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Wet DBA and VBAR Explained: Dutch Contractor Compliance Guide for 2026

01.06.2026

Wet DBA and VBAR: The Dutch Contractor Compliance Handbook Why This Matters Right Now On 1 January 2025, the Dutch Tax Authority (Belastingdienst) ended its long-standing enforcement moratorium on the Wet DBA. From that date, companies that misclassify workers as self-employed contractors when they are, in practice, employees, can face retroactive payroll tax assessments, social security contributions, and fines. In 2026, enforcement has intensified further. The Belastingdiens...

Belgium EOR Compliance Explained: Why Standard EOR Models Fail in Belgium

28.05.2026

What Every Company Hiring in Belgium Gets Wrong Belgium is one of the most attractive markets in Europe — a multilingual, highly educated workforce, a central position within EU trade networks, and deep expertise across technology, life sciences, logistics, and financial services. It is also the market where more foreign companies make compliance mistakes than almost anywhere else on the continent. The reason is a single, structural misunderstanding: Belgium does not recognise the st...

Germany HR at a Glance (2026): Payroll, Employment Law & EOR Guide

25.05.2026

Everything international employers need to know about hiring, payroll, compliance, tax, and workforce operations in Germany. Germany remains one of the most important hiring markets in Europe. With a population of more than 83 million people, a highly skilled workforce, and one of the world’s largest economies, Germany continues to attract international companies expanding across Europe. But hiring in Germany is not simply a recruitment process. Germany has one of the most...