Despite Incitement, No Mass Resignations from Teachers The law on the career model for teachers, passed in the summer, has caused a major outcry. Several articles in... 2023.09.01.
President Novák Signs New Law on Teachers’ Career Path The new law on teachers' careers adopted by parliament is different in content from the one that sparked protests, and... 2023.07.07.
New Decisions on Teachers’ Career Path The new law on teachers' careers, adopted by Parliament on Tuesday, provides for a pay rise, ten weeks' holiday and... 2023.07.05.
Draft Law on Teachers’ New Career Path Presented Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén submitted a bill on the new career path for teachers, signed by Interior Minister Sándor... 2023.06.08.
Government Aims to Raise Teachers’ Pay by 75 Percent in Next Two Years The 800 billion forints expected from the European Union will be used to raise the average salary of teachers, meaning... 2023.04.18.
Hungarian Parents Divided Over Quality of Education The national consultation on education launched by the Ministry of the Interior, in which parents were able to give their... 2022.12.23.
Teachers Receive Portion of Long-anticipated Pay Raise Until Hungary receives the EU funds it is entitled to, the government can advance a 10 percent pay increase for... 2022.12.19.
Thousands of Parents Submit Their Opinion on Educational Issues More than a hundred thousand parents have already filled out the questionnaire for the education consultation since 1 December, the... 2022.12.12.
Call from Brussels to Hungary over Teachers’ Protests Teachers in Hungary have been protesting for weeks over their demands for a pay increase, but the movement is increasingly... 2022.12.06.
Parents Can Have Their Say on Education and Teachers’ Strike in Consultation The Ministry of the Interior has launched a consultation on education, which parents of school children can fill in. Questions... 2022.12.06.
Hungarian Left Politicizes Teachers’ Demonstration On October 23, the anniversary of the 1956 revolution, alongside commemorations, an opposition demonstration was held by the ADOM Student... 2022.10.24.
Government Promises Teachers Unprecedented Wage Hike The Minister heading the Prime Minister's Office said that teachers can expect an unprecedented wage hike in the next three... 2022.10.14.
Hungary in Line for €700 Million in EU Funds if Agreement Reached The Hungarian government is committed to reaching an agreement with the European Commission on EU funds. According to press reports,... 2022.10.12.
Issue of Teachers’ Wages Becoming Increasingly Political Teachers' unions are preparing for strikes and civil disobedience. The Secretary of State for Public Education says that the European... 2022.08.31.
Government Concludes First Meeting with Teachers’ Strike Committee The first meeting between the Hungarian government and teachers’ unions since the pause of the nationwide strike for higher pay... 2022.06.09.
Unions Slam President for Signing Law ‘Seriously Curbing’ Teachers’ Strike Rights Teacher trade unions PSZ and PDSZ on Tuesday slammed President Katalin Novák for "giving the green light to legislation that... 2022.05.31.
Teachers’ Union to Take All Legal Steps to Defend Right to Strike The Democratic Trade Union of Teachers (PDSZ) is prepared to take every possible step to enforce the right to strike;... 2022.05.29.
Teachers’ Unions Call on President Not to Sign Law Curbing Strike Rights Teachers' trade unions PSZ and PDSZ on Wednesday called on President Katalin Novák not to sign a recent legislation seen... 2022.05.26.
Momentum Calls on Interior Min Not to ‘Break Down’ Teacher Protests The opposition Momentum Movement on Tuesday called on Interior Minister Sándor Pintér to address the "real" problems of Hungary's public... 2022.05.25.
Unions against Restricting Teachers’ Strike Rights Five Hungarian trade union federations have protested against a bill seen as seeking to curb the rights of teachers to... 2022.05.24.
Teachers’ Union PSZ Calls on Lawmakers to Reject Strike Law Amendment Proposal Teachers' union PSZ on Thursday called on lawmakers to reject a government-sponsored amendment proposal submitted to parliament's legislative committee to... 2022.05.19.
