EP Portage

EP Portage is a French firm offering portage salarial, a arrangement in which self-employed consultants work under an employment contract while finding their own clients. It concentrates on consulting and other intellectual professions.

What EP Portage offers

• Salary advance — the consultant is paid in full without waiting for the client to settle the invoice.
• Online extranet — a secure portal for tracking assignments, expense claims, activity reports and payslips.
• Income optimisation — options such as employee savings plans, service vouchers and gift or culture vouchers.
• Social protection — employee-style cover for illness, unemployment and retirement.
• Personal simulation — the firm prepares an estimate of take-home pay on request.

Who it works with

The firm supports consultants and freelancers who want to run their own project without setting up a company. It says it has advised hundreds of them.

Key facts

• Fees: presented as having no hidden charges
• Country: France
• Language: French