What does chain liability mean for cleaning?
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Cleaning companies work with changing crews and a lot of subcontracting, and clients increasingly ask for compliance proof. With ChainSafe you sign a compliance declaration once and share the same verified version with every client who asks — they check it in one click, with no account.
In cleaning, crews and sites change quickly, much is subcontracted, and clients increasingly ask for proof that you meet your social-security obligations. Paper declarations on honour, re-made for each client, do not deliver that trust. According to the Flemish government, the duty of care does not apply to cleaning works below €30,000 excl. VAT without a subcontractor, or below €5,000 excl. VAT with only one subcontractor.
With a signed compliance declaration you record compliance with your obligations once, share it up and down the chain — straight to your partner’s VAT number or as a pdf on your own letterhead with the verification link built in — and every recipient checks it in one click. Paper can be forged; the verification page cannot. ChainSafe promises no protection against penalties, but makes your diligence demonstrable and documented.
- Take the free self-test and find out in a few minutes whether chain liability applies to you.
- For the legislation itself, see chain-liability.be.