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Oh cool! So you can just contract for international companies out of France, pay your taxes as normal, and you still get unemployment if you get fired unexpect
by rozenmd 5y ago
Oh cool!
So you can just contract for international companies out of France, pay your taxes as normal, and you still get unemployment if you get fired unexpectedly?
- Jacqued 5y agoUnemployment is the one benefit you can't get as a contractor (in France, I don't know about OP's country), but it doesn't work that great for higher income professionals anyway. When it comes to health insurance or retirement you're generally covered though.
- rmnclmnt 5y agoIf you are a solo contractor / business owner, indeed you cannot pretend for unemployment compensation ("chômage"). But if you care about accounting, after some time you can live off several months / years without any revenue. One last thing: at least in France (don't other countries) you are obligated to contract for multiple clients (at least 2) per fiscal year to avoid fraudulent employment and the risk of losing a client the next day. And in this day and age, landing a new client in the IT/Software/Data/AI/whatever industry is relatively easy!