Parakar review: the licensed Employer of Record route in Belgium
A Dutch family-run European specialist with its own Belgian BV since 2022 and, since February 2026, temporary work agency agreements for Flanders and Brussels: the only provider in our ranking with a publicly announced Article 31 route. We read the register, its licence announcement and its published euro pricing, and scored it on our eight criteria.
The clearest legal answer in Belgium, at the highest published price.
Parakar started in the Netherlands about twenty years ago under founder Johan Opperman, moved its headquarters to Breda in 2024 when his daughter Pleun took over as chief executive, and runs its own entities in ten European countries with around 55 staff. Parakar Belgium BV has been on the Crossroads Bank since March 2022 and registered as an NSSO employer since August 2022. What sets it apart is the announcement of 18 February 2026 that it holds temporary work agency agreements for the Flanders and Brussels regions, which gives it a nameable lawful route under Article 31 that no other provider here publishes. The limits are stated by Parakar itself: Wallonia is not covered, and open-ended contracts are not yet available under the licence while the ministry finalises the collective agreement. Pricing is published in euros, from €649 per employee per month, the highest published rate in the ranking, and its Belgian pages explain joint committee 200, the 13th month, indexation and double holiday pay. There is no Trustpilot or G2 presence.
Choose Parakar if you want a provider that can show you its regional agency licence, you are hiring in Flanders or Brussels, and you prefer a European specialist with published euro pricing. Look elsewhere if your hire is in Wallonia or must be on an open-ended contract from day one, you want the lowest fee, or Belgium is one hire in a global rollout.
Who actually employs your staff: Parakar Belgium BV
The Crossroads Bank lists Parakar Belgium, enterprise number 0783.902.332, a private limited company (BV) started on 28 March 2022 and registered as an NSSO employer from 1 August 2022, with its registered office at Handelsstraat 31, 1000 Brussels since July 2025. Directors are Johannes Opperman, the group founder, since incorporation and Pleun Opperman, the chief executive, since November 2022.
The register records no authorisations, which is normal: the regional temporary work agency agreements are granted by the Flemish and Brussels authorities and are not shown on the federal register. Parakar’s own announcement of 18 February 2026 is the public evidence, and it states both the scope (Flanders and Brussels) and the current limit (no open-ended contracts until the collective agreement is finalised). Ask for a copy of the agreements and confirm the position for Wallonia if relevant.
| Register field | What the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises shows |
|---|---|
| Legal name | Parakar Belgium |
| Enterprise number | 0783.902.332 |
| Legal form | Private limited company (BV) |
| Started | 28 March 2022; NSSO employer since 1 August 2022 |
| Registered office | Handelsstraat 31, 1000 Brussels, since 29 July 2025 |
| Directors | Johannes Opperman (since 2022), Pleun Opperman (since November 2022) |
| Regional licences | Temporary work agency agreements for Flanders and Brussels, announced 18 February 2026 (own statement) |
| Group | Parakar, Breda (NL); own entities in NL, DE, IE, BE, ES, FR, PT, UK, PL, IT; about 55 staff |
Register fields read on 23 October 2026 at kbopub.economie.fgov.be; licence status from Parakar’s announcement. Ask for the agreements themselves and for written confirmation of the contract types available under them today.
Eight criteria, the same for every provider
- Belgian BV on the register since 2022 with the founder and CEO as directors
- Temporary work agency agreements for Flanders and Brussels: a nameable Article 31 route
- Published euro pricing: EOR from €649, payroll from €29, HR from €130 per hour
- Joint committee 200, indexation, 13th month and double holiday pay explained on its own pages
- Own entities in ten European countries; family-run with around 55 staff
- Licence covers Flanders and Brussels only; Wallonia not mentioned
- Open-ended contracts not yet available under the licence while the collective agreement is drafted
- Highest published rate in the ranking
- No Trustpilot or G2 presence; Google rating not retrievable
- No Belgian onboarding timeline published; some Belgian figures on its pages date from 2025
What Parakar handles for a Belgian employee
| Obligation | Status | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Employment agreement | Fixed-term now | Fixed-term and temporary agency contracts under the licence; open-ended contracts pending the collective agreement |
| Article 31 route | Licensed | Temporary work agency agreements for Flanders and Brussels (February 2026) |
| Joint committee | Handled | Joint committee 200 explained; sectoral premiums and eco-vouchers listed |
| Indexation, 13th month, double holiday pay | Handled | January indexation, December 13th month and double holiday pay described |
| Dimona and DmfA filings | Partial | Not named on the Belgian pages; implicit in NSSO-registered employment |
| Language of documents | Handled | Belgian team; Dutch and French handled as a Benelux specialist |
| Work permits and single permits | Handled | Visa and work permit service listed for Belgium |
What you actually pay for one €60,000 hire
Parakar is the only provider in the ranking that publishes a euro rate: Employer of Record from €649 per employee per month, payroll from €29 and HR services from €130 per hour.
| Line item (monthly) | € |
|---|---|
| Gross monthly salary | 5,000 |
| Employer social security (~27%) | 1,350 |
| Double holiday pay (92% of a month, spread) | 383 |
| Year-end premium (spread, joint committee 200) | 417 |
| Meal vouchers | 140 |
| Parakar EOR fee (from €649) | 649 |
| Total monthly employer cost | ≈ 7,939 |
- Belgian contract under the regional agency agreement
- Payroll, joint committee 200 premiums, indexation and holiday pay
- Named account management; work permit support
- Benefits platforms such as expense tools and meal voucher providers
- HR services beyond the EOR scope (€130 per hour)
- Hires in Wallonia or on open-ended contracts, until the licence allows them
Illustrative. The €649 figure is Parakar’s published starting rate; confirm the rate for your joint committee and contract type.
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How this review was made
Scored on the same eight Belgian criteria as every provider on BelgiumEORInsider. Entity status and directors were read from the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises on 23 October 2026; licence status from Parakar’s own announcement; pricing and compliance content from parakar.eu. Parakar did not pay for this review and did not see it before publication.
Sources: Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (enterprise 0783.902.332) · parakar.eu Belgium, pricing, labour-law and licence announcement pages · MT/Sprout and ABN AMRO interviews with Pleun Opperman, read 23 October 2026.