What is ZZP2ZZP? The purpose of this network for freelancers and hirers
ZZP2ZZP is the job board and community for serious freelancers and SMEs: fair project work, not false self-employment, full job lifecycle — sticky purpose post in the 3DN family style.
Skills, sourcing, and 1,000 dibs: what shipped on ZZP2ZZP
Profile skills, our sourcing welcome path, DutchBud signup premium, and refer-a-friend — the technical foundation we shipped this morning.
Disability care and false self-employment: not a pity party — decades of the wrong hiring model
Triggered by reporting on Nationale Zorggids (30 July 2026) about disability-care annual reports and fear of fines under the Dutch DBA rules on false self-employment (schijnzelfstandigheid), citing BDO research and Skipr coverage. More than half of disability-care annual reports allegedly … Continued
104 weeks of sick pay: why SMEs hesitate on permanent hires — and still need freelancers
Dutch employers can face 104 weeks of sick pay. That dampens permanent hiring — and makes real freelance project work more important, without sham employment.
No hybrid freelancer gigs: disguised employment and mandatory office days
Companies are not afraid of freelancers — they want disguised employment. ZZP2ZZP does not allow hybrid job listings.
No recruiters, just credits: the ZZP2ZZP model
ZZP2ZZP charges no money — only credits earned through word of mouth. Clients and freelancers connect directly after sign-up.
ZZP2ZZP is live: freelancers and clients, direct, without recruiters
A serious platform for project-based freelance work: clients and independents connect without middlemen.
