
Stricter rules: Half of employers stopped hiring freelancers, fifth hiring more
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Construction workers in Rotterdam
Business
Over 42% of businesses plan to hire fewer freelancers this year
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Empty office space
Business
Largest number of companies called it quits since 2007
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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
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Woman working on a laptop
Business
Third of small business owners considering calling it quits
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Woman working on a laptop
PoliticsBusiness
Around 30 percent more people have quit self-employment compared to last year
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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