High Shortage and Workload with Low Salaries in Hungarian Public Education, EC Country Report Finds The teacher shortage is an escalating problem in Hungary, as the number of teaching hours for Hungarian teachers is very... 2022.05.24.
Teachers Preparing for General Strike if Monday’s 2-Hour Strike Does Not Have Any Effect "The strike is on because the government cannot delay the response any longer to public education's neglected state," says the... 2022.01.28.
Compulsory Vaccination Unpopular Even with Employers The list of companies announcing that they won't be imposing compulsory vaccination is growing, while there still isn't one company... 2021.11.04.
Deal Reached on Minimum Wage Rise An agreement on next year's minimum wage rise has been reached, the Innovation and Technology Ministry said on Wednesday, after... 2021.11.04.
Teacher Unions Set up Joint Strike Committee Hungary's two largest trade unions of teachers are setting up a joint strike committee in support of their demands for... 2021.10.05.
Coronavirus: Teacher Union Calls for Downsizing Classes Class sizes should be reduced to a minimum after schools reopen, teachers' union PSZ said on Monday. In a statement... 2021.04.19.
Coronavirus: Opposition and Trade Unions Urge One-Off Bonus for Left-Out Social Sector In April, the government announced a one-time gross subsidy payment of HUF 500,000 (EUR 1,445) for all healthcare workers, which... 2020.06.25.
Hungarian Medical Chamber Proposes Criminalization of Tipping Doctors The Hungarian Medical Chamber (MOK) has come up with a proposal urging for a significant salary raise of healthcare workers,... 2020.01.21.
Karácsony Pledges Higher Wages for Municipal Staff Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony said on the sidelines of a trade union forum on Friday that the city would ensure... 2019.10.25.
Teachers Trade Union PSZ Calls for National Strike If Demands Not Met If the government does not meet their demands by the day of Hungarian public education (November 22nd), the Teachers Trade... 2019.09.24.
Severe Worker Shortage in Public Administration Customer Offices in Budapest This year there has been a severe shortage of staff in public administration customer offices. The situation is most striking... 2019.09.16.
German Union Leader: Hungary Operates as a Test Lab for German Companies Wolfgang Lemb, the executive board member of German’s largest trade union, IG Metall, thinks wages are too low in Hungary.... 2019.02.01.
Unions, Management Seek Bigger Wage Rises at State-Owned Companies Unions and employers at Hungary's state-owned postal, railway, bus and utilities companies are pressing for a wage rise of at... 2019.01.17.
Never Before Seen: Number of Hungarians Working for Minimum Wage Revealed A long and tedious debate surrounding the Hungarian minimum wage has finally come to an end. According to data from... 2019.01.08.
HR Expert: Hungarian Wages Expected to Grow Further this Year Wages will continue to grow in 2018, which may slow down emigration, an independent HR expert says. Firms, however will... 2018.01.25.
Trade Union Chief Satisfied With Road Blockade Demonstration A partial road-block demonstration organised by the LIGA trade union umbrella organisation around the country went according to plans, István Gaskó, the union’s chief,... 2014.12.16.
