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Freelancers in the Netherlands are increasingly facing contract clauses that shift financial risks from employers to them, even though many of these provisions are legally invalid. These clauses reportedly attempt to make freelancers responsible for tax reassessments and fines imposed on employers if authorities classify them as misclassified employees, NOS reports.Legal experts warn that such clauses often violate Dutch law, yet some freelancers feel pressured to accept them. Since the Dutch tax authority began enforcing regulations against false self-employment this year, employers have been looking for ways to protect themselves from potential costs.Some freelancers have found contract clauses requiring them…

How Sustainable is the Current Rally? 3 minutes ago The S&P 500 rose 0.6% on Monday after surging 2.1% on Friday, its best daily performance since the day after Donald Trump won re-election. For a second consecutive day, more than 90% of the S&P 500’s components closed higher. The benchmark index entered a correction for the first time since 2023 last week, a pullback that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday called “healthy” and “normal.” Morgan Stanley analysts see a high probability of a short-term relief rally, but warned volatility will remain elevated this year and expressed skepticism about a sustained rebound…

Successful freelancers start by not calling themselves freelancersgetty Are you frustrated with competing for low-paying gigs on freelance marketplaces like Upwork, trying to satisfy clients looking for a bargain to complete their project? Working long hours for pennies is not the way to maintain a sustainable career as a freelancer in 2025. The good news is that while getting-rich-quick is a myth, there are ways to build up your income as a freelancer relatively quicker than others, using powerful strategies that enable you to make money without relying on lowballing clients or endless hustle that injures your wellbeing. Here are…

It is now the regulatory open season for digital assets in the United States — and not just because the incoming president released a Solana memecoin on the eve of his inauguration. Now, it and other memecoins are being proposed as assets for a new slew of cryptocurrency ETFs. In just over a month, the U.S. crypto market went from facing an absurd amount of obstruction to an absurd amount of, well, absurdity.While I can scarcely imagine a financial advisor telling me, “You’re slightly under-allocated in $TRUMP coin,” the reality is that these new currencies could be valid assets for…

March 17, 2025 Which is the freelancer? Photo: Depositphotos.comFreelance contracts increasingly include clauses requiring the freelancer themselves to pay any fines if they turn out not to be working in line with the rules for self employment, broadcaster NOS reported on Monday.At the beginning of this year, the tax office said it would start checking if people claiming to be freelancers are working in line with the regulations, as part of a crackdown on sham self-employment.The rules, which actually came into force in 2016 but have been ignored until now, state that someone is presumed to be self-employed if they…

Daily Gold (XAU/USD) After briefly surpassing $3,000 last week, gold hit an all-time high of $3,005.04 on Friday before retreating. The metal remains supported by safe-haven demand, with traders closely monitoring the Federal Reserve’s policy stance. A break above $3,005.04 would signal a continuation of the uptrend, while a drop below $2,978.50 could confirm a near-term reversal, potentially leading to further declines toward $2,942.64 and lower support at $2,880.25. The 50-day moving average at $2,838.00 remains a key level for the intermediate trend. Independent analyst Ross Norman sees continued upside, citing strong buying interest on price dips driven by FOMO…

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SACRAMENTO – Governor Newsom signed Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) Senate Bill 988, the Freelance Worker Protection Act. SB 988 provides basic labor protections for freelance workers, such as the right to be paid on time and in full.  “The choice to freelance shouldn’t be a choice to be exploited by your employer,” said Senator Wiener. “As freelancers become a greater and greater share of the labor market, it’s essential that we expand protections to ensure this career path is financially viable. This bill provides these long overdue protections, and I thank the Governor for championing the rights of working people.”…

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