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False self-employment risk check
A 3-minute self-check.
Answer 13 questions about your work for one specific client. We show how many signs of an employment relationship we see. This is a guide from Oost&West, not an official result from the Belastingdienst.
Direction and control
Does the client decide how exactly you do the work (gives instructions, controls the process)?
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A
Yes
B
No
Does the client set your working hours or schedule?
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A
Yes
B
No
Do you report to the client the way an employee does (daily reports, performance reviews)?
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A
Yes
B
No
Are you unable to arrange a replacement yourself without the client's consent?
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Yes
B
No
Working within the client's organisation
Do you do the same work as the client's own employees?
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A
Yes
B
No
Is your work the client's core business (for example, a builder at a construction company)?
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A
Yes
B
No
Have you worked for this client for more than a year with hardly any breaks?
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A
Yes
B
No
Do you work as part of the client's team (their email, badge, meetings, uniform)?
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A
Yes
B
No
Entrepreneurship
Does this client provide almost all of your income?
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A
Yes
B
No
Do you get a fixed hourly or monthly fee, regardless of the result?
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Yes
B
No
Do you carry no financial risk - the client pays even if something goes wrong?
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A
Yes
B
No
Do you not promote your business or look for new clients?
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A
Yes
B
No
Do you work without your own tools, equipment or software?
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A
Yes
B
No
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