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Last winter, Computer technology trainee Aaron Serpilin was taking a trip through Sweden by himself. He worked several months to be able to manage the trip. As he found himself in the remote arctic village of Abisko, he couldn't manage to get back to the airport. He worked for the cash, however says he wasn't paid on time. "It was irritating needing to ask my family for 2 hundred euros to not get stuck on the North Pole", he states.

Similarly, an UvA trainee treated his sweetheart to a holiday in Spain last summer season. He states he was guaranteed he 'd be spent for his deal with time. Instead, he had to ask his family for money and his sweetheart cracked in too.

Ghosted

Both students feel like they've been benefited from by job agency ViaOns, and they become part of a bigger group of VU and UvA students who are all trying to make money. They utilized the company due to the fact that it was a convenient way to get fairly well-paying hospitality jobs. ViaOns (which implies 'through us' in Dutch) connects employees to companies such as restaurants and bars. The salaries are then expected to go through ViaOns to the workers.

The students apparently got their money in the beginning, although there might be a few weeks in between doing a shift and getting paid. But they say that at some time, the delays worsened, and the trainees ended up being owed large sums of money for months on end without any reputable indication of when or even if they would receive anything. "I don't know whether they're putting it in crypto or investing it someplace else. It's a secret to me why they do not pay their employees", the UvA trainee says.

In the case of Economics and Business Economics trainee Martin, he states he started requesting his money after awaiting more than a month. ViaOns told him they were still waiting for the dining establishment to pay for his shifts. As another month passed, Martin chose to stop working entirely till he earned money. "I was calling like two times a day saying: brother please, I require the cash. I got ta pay for food and my lease."

Martin says he was typically 'ghosted' when asking for his money, or he would be informed that they were still waiting on the restaurant. However, the dining establishment ensured him that his shifts had already been paid to ViaOns. He declares the agency still owes him over 1,000 euros. WhatsApp screenshots shared by the trainees represent a lot of one-sided interaction between the students and ViaOns, with the trainees sending out tip after suggestion that they're waiting on pay from a very long time earlier.

Legal action

Serpilin worked 3 days each week for numerous months to save up for his trip to Sweden. He states he spoke to ViaOns before traveling and was guaranteed he 'd get his cash on time, however once in Sweden, he says he was ghosted and a number of his plans were cancelled since he couldn't pay for them.

Despite this horrible experience, he continued to deal with ViaOns and did receive some payments, however it would frequently take a long period of time and due to the hold-ups he says he was essentially broke, waiting on several months of pay. He spoke to buddies who were in the exact same boat as him and found a collection firm happy to help them get the cash.

Over time, the variety of trainees trying to get their cash rose to sixteen. The trainees found each other through their own networks, implying they are not necessarily the only ones affected. More just recently, they're speaking with an attorney and wish to pursue a legal case, which has replaced their strategy of utilizing a debt collection agency.

Societal issue

Providing the students with legal aid is a bit challenging according to Dylan Schreurs, who has looked into the case and is talking about prospective actions with the included trainees. "I think it's a societal problem that these are all students who truly require this cash, but can't look for [subsidized] legal aid since they're viewed as freelancers", Schreurs discusses. "They're actually falling through the fractures."

The attorney thinks the trainees have an extremely strong case and says that even if the dining establishments did not transfer their incomes, ViaOns would still be obliged to pay the trainees. But he also believes the case could be larger than just getting the students their lost incomes, as he believes ViaOns might be wrongfully dealing with people as freelancers instead of employed workers. "That would imply they have been utilizing very low-cost labour while getting wealthy from it without contributing to our social security systems", states Schreurs.

Getting loans

According to an Excel file they made, the group of sixteen students is owed over 13,000 euros. Serpilin is waiting for the largest amount: nearly 4,000 euros. He says he had to get loans to spend for groceries and lease. "There have actually been a great deal of days that my pals go out and I either join them without getting anything, or I just don't go since I can't afford it."

Most of all, he would explain the scenario as awkward. "How do you inform your buddies or household that you work 3 days a week, however then unexpectedly you require to loan cash to pay for things? I work every weekend and have nothing to reveal for it." Martin felt a comparable embarrassment when asking his work environment on 3 various events if they have actually paid ViaOns.

Playing favourites

The three trainees that spoke to Ad Valvas feel like the cash has actually been taken from them. "It feels really deliberate on their part", states Martin. The UvA student likewise believes that the company plays favourites with its employees. He declares to be knowledgeable about specific individuals earning money before others for the exact very same shift.

If somebody starts 'being annoying' about not getting paid in time, the UvA student says the company will toy with them and keep stringing them along. "I've observed that if you're regional and you're their buddy, you're not going to experience lots of problems."

But worldwide trainees who wind up leaving the country might be less most likely to get their money back. One of them is still owed for dealing with King's Day in 2024 and has actually considering that transferred to another country, the UvA trainee states.

Ad Valvas has actually been in touch with ViaOns, however ViaOns has actually not yet addressed our questions or supplied a declaration. Should they still supply an action, it will be added to this short article.