More than Half of Hungarian Employees Received a Pay Increase in 2022 Around 59% of Hungarian employees have received a pay increase this year, with an average increase of 12.7%, a new... 2022.06.21.
Top Court Rejects Motions against Mandatory Vaccination of Employees The Constitutional Court has rejected claims that a government decree enabling employers to oblige their employees to get vaccinated against... 2022.02.19.
Opponents of Compulsory Vaccination Bombard Constitutional Court with Complaints Several hundred complaints have been filed so far with the Constitutional Court to challenge the government's decree on mandatory vaccination... 2022.01.14.
PM Orbán: Vaccine Only Defence Against Infection No protective measure can shield people from contracting the coronavirus, only the vaccine can, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on... 2021.11.05.
Press Roundup: Government Announces New Covid Restrictions A left-wing commentator criticizes the government for not making vaccination mandatory. Union leaders, on the other hand, fear for workers’... 2021.11.02.
Sides Move Closer at Minimum Wage Talks Differences over the compensation businesses should get for a big minimum wage rise moved closer to resolution at talks between... 2021.10.28.
KSH: Average Gross Salary Increases, Men Still Earn More Wages in Hungary grew by an annual 7.9 percent in July from 3.5 percent in the previous month, the Central... 2021.09.29.
LMP: State Pay Rises Leave Out Many LMP welcomes a 15 percent pay rise for the employees of state-owned companies, but believes it is unfortunate that people... 2021.06.28.
DK: Orbán Responsible for Pandemic Fallout Hitting Employees Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is responsible for the hit employees took in Hungary due to the fallout of the coronavirus... 2021.05.28.
Hungarian Companies to Set Up Vaccination Points to Inoculate Employees Numerous large companies in Hungary, such as Mercedes-Benz, MOL Group, Audi, Suzuki, and Tungsram have announced that they would set... 2021.04.27.
Coronavirus: Can Employers Oblige Employees to Get Vaccinated? According to experts the current legal environment does not allow employers to make coronavirus vaccination compulsory for their employees in... 2021.02.24.
Opposition Parties Criticise Gov’t Actions, Call for Extended Economic Support Measures On Saturday, several opposition parties shared criticism of the government and its actions against the coronavirus epidemic in their online press... 2020.05.09.
Coronavirus: MSZP Demands Hazard Pay for Frontline Workers, Extension of Jobseeker’s Allowance to 9 Months The Socialist Party will launch an online petition calling for testing for the novel coronavirus in retirement homes and work... 2020.04.30.
Coronavirus – Opposition: Gov’t Imposes Further Burdens on Most Vulnerable by Easing Labour Regulations Opposition parties on Tuesday slammed the government for easing labour regulations for employers, saying that the relevant government decree issued... 2020.04.15.
Coronavirus – DK: Gov’t Response Package ‘Too Little, Too Late’ The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) on Tuesday called the government's economic support package to the novel coronavirus epidemic "too little,... 2020.04.07.
Coronavirus – Jobbik Demands Gov’t Pay 80% Wages of At-risk Employees The opposition Jobbik party on Monday called on the government to provide 80 percent of the salaries of people whose... 2020.03.31.
Gov’t Suspends Repayment of Baby Bonds, Student Loans The government is forgiving certain loan repayments this year, including those on baby bonds and student loans, due to the... 2020.03.19.
Coronavirus: DK Proposes Measures for Handling Economic Fallout The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) has prepared a package of proposals for measures to help companies and individuals financially affected... 2020.03.17.
Coronavirus: Socialists Call for Measures Helping Employees, SMEs, Families The Socialist party (MSZP) on Monday called for measures helping employees, SMEs, pensioners and families in the face of the... 2020.03.17.
Coronavirus: Jobbik Announces Economic Action Plan The opposition Jobbik party has unveiled an economic action plan aimed at minimising the damage caused by the coronavirus epidemic.... 2020.03.16.
Coronavirus: Jobbik Drafts 5-point Action Plan to Curb Economic Impact of Virus Opposition Jobbik has prepared a 5-point action plan aiming to mitigate effects of the economic crisis triggered by the coronavirus... 2020.03.15.
