How can the invoicing company help me employ freelancers?

Employing a self-employed person or freelancer is a straightforward way to achieve your employment goals. Light entrepreneurs and private traders are always employed on an assignment basis according to the needs of the business, for example for gigs, seasonal work or longer-term assignments. FREE.fi takes care of all the bureaucracy related to the self employed payroll, taxes and insurance on behalf of the light entrepreneur and private trader. In this way, the employer can ensure that all legal obligations are properly taken care of.

How do I employ a self-employed person?

Employing a self-employed person is easy, you just need the right person to do the job and a contract of employment.

Is it efficient to employ a self-employed person?

By employing a FREE.fi certified self-employed person, your company can get a worker without heavy payroll costs such as freelance payroll accounting. The resulting savings on administrative work for the company can be shared with the self-employed in the form of higher compensation. The higher compensation allows the self-employed workers to earn a higher net income and the higher price level you can offer increases therefor the competitiveness of your company.

Does employing freelancers and self-employed people save time?

FREE.fi offers automation solutions for companies, which allow FREE.fi to significantly simplify the payroll and financial management processes of companies, saving time for both company representatives and light entrepreneurs as well as private traders. If you employ several freelancers at the same time, you should ask us about our invoice automation options – instead of several freelance related invoices, you will receive one invoice to pay and we will take care of the rest.

Is employing a freelancer a good way to employ people?

A modern employer offers working people more than one way to work. The modern work offering, as well as the work itself, involves expectations about how the work is done. For this reason, modern employers offer their workers and job-doers the freedom to choose between a traditional employment relationship and a commission relationship, for example as a freelancer, light entrepreneur or private trader.

Is it responsible to employ a gig worker?

FREE.fi service fees include accident, liability and legal expenses insurance to ensure that employing a FREE.fi light entrepreneur as a freelancer is safe and responsible. We also want to ensure that every self-employed person has enough information about working as a self-employed person together with you.

Light entrepreneurship is a modern way of employing oneself and growing in popularity every year

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Light entrepreneurship is a modern way of employing oneself and growing in popularity every year. Hiring light entrepreneur or a private trader as an asset doesn’t require an employment relationship. Hiring self-employed people as workers is a versatile solution and therefore an excellent option for every company that needs new workforce. Hiring a gig worker – whether it’s a light entrepreneur or a private trader – does not bind you to a traditional employment relationship, this way the work will be done on contract/assignment basis.

Hire a freelancer as a light entrepreneur

Light entrepreneur is a risk free and cost-effective solution

Light entrepreneurship is a form of working as a self employed person that is growing in popularity every year. A light entrepreneur is a self-employed person who uses an invoicing service to invoice their work. Freelance workers can also use an invoicing service. Any individual can be a light entrepreneur. There is no need for a Business ID as a light entrepreneur – the light entrepreneur uses FREE.fi’s Business ID as their Business ID.

Hiring a light entrepreneur as a freelancer or a gig worker does not require the establishment of an employment relationship – remember however to make a written agreement of the assignment to be done. A light entrepreneur is a versatile solution if you have the right person for the assignment and therefore an excellent option for any company that needs new employees or an extra hand during a high-season. Hiring a gig worker or freelancer – whether a light entrepreneur or a private trader – is not as binding on the client as a traditional employment relationship, making it less financially risky for the client company.

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FREE.fi Partner's experiences

"With a collaboration between FREE.fi and ProppUp, FREE.fi has enabled us to be able to offer all the services that light entrepreneurs truly need in order to do business. The most important thing to us in this collaboration is to lower the threshold of becoming an entrepreneur in the industry, be sure that our users who do contruction and renovation work are propely insured with accident and liability insurances, and to remove the burden of administrative work. We also got assistance with looking for test users, which helped us to get our operations started!"

Noora Kuisma, CCO & Co-Founder
ProppU

"Superpesis team Joensuun Maila will employ their home game staff as light entrepreneurs instead of a traditional employment agreement this summer. Salary payment will be handled quickly and easily in this collaboration between JoMa and FREE.fi, making life easier for both Joensuun Maila and the light entrepreneurs. Because of this collaboration, JoMa is able to pay their staff a greater hourly wage."

Matti Lindholm, CEO
Super-Joma Oy

"In the summer of 2023, Biketaxi will offer all of their summer workers the ability to choose between having a traditional employment agreement or being FREE.fi light entrepreneurs. Thanks to FREE.fi light entrepreneurship, Biketaxi’s drivers are able to work more freely and flexibly, and therefore earn more than they would with traditional employment. Biketaxi’s entrepreneurs want to offer everyone the opportunity to get aqcuainted with entrepreneurial working."

Miika Keihänen, Entrepreneur
Bike Taxi Oy

FAQ about employing freelancers and gig-workers

For Companies

How can the invoicing company help me employ freelancers?

Employing a self-employed person or freelancer is a straightforward way to achieve your employment goals. Light entrepreneurs and private traders are always employed on an assignment basis according to the needs of the business, for example for gigs, seasonal work or longer-term assignments. FREE.fi takes care of all the bureaucracy related to the self employed payroll, taxes and insurance on behalf of the light entrepreneur and private trader. In this way, the employer can ensure that all legal obligations are properly taken care of.
How do I employ a self-employed person?

Employing a self-employed person is easy, you just need the right person to do the job and a contract of employment.
Is it efficient to employ a self-employed person?

By employing a FREE.fi certified self-employed person, your company can get a worker without heavy payroll costs such as freelance payroll accounting. The resulting savings on administrative work for the company can be shared with the self-employed in the form of higher compensation. The higher compensation allows the self-employed workers to earn a higher net income and the higher price level you can offer increases therefor the competitiveness of your company.
Does employing freelancers and self-employed people save time?

FREE.fi offers automation solutions for companies, which allow FREE.fi to significantly simplify the payroll and financial management processes of companies, saving time for both company representatives and light entrepreneurs as well as private traders. If you employ several freelancers at the same time, you should ask us about our invoice automation options – instead of several freelance related invoices, you will receive one invoice to pay and we will take care of the rest.
Is employing a freelancer a good way to employ people?

A modern employer offers working people more than one way to work. The modern work offering, as well as the work itself, involves expectations about how the work is done. For this reason, modern employers offer their workers and job-doers the freedom to choose between a traditional employment relationship and a commission relationship, for example as a freelancer, light entrepreneur or private trader.
Is it responsible to employ a gig worker?

FREE.fi service fees include accident, liability and legal expenses insurance to ensure that employing a FREE.fi light entrepreneur as a freelancer is safe and responsible. We also want to ensure that every self-employed person has enough information about working as a self-employed person together with you.

Find the right person for your needs

Find the right person for the job in a cost-effective way, without any commitment to the job. With FREE.fi, Finland’s fastest growing invoicing service, you’ll find self-employed people who are easy, fast and hassle-free to employ. Whether your business needs a gig or seasonal worker, or you’re planning a potentially longer-term assignment, hiring a FREE.fi light entrepreneur or private trader is a flexible and versatile solution.

We take care of all the bureaucracy involved in paying wages, taxes and insurance on your behalf. This way you, as the principal, can be sure that all the legal obligations of the light entrepreneur are properly taken care of. We also help you determine the right price for any assignments – we are completely against dumping assignment prices and so should you.

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Löydä yrityksesi tarpeisiin sopiva kevytyrittäjä

Register as a light entrepreneur today and enjoy the freedom of self-employment.

Registration is free and does not bind you to anything. There are no monthly fees or hidden costs in our service and you can stop using the service at any time. We charge a 4% service fee and a 2.5% FREE coverage fee only when the customer pays your invoice and you are about to receive money.

Register yourself to become a private trader with a Business ID - we will take care of the accounting for you.

Private traders are the most common entrepreneurs in Finland is effortless using FREE.fi. Register yourself as a private trader and start doing business with a Business ID today with only a 5% service fee, which is only charged when your customer has paid your invoice.