Use this setting to decide whether the client must enter assignment details when adding a self-employed worker. The assignment includes the assignment description and the duration, among other things.
Why use it?
Do you want an assignment to be recorded for every self-employed worker, for example to assess their deployment? Then choose Mandatory. If you do not use assignments, choose None.
Applies to
Organisation level
You can find this setting in the organisation settings, under the heading Registration requirements. The setting applies to all projects of the organisation.
Options
Not set (default setting)
The system setting is used, which is Optional.
None
The client is not asked to enter assignment details. The Create assignment button is not shown and the assignment does not appear in the assessment.
➕ Add a self-employed worker quickly, without extra steps
➖ No assignment is recorded
Optional
The client can create an assignment with the Create assignment button, but does not have to. The self-employed worker can also be invited and enrolled without an assignment. In the assessment, the assignment step is collapsed.
➕ Flexible: the client decides
➖ An assignment is not known for every self-employed worker
Mandatory
After adding a self-employed worker, the client goes straight to entering the assignment. The Create assignment button is more prominent. As long as there is no assignment, the self-employed worker cannot be invited. A worker of the self-employed worker cannot be enrolled either. The message is: An assignment is missing for ….
➕ The assignment is recorded for every self-employed worker
➖ Extra step for the client before the self-employed worker can start work
This setting does not apply to suppliers, third parties or the lead organisation.