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Agreement with Freelancer

Key points and template

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Key Points Included in This Agreement With Freelancer

Details of the freelancer’s mission and scope of their assignments, including deliverables
Independent contractor status of the freelancer, including specific provisions for social security insurance
Modalities of the freelancer’s remuneration, including whether they will be paid an hourly, daily, or another rate and when they will be paid
Details of the freelancer’s reporting obligations
How and where the freelancer will carry out the assignments, and rules when working at your company’s offices

Use This Agreement with Freelancer if …

… your business does not have the resources and expertise for one or several projects

… you need the support and skills of an independent professional for a limited time

What is This Agreement with Freelancer?

Under an agreement with a freelancer, a company hires the services of a self-employed, independent professional, usually for a specific mission/project and for a limited time.

Contrary to an ordinary employee, a freelancer does not become part of the company’s work organization and does not enjoy statutory rights as an employee.

The company, as a rule, is not liable to pay social security contributions and taxes on the freelancer’s remuneration and is free to terminate the agreement at any time without notice.

Yet authorities and social insurance have become increasingly concerned about the risk of employers attempting to circumvent the statutory rights of employees by formally hiring them as freelancers under chain contracts. It is thus quite a challenge for a company to draft an agreement that takes the freelancer’s independent status into account while providing the company with the contractual means to supervise the freelancer.