Frequently Asked Questions

You can work under a wage portage system as long as you can find your own mission. As long as the foreign consultant resides in France (for tax purposes), has a residence permit authorizing him to work (employee), he has every right to work with an umbrella company.

This status, which gives the advantages of an employee, gives you access to payslips, employer certificates, and therefore allows you to become a freelance while keeping your "employee" status.

You can also renew your residence permit thanks to this status or even change your status if you are interested in the "Passeport Talent". (European Blue Card, Jeune Entreprise Innovante, ...)

If you are resident in France for tax purposes, there is no difference between a foreign client and a French client.

We deal with all of them in the same way. Your salary will be paid at the end of the month regardless of their payment terms.

Our team ensures solvency and recovery.

Currently, our employees are working with clients all over the world: Germany, UK, Canada, Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, etc.

If you are not a tax resident, at this time we switch to an international salary portage offer dedicated to expatriates. Contact us for more information.

Get in touch with our teams to learn more about the professional trainings we offer.

Certain requirements must be met in order to benefit from the training subsidy:

• the training must be done while working with an umbrella company
• the training must be directly related to your field of expertise
• the training hours must correspond to your working hours
• the training organization must be certified Datadock or QUALIOPI

The process for contributing to the training account remains the same as for a regular full-time employee, you contribute on the basis of the hours worked.

Under a wage portage system, you have the same rights as a regular employee.

If you wish to follow a training course, ask for an estimated price from the training organization and send it to our team.

We will then put together an official request and ask our partners to take in charge the fees. 

You can register and follow the training as soon as the process is completed. 

When you declare your professional expenses, such as any purchase of IT equipment (e.g.: computer), you can recover the VAT, but only if you provide proof of payment (invoice)

You have the possibility to be refunded your travel expenses by presenting a receipt to your umbrella company (as part of your professional expenses). This reimbursement is regulated according to the Urssaf scale.

According to your turnover, WEEPO reimburses your operating expenses, that is to say all the expenses which allow you to carry out your mission. These expenses include the purchase of supplies, IT equipment, everything that allows you to prospect, learn (training), mileage allowance, and a Swile card. If you are working from home, you can be reimbursed for a part of your internet & telephone subscription, electricity costs, as well as part of your rent and, if necessary, your subscription to a coworking space.

There are two types of professional expenses, the operating expenses invoiced to the umbrella company (and limited according to your turnover), and the mission expenses, fully reimbursed (i.e. without limit) at the expense of your client.

The status of employee includes being a paid employee and therefore benefits from a minimum wage, the same principle applies to an umbrella company which must pay a minimum wage in correlation to the turnover. The social security threshold is used to determine it.  In order for this salary to be in accordance with the regulations of each party, a minimum daily rate of 300 euros must be considered.

The sick leave and the work accident are both treated according to the legal regime for an employee, in compliance with the Labor Code and the Social Security Code. A freelancer benefiting fully from the social security will have to follow the same procedures as a classic employee.

In the case of a sick leave, the employee has 48 hours to obtain a medical certificate justifying his situation. This certificate must be sent to the health insurance company and the umbrella company which will make a request to social security by sending the payslips and the employer's statement.

To obtain your unemployment rights at the end of your contract, you must register on Pôle Emploi by sending your employer's statement and payslips. Pôle emploi will then calculate your benefits based on your previous salaries.

Once you put us in touch with your clilent, we will do everything we can to get you up and running quickly.

Our softwares allow us to sign documents and check the financial solvency of your clients in a matter of seconds. 

On average, our consultants start within 24 hours.

It is perfectly possible to combine two jobs. The consultant is considered as an employee of the umbrella company, but the latter has no right of authority over the employee. In fact, the consultant is free to choose the mission, the client... In order for the combination to be possible, all the employee has to do is respect the agreement of September 3rd, 2021 concerning the accumulation of jobs or activities. 

A fixed-term contract can be renewed twice and the term of the contract can be extended up to 3 months, if both parties agree, to allow the employee to search.

In wage portage you are the boss, so the subordination link is a formality. You remain completely autonomous in your work and you can hold other jobs without being subject to a non-competition or exclusivity clause.

Weepo offers you a 100% digital experience by allowing you to manage your project and activity account through the app.

Indeed, all our consultants have access to the HappyPal platform, a large choice of discounted services and products.

Weepo has set up a whole ecosystem of partners to facilitate the life of its consultants, such as kindergartens, leasing, PEE/PERCO, CE/CSE, real estate agency, access to professional training...
 

A freelance employee is entitled to the same rights and advantages as a classic employee like social security, unemployment pension, retirement and paid vacations. 

The income protection insurance allows umbrella companies to cover the salaries of their consultants in case of non-payment from the client. Every umbrella company must take out a financial guarantee.

You cannot be paid by the umbrella company but you can benefit from unemployment allowances.

Tax revenue is deducted directly from the salary 

In some cases, it is indeed possible for a freelancer to combine the unemployment allowance with the income received from his activity. However, in order to benefit from this, he must meet certain criteria:

• They must have worked a minimum of 88 days or 610 hours during the last 28 months (or 36 months, for those over 53 years old)
• If they wish to receive an unemployment allowance to make up for the temporary loss of income at the end of or between two assignments 
• If they wish to start their own business as a freelance employee while being registered on the Pôle emploi as a job seeker by presenting an employer's statement that justifies the situation
• Not to exceed the limit of total income, i.e. the income from the professional activity and the unemployment allowance must not exceed the previous gross salary.

The WEEPO team has negotiated the best services for you.

Currently, our insurance company offers a basic package (very satisfactory level of reimbursement) at the price of 60 € for a single person and 122 € for the whole family (spouse and children included).

We also have two options in addition to the basic one. This price has no impact on the salary estimation as it is covered by the company.

You are supposed to receive your salary between 6th and 8th of each month.

At WEEPO, we keep things simple. You receive 100% of the salary from the first month. The payment of wages is independent of the payment terms of your client. Find out more .

You have until the 2nd of the following month to declare your expense report. If you miss the deadline, the tool will provision 15% of your turnover as a reimbursement of NDF.

The salary will therefore be processed on the theoretical basis of 85% of your turnover. If you declare your expense report in the following days (before the 10th), it will be processed and refunded immediately.

If you report after the 10th, it will be refunded the following month.

If you have no expense report, the provisioned amount will be refunded the following month.

Expense Reports are processed monthly and reimbursed within the limit of 15% of turnover or 30% of gross salary (URSSAF limitation).

Your expense report must be reported by the 2nd of the following month at the latest.

Refunded expenses are:

• Transportation (metro, bus, taxi, train, etc.),
• If you use your vehicle for professional appointments: Mileage allowances + tolls, parking,...
• Phone or Internet bills costs are reimbursed at 50% for mixed-use and at 100% if used for business only,
• Office supplies
• Computer equipment (Within the limit of 600 € TTC). If the amount is higher, please contact us before purchasing
• In very specific cases, a part of the rent is reimbursed. 

Wage portage is designed for professionals with expertise: IT trainers or consultants, finance, communication, human resources, and more generally in any intellectual service profession.

Many people can resort to an umbrella company at different stages of their professional career: starting a company, consultant, young graduate, executive in search of employment (maintenance of ASSEDIC rights and extension of the duration of compensation), retired senior ...

An umbrella company is paid directly based on your turnover.

Changing your umbrella company is therefore possible whilst on a mission. There is no non-competition clause under the wage portage system.

However, you are required to respect a notice, to inform your client so that he can prepare for the switch. Your client can't force you to chose a particular umbrella company.

You can take contact with a new umbrella company as soon as you decide on an end date to your mission with your current one.

"Wage portage is a set of contractual relations organized between the consultant , the client company and the umbrella company that grants the wage-earning plan for the consultant and the compensation for his services to the client.”. Article L.1251-64 - Code du Travail