When you have a pre-identified candidate, Smelt Interim is supportive as a (master) service provider to contract, onboard, and take care of all administrative activities to ensure that you can work seamlessly with the freelancer.

Smelt already has (master service)  agreements with many companies in life sciences. And if Smelt is not yet listed as a supplier in your company, our contracts manager will support you in the process. If you want to learn more about how we can support you send a message to finance@smelt.nl.

Yes, we have to admit that when you count the numbers, a freelancer is more expensive than your employee. But if you take into account that a freelancer only bills the hours worked for your company, take into account that you have much more flexibility, access to specific knowledge and experience, the benefits far outweigh the numbers.

The notice period of the agreement is determined by what you have stipulated in the agreement with the interim professional or with the service provider. According to Dutch law, you may terminate the agreement by the next day. Smelt does not consider such a notice period appropriate in the life sciences industry and therefore always suggests a period of one week to two weeks to both parties.