Editing Economy of the Netherlands (section)

====Labour market and social welfare====
The Dutch labour market has relatively strict regulations for employers on firing employees, although by June 2014 the [[House of Representatives (Netherlands)|House of Representatives]] has agreed to loosen these regulations.{{update inline|date=October 2018}} Due to the costs of employees and costs of firing them, a large part of the working force (about 15% of the working force) is an independent one person company (ZZP).  They are independent and get paid by delivery without higher social costs.{{clarify|date=October 2018}} Another big part of the workforce is hired as temporary workforce. State unemployment benefits in the form of a 70% benefit of the employee's last-earned salary for up to three years (with a maximum of roughly 2500 euros per month) are available for fired employees, provided that they have worked for a certain minimum time period, usually 26 weeks. Moreover, the self-employed individuals (zelfstandigen zonder personeel (ZZP)) are not automatically covered under the ''Werknemersverzekeringen'', and are not obligated to enroll into unemployment, sickness or disabilities insurance. Self-employed individuals are therefore required to enroll themselves with private insurance companies.<ref name=":02"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oecd.org/els/soc/34004969.pdf|title=OECD - Social Policy Division - Directorate of Employment, Labour and Social Affairs : Country chapter - Benefits and Wages : The Netherlands|date=2002|website=Oecd.org|access-date=4 January 2018}}</ref>.  The Dutch Government is however, working hard to combat bogus self-employment by applying significant changes and tightening of rules under Wet Deregulering Beoordeling Arbeidsrelaties (DBA).  <ref>https://www.darwinrecruitment.com/new-dutch-legislation-the-impact-of-freelancers/</ref>.