{"id":63099,"date":"2025-12-24T01:04:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T01:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emprendix.com\/?p=63099"},"modified":"2025-12-24T01:04:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T01:04:37","slug":"what-is-a-trade-or-economically-dependent-self-employed-worker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emprendix.com\/en\/what-is-a-trade-or-economically-dependent-self-employed-worker\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a TRADE or economically dependent self-employed worker?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Understanding the figure of the economically dependent self-employed worker is key if you work almost exclusively for a single client and are looking for an accountant for self-employed in Palma<\/a> to help you avoid legal risks and financial penalties arising from poor contractual or tax management.<\/p>\n In a management services in Mallorca<\/a>, this is a very common query among self-employed professionals who concentrate most of their income on a single client and are unaware of the legal consequences of not correctly formalising their status as an economically dependent self-employed worker.<\/p>\n An economically dependent self-employed worker, known as a TRADE, is a self-employed professional who carries out their economic or professional activity for a company or client from whom they receive at least 75% of their income.<\/p>\n This is a particularly controversial figure, as it is closely linked to so-called false self-employment, meaning professionals who are hired as self-employed workers to avoid a standard employment relationship and the payment of contributions to the General Social Security Scheme.<\/p>\n For this very reason, self-employed workers\u2019 associations have been calling for years for the integration of TRADEs into the General Social Security Scheme, as the line between a commercial relationship and an employment relationship can be very thin.<\/p>\n In addition, as we will see below, meeting all the legal requirements to be recognised as a TRADE is not easy, and any mistake can have significant financial consequences.<\/p>\n The self-employed worker must notify the client in writing that they meet the legal requirements to be considered a TRADE and that a contract under this modality will be formalised. It is essential to keep proof of this notification.<\/p>\n The TRADE contract must be formalised in writing and must include, at a minimum, the following contents:<\/p>\n In addition, the worker must expressly declare in the contract:<\/p>\n The contract must be registered with the State Public Employment Service within 10 working days from its signing. After registration, the self-employed worker must notify the client within 5 working days.<\/p>\n If 15 working days elapse from the signing without the worker having completed the registration or notification, the client will be obliged to register it within 10 working days.<\/p>\nWhat is an economically dependent self-employed worker (TRADE)<\/h2>\n
How to formalise a TRADE contract step by step<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n1. Verify that the legal conditions are met<\/h3>\n
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2. Notify the client in writing of the TRADE status<\/h3>\n
3. Sign a written contract with the minimum required clauses<\/h3>\n
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4. Register the contract with the SEPE<\/h3>\n