I am not sure about Netherlands, but in Germany there seems to be no such choice...

		oytis 64 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: America's stock-market dominance is an emergency f... I am not sure about Netherlands, but in Germany there seems to be no such choice. Getting a higher salary is hard even if you are willing to work more. Freelancing is probably the only way, but freelancing contracts get cut first in the current downturn.

In the US everyone has a contract similar to what you consider freelance...