Hubert Koetsveld

Senior Policy Advisor
Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment

Biography

Hubert Koetsveld is a senior policy advisor at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment, where he works in the labor law department. In his role, he has been deeply involved in the negotiations of the European Platform Work Directive. This directive is significant for its regulation of (AI-)algorithmic management and data management for platform workers, areas that Hubert is particularly concerned with. His work also extends to examining the broader impacts of AI and algorithmic management on national labor laws and policies. Hubert holds a Master’s degree in Civil Law, with a specialization in labor law, from Radboud University Nijmegen. Before his current position, he gained valuable experience as a union CLA-negotiator at CNV and served as legal counsel for an insurance company.