When the new CLA for Temporary Agency Workers came into force on 1 January 2026, it marked one of the biggest shifts that the Dutch flexible labour market had seen in years. At the time, there was understandable uncertainty. Clients, staffing agencies and HR teams
In an increasingly global workforce, businesses regularly send employees to work temporarily in other countries. When that happens within Europe, one key concept determines whether the arrangement is compliant: genuine secondment, supported by an A1 certificate. This is not just essential for HR teams, but
Labour supply chains are firmly on the radar of tax authorities across Europe. For recruitment businesses and their clients, this creates an increasing compliance challenge, particularly where pay structures operate across multiple jurisdictions and utilise “split payment schemes”. At the centre of this is DAC6
Finland offers a special tax regime designed to attract highly skilled professionals from abroad. Known as the Key Person Tax Scheme, it provides a simplified and reduced tax rate for qualified foreign workers moving to Finland for work. What is the Key Person Tax Scheme?
If you go to a construction site in Finland, you’ll notice every worker wears an ID badge. This is a Valtti card, a standardised and legally required identification card that plays a crucial role in improving transparency, safety, and compliance across the Finnish construction industry.
Across Europe, businesses are becoming more dependent on cross-border travel, short-term assignments and temporary labour. While this flexibility supports growth, it also exposes clients and their supply chains to significant tax risks when business trips are misclassified, or tax relief is incorrectly applied to temporary
Liberty Bishop International is proud to announce the launch of our temporary employment (Umbrella) service in Finland, effective from the 1st of January 2026. This expansion is another important milestone in our continued growth across international markets and reinforces our commitment to providing clients, subcontractors
At Liberty Bishop International, we are proud to support global infrastructure and engineering projects by providing compliant, reliable and efficient temporary employment and payroll services. Today, we are delighted to celebrate the successful delivery of two major projects in Denmark, carried out in partnership with
Bouwpas is a national digital registration and verification system developed specifically for the construction sector in the Netherlands. Bouwpas is a secure online platform designed to regulate and monitor access to construction sites. Without this registration individuals cannot gain access to the construction site. Through
We are delighted to announce that we have been granted an AüG labour leasing licence. We have also become members of the GVP (Gesamtverband der Personaldienstleister e.V.) and the IZS (Institut für Zahlungssicherheit GmbH), enabling us to offer robust temporary employment services. In light of
There is a common misconception that individuals can undergo temporary work in a different country for up to 6 months without having to declare the income locally or pay tax there. This is unfortunately not the case. What is the 183-day ruling? The 183-day ruling
As a trusted partner to many recruitment businesses, clients and subcontracts for their EU and UK-based temporary labour, we receive numerous questions in relation to the rules, taxation and processes around this. Since Brexit, we have had many companies ask about the 90-day Schengen rules
Disguised employment isn’t a new topic of conversation and has been a discussion point for governments and tax agencies for decades. Every so often countries make it a priority to consciously tackle this, as the lost revenue to the country and workforce exploitation it causes
Liberty Bishop International wanted to share and celebrate a fantastic triumph in Esbjerg, Denmark! Our dedicated team has invested their utmost effort to support the successful delivery of a large-scale offshore project to a 5 billion DKK turnover business. The outstanding results speak for themselves.
Some more good news for the Liberty Bishop International team, our Dutch NEN-accredited employment service – Liberty Bishop (Netherlands) Ltd has been granted official recognition as a Sponsorship Employer in the Netherlands. Click here to find the Public Register for recognised sponsors for the residence
This content was produced using our experience in the International and UK marketplace tackling the common question we face about individuals categorised as ‘self employed’ and the indicators that may warrant that ‘employee’ status would be more appropriate or even required. In most cases it
An “A1 form” refers to a document used in the context of social security contributions for workers temporarily working within another European country. The purpose of the A1 form is to certify which country’s social security legislation applies to an individual working temporarily in another
Within Sweden, misclassifying contractors can have several negative consequences for the supply chain and more specifically the entity paying the self-employed/AB/Independent worker. Therefore, you must be comfortable with the classification of a contractor taking a role in Sweden. There is no statutory definition within Sweden
Are you going to work in Sweden for less than 6 months of the financial year? If so, you will be liable to pay taxes on your locally sourced income in Sweden under the Economic Employer Concept, if you meet one of the following criteria;
“Protect each individual” For all individuals working in the EU, the Working Time Directive set’s out the maximum allowable working time and minimum rest periods. The EU Working Time Directive’s main goal is to protect each individual from being overworked, exploited and to ensure they
KVK stands for Kamer van Koophandel, which is the Chamber of Commerce in the Netherlands. The KVK is a non-profit organization that serves as the official trade register for businesses in the Netherlands. All businesses operating in the Netherlands (even if the business is not
Collective agreements in the European Union (EU) are agreements held by end client and/or employers with trade unions that regulate the terms and conditions of individuals working for the client and site, The elements within these include such details as: They are legally binding agreements
On the 1st of October 2022, Sweden introduced changes to the Swedish Employment Protection Act (LAS). How does this affect the temporary worker, recruitment business and ultimate end client? Since the introduction of the changes to the Swedish Employment Protection Act (LAS), the time in
Liberty Bishop (Denmark) Ltd is proudly registered with the Dansk Industri. After recently launching our Danish Temporary Employment (Umbrella) Service, we are pleased to announce we are a business member of the Dansk Industri (DI). Who are the DI?The Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) is
The ID06 system was launched by Byggföretagen in 2006 to simplify the recording and reporting system within construction sites in Sweden. As of 1 July 2016, this was made mandatory requiring all workers employed on a construction site across Sweden to hold a valid ID06 card
Well, technically you are correct… IR35 doesn’t affect contractors working physically in another country. However, the UK is catching up with the EU and the majority of countries already have disguised employment law to tackle the misclassification of temporary and contingent workers. In a lot
Since the introduction of the Deregulation Assessment Working Relations Act (DBA) in 2016 to replace VAR certificates in the Netherlands, it has now become even more important for the entire supply chain (Client > Recruitment Agency > Contractor) to ensure and understand if engagement of
Since the WAB Act (The Balanced Labour Market Act / Wet arbeidsmarkt in balans) came into force on 1st January 2020 it has changed the landscape for companies utilising temporary labour within the Netherlands. It has meant that there are now two distinctions of payment
It has been well documented that Coronavirus has deeply impacted the ability for construction projects to scale up and keep to completion deadlines since the start of the pandemic. The Irish government has only recently advised about lifting restrictions from the 12th April – of
Liberty Bishop International are proud to announce that our Dutch temporary employment service, Liberty Bishop (Netherlands) Ltd has been granted NEN-certification (NEN 4400-2) as of the 18th March 2021. Click here for our extract from the Labour Standards Register (SNA). Our Sales Director, James Barron
The pandemic has seen a dramatic change to the hiring landscape, with clients adapting and allowing their workforce to work remotely overseas. Due to this, many recruitment agencies are now finding themselves in a position where they need to ensure that the worker is paying
At Liberty Bishop we are far from experts on Brexit (Who is?), but with the EU leaving date looming fast, we thought it essential to examine what might happen when the UK exits the European Union. Welcome to the great unknown! Brexit, a word