Shifting from employee to freelance
Hi Belgian freelance community!
I am looking into going freelance with my current employer which is in the IT consultancy industry. I am currently there for 6 years as an employee with the same years of seniority. Since I am trying to build a startup with a friend of mine I requested to start as a freelance contractor at my current employer as well to consolidate.
For the rate, they took the current cost as an employee and derived the day rate from that. I'm insure if this is fair since I feel like the rate is a bit low for the position I have at this company and I will be taking on more risk. On the other hand I'm unsure if my negotion position is strong enough to negotiate a higher rate since I'm the requesting party.
Currently my gross is 6100 + car (3500 net), hospitalisation, meal vouchers, CAO bonus and project extension bonus. The propose day rate is 550.
To be honest I'm pretty new to this and it is hard for me to be fully aware of the risk. Any insights would be greatly appreciated!