Freelance Status Assessment
A structured review of one engagement, comparing the contract with working reality and setting out indicators of self-employment and dependent employment.
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Know where your working relationship really stands.
Techworkgrid examines the facts behind freelance engagements: instructions, integration, entrepreneurial risk, substitution, working time and the reality behind the contract.
A practical classification review
The contract is only the starting point.
German status assessment looks at how work is carried out day to day. We map written terms against actual instructions, team integration, equipment, pricing freedom, client concentration and business risk—then explain the points that carry weight.
Ways we can help
Focused advice for a consequential decision
Choose a concise first review or a documented assessment for a complex engagement.
Status Orientation Consultation
A focused first conversation to identify the decisive facts, immediate concerns and the proportionate route for further review.
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Company Engagement Practice Review
A review for organisations using several independent specialists, focused on recurring instructions, integration patterns and onboarding practice.
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Useful before you act
For freelancers, clients and growing teams
- Review a proposed engagement before signing
- Understand exposure in an established working arrangement
- Prepare facts for a Deutsche Rentenversicherung status procedure
- Identify practical changes without disguising the reality of the work
“The review separated clauses that sounded reassuring from facts that actually mattered. We changed the reporting line and clarified the project boundary before onboarding.”
“I had expected a simple yes or no. The answer was more nuanced, but the written risk map gave me a sensible basis for speaking with my client.”
Start with context
Not sure which review fits?
Describe the role, duration and everyday working arrangement. We reply within one business day and suggest the proportionate next step.
Send a case outline →Recent guides
Read the criteria in plain English
When the contract says freelance but daily work says something else
Why substitution clauses, flexible-hours wording and project labels must be checked against actual conduct.
Read guide →Seven signs of organisational integration worth examining
A practical look at reporting lines, internal roles, rosters, approvals and client systems—without treating any one fact as decisive.
Read guide →Preparing the factual record for a German status procedure
What to organise before considering a section 7a SGB IV status determination—and why selective evidence is a poor foundation.
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