Know with whom you are working
Do you regularly work with freelancers? It is good to know who you are doing business with for the safety of your company. Before you do business with a self-employed person, ask her or him to go through the screening. This allows you to quickly and easily check whether this is the right collaboration partner for your company.
Bank account check
Useful checks when screening self-employed persons are bank account number, VAT number and Chamber of Commerce number. In this way you can be sure that the freelancers you do business with are registered as entrepreneurs in the Chamber of Commerce, have a valid VAT number and whether the provided bank account number matches the person and the company. In this way, the financial settlement with self-employed persons becomes a lot more reliable and safer.
Other relevant checks for screening self-employed persons are identity, diplomas and certificates, references, driver's license, VOG, employment history, integrity statement and social media profile.
