FNV lawsuit against Uber starts

FNV lawsuit against Uber starts

On June 29, the FNV lawsuit against taxi company Uber was filed in the Amsterdam District Court. The FNV states that Uber is a Taxi employer and demands that Uber respect the taxi collective labor agreement…

Uber and Lyft lose lawsuit, driver not self-employed

Uber and Lyft lose lawsuit, driver not self-employed

A California judge has granted the state's request for a preliminary injunction to stop Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc from hiring their drivers...

The tax authorities do not look at self-employed constructions for taxi drivers

The tax authorities do not look at self-employed constructions for taxi drivers

If you as a consumer do not want to buy clothing from factories in countries such as Bangladesh, where people work under very poor working conditions, do not let Uber drive you around. The past…

Actual NOW payouts will take a while

Actual NOW payouts will take a while

The main objective of the NOW is to maintain employment. The Ministries of SZW and EZK are working very hard on the measures announced by the cabinet, such as the NOW. However…

Municipality can provide self-employed persons with an advance

Municipality can provide self-employed persons with an advance

Due to the measures against the coronavirus, many self-employed entrepreneurs, including self-employed people, are losing income. The government supports them with a temporary arrangement (Tozo), until June 1, 2020. This arrangement…

VNG: freelancers can go to the counter of their own municipality

VNG: freelancers can go to the counter of their own municipality

Many self-employed people are looking forward to the counter and the first opportunity to apply for government support. Due to the consequences of the corona crisis, many entrepreneurs...

Measures will squeak and crack for taxi drivers

Measures will squeak and crack for taxi drivers

A taxi driver who has gotten into trouble as a self-employed person can expect an income from the government up to the social minimum. The scheme for self-employed persons will apply for a period of three months for the time being.…

DriveMe, from driver company to technology company

DriveMe, from driver company to technology company

The current driver companies will continue to exist 'as usual', but Jeroen van der Kamp, CEO of the Rent A Bob and E-Drivers group of companies, wants to slowly make the shift from driver company to technology company. With DriveMe it presents…

Most bankruptcies in transport

Most bankruptcies in transport

Last month, 270 companies went under, compared to 268 in June. Two more companies were declared bankrupt in July than in June, Statistics Netherlands reports. The bankruptcy trend is…

Number of taxi companies in the Netherlands almost doubled in just five…

Number of taxi companies in the Netherlands almost doubled in just five…

The number of taxi companies has doubled in the past five years, according to figures from Statistics Netherlands. These are mainly drivers who work for themselves. The arrival of Uber and…

Rules on working and rest times for taxi transport for self-employed people…

Rules on working and rest times for taxi transport for self-employed people…

Unfair competition by taxi companies that cheat with trip data and working and rest times must be detected by checking the BCT (taxi on-board computer). This increases the safety of…