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De regels rondom het inhuren van zzp’ers en andere externen veranderen. Een belangrijke ontwikkeling daarin is het wetsvoorstel voor het rechtsvermoeden van werknemerschap bij zelfstandigen met een laag uurtarief. De Tweede Kamer heeft ingestemd met deze nieuwe zzp-wet en de verwachting is dat de regeling op 1 januari 2027 ingaat. Voor organisaties die werken met […]

The implementation of the Act on the Admission and Deployment of Workers (Wtta) on January 1, 2027, will fundamentally change the way organizations hire external talent. Whereas compliance currently often relies on ad hoc checks and manual verifications, the Wtta requires structural safeguards, continuous visibility, and the assurance that you are working exclusively with authorized parties. This calls for tools […]

Traditionally, HR is there for permanent employees. Flexible workers fall under the line organization or Purchasing. That approach is now outdated, because in times of talent scarcity, it becomes difficult to achieve organizational goals if permanent staff is the only tool available. External labor is a means of increasing capacity, bringing scarce skills to the organization, and […]

External labor is one of the largest expenditure categories for many organizations. Yet the role of Procurement in this area is often limited to operational tasks: securing contract terms, issuing purchase orders, and processing renewals. This stands in stark contrast to the strategic importance of this category: crucial projects, scarce skills, and high cost impact. A "Strategic Plan for External Labor: Sourcing [...]

How accountants and administrative offices can help their clients with future-proofing their external personnel arrangements. The uncertainty surrounding the compliance of external personnel is becoming an increasingly important issue for many organizations. For an accounting or administrative office, this presents both a responsibility and an opportunity. In your relationship with your client, it makes sense […]

Since the Tax and Customs Administration will once again be actively enforcing the rules on bogus self-employment as of January 1, 2025, the use of self-employed professionals is higher than ever on the compliance agenda. Newtone's white paper *Working with Self-Employed Persons* outlines this, and PWC also recently addressed the issue. In this playing field, the accountant is once again coming into the picture. Because where legal and tax complexity […]

From visions to concrete development steps with technology In many organizations, talent management is still a patchwork quilt. Permanent employees fall under HR, external staff under purchasing or business units—and cooperation is often limited. Meanwhile, the reality of work has long since ceased to be defined by contract type. The book *Mis geen talent* (Don't miss out on talent) by Mark van Assema and […]

Smarter staffing choices, lower costs: how Total Talent helps you move forward Staffing costs can quickly add up—especially in a tight labor market where recruitment, hiring, and retention are becoming increasingly time-consuming and expensive. Yet this is precisely where there is much to be gained. With a Total Talent approach—in which you centrally manage both permanent and flexible talent—[…]

There are quite a few misconceptions about the differences between permanent and flexible contracts. This often leads to incorrect assumptions in personnel strategies. Let's take a closer look at the most important misconceptions and see how things really are. 1. Misconception: Permanent employees are more loyal Reality: Loyalty does not depend on the type of contract, but on factors such as the working environment, […]

The labor market has become increasingly tight in recent years. Employers are feeling the effects in the form of hard-to-fill vacancies, higher costs, and an increasing battle for talent. But what are the main factors causing this shortage, and how can a "total talent" approach help to overcome this challenge? What […]