According to an annex to the progress letter of 6 November 2026, the Labour Authority will impose the highest Wtta standard fine for misclassification. Supervision of the admission requirement starts on 1 January 2028.

In answers to parliamentary questions of 9 November 2026, Minister Aartsen states that the bill is not yet final and that elements such as the minimum amount for provisions may be laid down in a decree.

Qualitative research by MARE for the Ministry of Social Affairs, published on 9 November 2026: the two tests are seen as workable, but several criteria raise questions. The study involved eighteen participants.

Statistics Netherlands reports a further fall in the number of self-employed without staff. For clients, the legal test does not change: per assignment, the question remains whether there is an employment contract.

LabourLawUnited (VAAN, VJAA and VvA) calls the draft Self-Employed Persons Act a serious attempt, but questions whether the grey areas will shrink. Outside the safe harbour, the question remains whether the agreement is an employment contract under Article 7:610 of the Dutch Civil Code.

On 29 October 2026, the Netherlands Bar submitted critical advice on the draft Self-Employed Persons Act: the act would mainly offer clarity where it already exists. Outside the safe harbour, the question remains whether the contract is an employment contract under Article 7:610 of the Dutch Civil Code.

In ZiPconomy, Joost van Ladesteijn analysed the proposed legal presumption of an employment contract at an hourly rate of up to EUR 38. The rationale is weak and the reach limited; codifying the Supreme Court's case law in Article 7:610 of the Dutch Civil Code makes more sense.

In CHRO, Joost van Ladesteijn explains why the seven safe-harbour conditions in the draft Self-Employed Persons Act are an additional route, not a general standard for engaging self-employed workers.

On 8 December 2026 Joost van Ladesteijn speaks at Future Fit in 2027, the 100th edition of Risicoloos Inhuren by Compliance Factory at the KNVB Campus in Zeist, on the Wtta and the Self-Employed Persons Act.

According to the Dutch Labour Supply Authority, a director-shareholder working through his own BV is “probably” subject to the licensing requirement. Joost van Ladesteijn disagrees: not the legal form, but whether labour is actually supplied is decisive.

The draft Self-Employed Persons Act (Zelfstandigenwet) promises certainty in advance through a safe harbour. In two recent contributions, Joost van Ladesteijn explains why that promise is not kept, and why organisations should not yet build their contractor policy around its seven conditions.

The number of self-employed in the Netherlands is falling for the first time in over twenty years, and most who stop quickly find other work. What DNB's analysis of 15 October 2026 means for businesses.

On 12 November 2026, Joost van Ladesteijn speaks at Vereniging ZWIZ and Voca on the future of self-employment and the Self-Employed Persons Act. Clients and non-members are welcome.

Before the classification question arises, it must be clear between which parties an agreement exists: the worker personally or their BV or partnership. Joost van Ladesteijn on the party question in ZiPconomy.

In a press overview on bogus self-employment, Joost van Ladesteijn says the Supreme Court's rulings provide sufficient guidance.

In CHRO, Joost van Ladesteijn discusses why contract neutrality sounds appealing but affects freedom of contract and the freedom to conduct a business.

On 27 January 2026, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal dismissed FNV's claims against Uber. Joost van Ladesteijn commented on the ruling in the FD, NRC, ZiPconomy and on BNR.

On 5 November 2025, Joost van Ladesteijn spoke at the C-suite Roundtable of Michael Page and ZZP Nederland on engaging self-employed professionals.

On ZZP-erindezorg.nl, Joost van Ladesteijn shares his views on the role of AI in assessing assignments to self-employed professionals in healthcare.

Joost van Ladesteijn's blog "The 5 Biggest Misconceptions About Bogus Self-Employment" was one of the most-read articles on CHRO . In the...