Dr. Philip Merten

• Studies at University of Cologne
• 1996 – 1999 Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände (BDA) – advisor/deputy head of the labour law department
• 1999 – 2000 Rheinbraun AG – Head of coordination human resources and key questions staff
• 2000 – 2008 METRO AG – Head of labour law and collective bargaining policy
• 2008 – 2010 Karstadt Warenhaus GmbH – head of labour relations, human resources management and human resources development
• Since 2010 Head of the Group-human resources management of a significant German trading and tourism company (turnover 2012 > EUR 49bn; employees > 327,000)
• Since 2012 Of Counsel with ARQIS Rechtsanwälte

• Labour Law
• Sozialrecht

Dr. Philip Merten regularly publishes expert papers on labour law in books and highly regarded law journals.

• Member of the Association of German Jurists
• Member of Mitglied im Bundesverband der Personalmanager (BPM) (Federal Association of Human Resources Manager)
• Chairman of the Große Tarifkommission des Einzelhandelsverbands Baden-Württemberg (Grand Collective Bargaining Commission of the retail association of Baden-Württemberg) and presidium member

• German
• English