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Marcus van der Berg

Director of European Workforce Compliance

Marcus has 15+ years across European employment law, with deep operational experience in the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, France, and the Nordics. Former HR Director at a Dutch HR-tech scale-up and a Works Council advisor under the WOR.

Netherlands, Germany, Poland... 4 languages 15+ years experience
15+
Years experience
8
Countries covered
5
Areas of expertise
4
Articles on Peorient

About Marcus

Marcus covers the European employment law beat for Peorient. He started his career as a labour lawyer at a Dutch employment boutique advising on collective bargaining (CAO) and Works Council matters under the Wet op de Ondernemingsraden, then moved in-house as HR Director at a Dutch HR-tech scale-up where he built out compliant employment structures across nine EU countries over four years. He has handled hundreds of Kündigungsschutzgesetz disputes in Germany alongside German counsel, run the integration of a 60-person Polish acquisition under the new ZUS framework, and is one of a small number of advisors who has actually filed Wet Arbeidsmarkt in Balans paperwork rather than just written about it. He lives in Amsterdam and reviews every Peorient European country guide for accuracy before publication.

Areas of expertise

German employment law: KSchG, BetrVG, AÜG, Tarifvertrag Dutch CAO, 30% ruling, Wet Arbeidsmarkt in Balans Polish ZUS, B2B vs umowa o pracę classification, PIT enforcement French Code du travail, RTT, CDI vs CDD EU Posted Workers Directive and cross-border secondments

Education

  • LL.M. European Labour Law, Leiden University
  • MA Industrial Relations, University of Amsterdam

Credentials & certifications

  • Registered Works Council Advisor (Ondernemingsraad) under the WOR
  • GPHR (Global Professional in Human Resources)

Speaking & publishing

  • European HR Network Annual Symposium, 2024
  • Global Payroll Association EMEA Summit, 2023 and 2025
  • AHK Niederlande Employer Forum, 2024

Professional memberships

  • Vereniging voor Arbeidsrecht (Dutch Employment Law Association)
  • European Employment Lawyers Association (EELA)
  • SHRM (member)
Editorial disclosure: Marcus contributes to Peorient as part of the editorial advisory team. Peorient is an independent advisory platform that earns referral commissions when companies engage providers through the site. Marcus's editorial recommendations are made independently of commercial relationships, and providers do not have approval rights over coverage.

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