Dutch Pal for Payroll

[josepi90]

realise i don't have many posts here, but think its worth sharing the info below.

For the last contract i had in NL, i used a small company called "Conto Direct', based out of Cyprus. They were the cheapest that i could find that could handle NL payroll/taxes etc. In September 2010 was paying 165 euros p/m. Never had any major problems with them and the seemed to operate well and payed me on time.

I'm interviewing today for another job in NL, and was planning to use them again, but just checked the Conto website ,which is down for redesign/maintenance for some reason. Googles chached paged for the site shows the same maintenance page, so im unsure of the current status ( hence me finding this thread)

Not sure on how they handle the 30% ruling - mine expired after 10 years ages ago so dont have the benefit, but it was discussed when i first contacted them so presume its doable.

Ive emailed them to see if there still in business. Would use them again fwiw, but the lack of web presence concerns me a little.

cheers
joe

[josepi90]

update.. my emails to conto former contacts have bounced, phone not answered and their sister company domain also unavailable.. suspect they've gone under.

[ExpatFamily]

AVOID Dutchpal!!!

My husband has been using DutchPal for eight months. They have NEVER ONCE paid him on time. Sometimes they are up to a month late (and that's on top of the ridiculously long time it's "supposed" to take anyway). They've paid him the wrong amount, into the wrong account, in the wrong currency. They've given us bad information at every turn. They never answer their phones and take forever to return e-mails. I don't understand how they justify charging hundreds of Euros per month to take money from our employer with their left hand and pass it to us with their right hand and they still manage to screw it up on an epic scale every single time.

[CiderEagle]

I worked for a year in the Netherlands and used a payroll company called Liberty Bishop, who were helpful, reasonable to deal with, not too pricey. Never had any issues with them. They helped with the 30% rule too (which is a real Godsend).

I've never heard of Dutch Pal - now that in itself doesn't mean they're no good (I am not setting myself up as any sort of expert here) but with all the research me and Mrs CiderEagle did when I went over in '09, I'm surprised the name doesn't ring a bell. Unless they're very new (ie post 2010).

Hope this helps.

[it54321]

Duthcpal bankrupt

My husband has been using DutchPal for eight months. They have NEVER ONCE paid him on time. Sometimes they are up to a month late (and that's on top of the ridiculously long time it's "supposed" to take anyway). They've paid him the wrong amount, into the wrong account, in the wrong currency. They've given us bad information at every turn. They never answer their phones and take forever to return e-mails. I don't understand how they justify charging hundreds of Euros per month to take money from our employer with their left hand and pass it to us with their right hand and they still manage to screw it up on an epic scale every single time.

I was using Dutchpal in 2011, thankfully switched to another payroll company before they went bankrupt, however trying to work out whether they owed me some money still. Was anyone else using them when they went bankrupt, ie late 2011, early 2012?