{"id":115,"date":"2026-10-02T06:45:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T06:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/borderlessadvice.com\/?post_type=ba_guide&#038;p=115"},"modified":"2026-10-02T06:45:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T06:45:22","slug":"uitzendbureau-uitzendkracht-netherlands","status":"publish","type":"ba_guide","link":"https:\/\/borderlessadvice.com\/?ba_guide=uitzendbureau-uitzendkracht-netherlands","title":{"rendered":"Uitzendbureaus and uitzendkrachten: how Dutch agency work really works"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ba-lead wp-block-paragraph\">Dutch uitzendwerk is more than the casual idea of a \u201ctemp job\u201d. In the standard structure, you have an employment contract with the uitzendbureau (employment agency), but you perform the work under an assignment at another company, the inlener.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The three-party relationship<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table ba-route-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Party<\/th><th>Role<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>You<\/td><td>The uitzendkracht: the worker.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Uitzendbureau<\/td><td>Your legal employer in the standard agency-work relationship; pays you and administers the employment contract.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Inlener<\/td><td>The client company where you actually perform the assignment.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conditions and equal treatment<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Agency workers have statutory protections. Current government guidance requires equal treatment with comparable employees of the hirer for specified conditions such as pay and allowances, working\/rest time, breaks, overtime, holidays and night work. Agency CAOs can also matter.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Important change at the end of 2026<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Netherlands adopted legislation in 2026 to strengthen flex-worker security. The government states that the requirement for agency workers to receive at least equivalent employment conditions across all conditions takes effect on <strong>31 December 2026<\/strong>, alongside reforms to insecure phases of agency work. Because this guide sits close to a legal transition, re-check the rules when your contract starts.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Questions to ask the agency<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"ba-checklist wp-block-list\"><li>Who is my legal employer?<\/li><li>Which agency cao and phase\/system applies?<\/li><li>What happens if the client ends my assignment?<\/li><li>How are salary, allowances, holiday pay and pension calculated?<\/li><li>What happens if I become sick?<\/li><li>Which conditions of comparable employees at the hirer apply to me?<\/li><\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Agency versus recruitment agency<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do not assume every recruiter is your employer. A recruitment agency may simply introduce you to a company that then hires you directly. 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