That's precisely why these full-time situations should be avoided when working as a freelancer. Freelancing is a type of self-employment. Hiring someone full-ti

That's precisely why these full-time situations should be avoided when working as a freelancer. Freelancing is a type of self-employment. Hiring someone full-time for an extended period of time is not. Hiring freelancers just to save social security costs or to avoid labour laws is unethical at best and in many jurisdictions downright illegal. Setting up a payroll system to make this look good on paper is quite a dodgy move.