Starting October 1, new regulations come into effect for working with self-employed individuals and sole proprietors through digital platforms. From now on, one contractor cannot work for a single client more than 60 hours per month during any six-month period.
Why These Rules Were Introduced
In recent years, companies have increasingly been hiring self-employed workers through marketplaces and delivery services. Often, these are no longer one-off tasks but regular work — essentially full-time employment, but without employment contracts or social guarantees. The authorities decided to establish clear criteria: if a specialist works for one company more than 60 hours a month, it's a sign that formal employment arrangements should be considered.
What Exactly Changes
Platforms must track time — marketplaces, service aggregators, and freelance exchanges must record hours worked by each contractor for each client.
If the limit is exceeded — the platform must suspend new orders between that specific pair.
Number of clients is not limited — contractors can work with different companies, as long as they don't exceed 60 hours per month per client.
Which Industries Are Affected
The restrictions will affect virtually all sectors that use platform-based employment: construction, logistics, retail, food service, building maintenance, real estate, education, IT, advertising, transportation, sports, and entertainment.
What This Means for Businesses
Risks:
If a contractor works more than 60 hours, the relationship may be reclassified as employment — leading to additional taxes, contributions, and penalties.
Platforms automatically block orders when limits are exceeded, which could disrupt operations.
Business models may need to be reviewed and workloads distributed among multiple specialists.
Opportunities:
Clear criteria provide certainty: if work is under 60 hours, there should be no issues.
Businesses can safely engage contractors for specific one-off tasks.
How to Prepare
Analyze how many hours your contractors currently work through platforms.
Distribute workload among multiple specialists.
Convert systematically engaged specialists to staff or formal direct contracts.
Check whether your platforms are ready for the new requirements.
Consult experts on tax and employment risks.
How Acsour Can Help
Tax and legal consulting — risk analysis and selecting safe models for working with contractors.
Contract audit — reviewing agreements for reclassification risks.
Strategy development — minimizing tax risks.
Full support — comprehensive accounting, tax, and legal outsourcing.
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