{"id":23107,"date":"2024-05-27T09:03:45","date_gmt":"2024-05-27T09:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fairpacct.nl\/recommendations-for-contracts-and-freelancers-in-archaeology\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T09:23:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T09:23:40","slug":"recommendations-for-contracts-and-freelancers-in-archaeology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fairpacct.nl\/en\/recommendations-for-contracts-and-freelancers-in-archaeology\/","title":{"rendered":"Recommendations for contracts and freelancers in archaeology"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23107\" class=\"elementor elementor-23107 elementor-20992\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-941d4ed e-flex e-con-boxed qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"941d4ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06d0c88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06d0c88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Photo: \u00c7atalh\u00f6y\u00fck Research Project <em>|<\/em> Publication: 27\/05\/24<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-445dad4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"445dad4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb3d924\" data-id=\"cb3d924\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e30edd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e30edd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In November 2023, the Archaeology Chain Table presented, among other things, a &#8216;Standard Regulations on Secondary Employment Conditions.&#8217; As of now, two additional memoranda are available: &#8216;Contract form and contract duration&#8217; and &#8216;Position of self-employed workers&#8217;. The contents of these are relevant to    <\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">workers, businesses, organizations and governments in archaeology.  <\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">They can also be useful for other cultural and creative subsectors.<\/span><\/b> <b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">More fair pay practice tools to follow.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Practice tools<\/h3>\n<p>View and download the Archaeology Chain Table practice tools here:  <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fairpacct.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/FairPACCT-Ketentafel-Officieus-Functiehuis-Archeologie-definitief-november-2023.xlsx\">Practice tool 1:  <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/fairpacct.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/FairPACCT-Ketentafel-Officieus-Functiehuis-Archeologie-definitief-november-2023.xlsx\"><strong>Unofficial Function House<\/strong> Archaeology. Final version, November 2023.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fairpacct.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/FairPACCT-Ketentafel-Standaardregeling-Secundaire-Arbeidsvoorwaarden-Archeologie-definitief-november-2023.pdf\">Practice tool 2:  <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/fairpacct.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/FairPACCT-Ketentafel-Standaardregeling-Secundaire-Arbeidsvoorwaarden-Archeologie-definitief-november-2023.pdf\"><strong>Standard arrangement for secondary benefits<\/strong> archaeology. Final version, November 2023.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fairpacct.nl\/praktijkinstrument-nr-2-archeologie-standaardregeling-secundaire-arbeidsvoorwaarden-archeologie-notitie-1-contractvorm-en-contractduur-mei-2024\/\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Practical tool 2: Standard regulation on secondary employment conditions for archaeology. <strong>Note 1 &#8211; Form of contract and duration of contract<\/strong>. May 2024. <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fairpacct.nl\/praktijkinstrument-nr-2-archeologie-standaardregeling-secundaire-arbeidsvoorwaarden-archeologie-notitie-2-positie-zzpers-mei-2024\/\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Practical tool 2: Standard regulation on secondary employment conditions for archaeology. <strong>Note 2 &#8211; Position of self-employed workers<\/strong>. May 2024. <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Form of Contract and Duration of Contract  <\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There are various forms of employment contracts in the Netherlands. Contracts for fixed and indefinite periods, secondment\/agency contracts and (increasingly rare)   <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">zero-hours contracts and payrolling. The duration of the contract (for a fixed term) varies: from short-term contracts on a project basis, to several months or a year. All these different forms are used in the Dutch archaeological labor market.  <\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">The chain table highlights laws and regulations in the memorandum &#8220;Contract Form and Contract Duration.  <\/span> <\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1. Bottlenecks identified<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On the basis of independent preliminary investigations and knowledge of the field, the Chain Table identified various bottlenecks in archaeology. These include failure to progress to a permanent contract after a number of temporary employment contracts and poorer secondary benefits for a temporary employee. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2. Recommended improvements<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In this memo, the chain table makes recommendations for improvement such as:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For employers, make sure you choose the form of contract carefully.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Flexible where flexible is needed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For structural format space, start with a fixed-term contract.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If mutually agreeable then an indefinite contract.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For employees, ask for clarity before you start anywhere, ask for intent.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What is the reason for the vacancy and how it will be filled?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Is it a temporary filling?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Is an extension potentially possible?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}\"> <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Position of self-employed workers  <\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the memo &#8220;Position of self-employed workers,&#8221; the chain table shows their labor market plus income in archaeology and highlights the laws and regulations that apply to them.  <\/span> <\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1. Outlined problems<\/span><\/b> <\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The chain table outlined a number of problems with regard to the self-employed in archaeology.  <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">First, false self-employment. Next, the negotiating position of freelancers: this is weakened in the current market by strong competition on price. Moreover, as subcontractors, they are rarely involved in the main contractor&#8217;s bidding process. As a result, the subcontractor has little influence on the schedule and the rates to be charged. In addition, being uninsured for disability, legal liability and pension is a problem.    <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2. Proposed solution directions<\/span><\/b> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To solve the problem of &#8220;false self-employment,&#8221; the chain table refers in particular to new legislation.  <\/span> <\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The poor negotiating position can be overcome by zzp rate proposals from the chain table that are grafted onto rewards of employees with similar work, mutual price agreements between zzp&#8217;ers and model tendering conditions archaeology.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rate proposals from the chain table that allow the self-employed room for insurance for disability, legal liability and retirement could provide a solution to being uninsured.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}\"> <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d23ff4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d23ff4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><strong>Learn more<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fairpacct.nl\/ketentafel-archeologie\/\">FairPACCT chain table Archaeology  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fairpacct.nl\/ketentafel-archeologie\/\">(continue reading under the heading &#8216;current&#8217; or &#8216;across the table&#8217;)<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"> <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In November 2023, the Archaeology Chain Table presented, among other things, a &#8220;Standard Arrangement of Fringe Benefits. As of now, two additional notes are available: &#8220;Form of Contract and Contract Duration&#8221; and &#8220;Position of Self-Employed Workers. 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