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Election: Freelancers unlikely to vote PvdA, do not want to be 'mothered'

Wednesday 05 September 2012

Freelancers (zzp'ers) are unlikely to vote for the Labour party PvdA despite the party's efforts to attract them with specific policies, according to the voting intentions barometer of freelancers' platform Victor Mundi.

'Freelancers are against many PvdA policies,' Victor Mundi's Jeroen Sakkers told BNR radio. 'These include, minimum fees and compulsory insurance against loss of income.'

Only just under 25% of freelancers are in favour of loss of income insurance with its high premiums, Sakkers said.

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Nor are they keen on Mei li Vos, a prospective MP appointed by the PvdA to look after the interests of freelancers. Just 14% think this is a good idea. The rest do not want to be 'mothered' by her.

According to Johan Marrink of ZZP Nederland, freelancers think of themselves as entrepreneurs and are more likely to vote VVD, D66 or Christian Democrat.

'There are 750,000 freelancers in the Netherlands which translates as a lot of seats,' he told BNR radio. 'This is why they are getting more attention than during previous elections.'

Would you vote for the PvdA as a freelancer? Let us know on the comment form below.

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Readers' comments (4)

As a freelancer, I certainly wouldn't vote VVD. The stick-in-the-mud party used to not be afraid of taking painful decisions, but more recently has been looking over his right shoulder to try to gain PVV (Freedom Party) votes. As a result the VVD is not budging on mortgage interest tax relief - result is total stagnation in housing market, is saying no to Europe (but quite often does yes)which is bad for business, is for more road building which will only clog up again, and against pay as you drive schemes which would unclog the motorways while it introduces a gimmick 130 km/hr speed limit - no good to anyone, and makes empty 1000-euro promises.

By Nicola Chadwick | September 5, 2012 11:49 AM

Many people are not freelancing by choice.
Rather than regulate the freelancers I would like to know what policies can make permanent employments less onerous.

By someone | September 5, 2012 4:19 PM

I wouldn't support any regulation that is compulsory. The whole point of going freelance is that it affords more freedom. To have that freedom curtailed by regulation is missing the point of what makes freelancing different from working as an employee.

By Nadjib Amar | September 5, 2012 9:46 PM

Many of us ARE freelancing by choice. The reason I am freelancing is because I want to make all the decisions about how my business is run. My only constraints are my conscience, profitability, and the law. Anything that made employment "less onerous" would still fall well short of making me happy.

By Someone else | September 6, 2012 4:02 AM