For over 15 years, PVB Freelance has been a leading player in payroll management in France.

With an average of 150 missions managed per year, we have developed a real expertise in understanding our client’s needs and the administrative management of their external consultants.

Salary portage to support our clients, their consultants and their transition managers.

Wage portage is an efficient way for businesses to access specialized talent without the administrative burden of direct employment. Consultants work independently on your projects while being employed by an umbrella company. This streamlined approach provides numerous benefits for managing your external workforce.

Easy and flexible : Wage portage is a perfect solution for companies requiring frequent expert assistance. The process is easy and fast. In less than 48 hours the administrative matters are completed and the independent consultant can start his mission.

 

What is the Wage portage

Wage portage is a unique employment arrangement in France that allows professionals, especially freelancers, to work independently while benefiting from the advantages of salaried status.

Wage portage is a hybrid model that bridges the gap between independent work and traditional employment, providing flexibility and security.

Here’s a breakdown of how it works :

Three-Party Relationship : The system involves three key parties

  • The freelancer or independent professional (the "consultant").
  • A client company that needs the consultant's services.
  • A portage company (also known as the umbrella company).

How It Works:

  • The consultant searches for his missions and negotiates the conditions with the clients.
  • Instead of being directly hired by the client, the consultant signs a contract with the portage company. The client company, in turn, signs a commercial contract with the portage company to pay for the consultant’s services.
  • The portage company takes care of administrative tasks (invoicing, tax payments, payroll, social contributions, etc.), transforming the consultant's earnings into a salary.

Salaried Status:

  • The consultant enjoys the benefits of being a salaried employee, including access to social security, unemployment insurance, retirement contributions, and paid leave.

Why Use It:

  • It’s particularly attractive to freelancers who want to maintain independence while benefiting from the social protection of salaried employment, and to international consultants needing a legal work status in France without setting up a business.

The advantages of wage portage for companies

  • Ease of starting a mission with a French or foreign consultant.
  • The consultant can be operational in less than 48 hours.
  • You do not have to manage the administrative matters of your consultant since he is employed by an umbrella company.
  • Your consultant is a foreigner and needs a work permit ? We take care of this.
  • Your consultant needs assistance with finding accommodation, opening a bank account, managing issues related to social protection, insurance, etc. The umbrella company is there for that.

The advantages of wage portage for consultants

 

  • You seek your mission and negotiate the conditions.
  • You benefit from the advantages of independence and employment status at the same time.
  • You benefit from the standard French social security (Health, unemployment, retiring).
  • You have access to our professional networking
  • You benefit from a legal compliance framework

Our Specific services for foreigners

Work permits

PVB has developed a specific offer to take care of the work visa as well as the reception of foreign workers. In order to get a work permit to work in France, the foreign contractor must have a “sponsor” which is his employer PVB. The process must be run on behalf of PVB. We advise the consultant on the choice of visa since there are several types, and then we support him throughout the process.

Welcoming of foreign consultants

PVB has put in place a range of welcoming services :

  • Collection of consultant needs, presentation of the region and the host city
  • Search and selection of accommodation
  • Guided tour of selected accommodations
  • Assistance with signing the lease
  • Assistance with administrative procedures for putting housing into service
  • Assistance with opening a bank account and registering with social security

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