LMP Calls for Wage Compensation, Pay Rise for Public Sector Employees The green LMP party on Sunday called for immediate wage compensation and a mid-term pay rise program for public sector... 2022.05.16.
Hungary Education Crisis: Growing Shortage of Specialized Teachers The number of teachers teaching subjects which they are not specifically qualified for in schools around Hungary has increased severely... 2022.05.13.
Average Wage in 87% of Municipalities Fails to Reach Nat’l Average, GKI Says In 2020, the average net wage was only HUF 210,585 (EUR 551), about HUF 58,000 lower than reported by the... 2022.05.03.
Survey: Inflation to Take Away Most Wage Gains This Year While some 61% of Hungarian workers received a pay hike this year, most received a maximum of 10%, meaning that... 2022.05.02.
What is Behind Hungary’s Record Spike in Salaries? Hungarian monthly salaries increased by nearly a third in February compared to the same month of the previous year, according... 2022.04.27.
Average Gross Wages Up Almost 32% in February, says Central Statistical Office The average gross wage of full-time employees in February was 546,000 forints (EUR 1,470), 31.7 percent higher than the same... 2022.04.26.
Huge Wage Gaps: Only Budapest and Győr-Moson-Sopron Employees Earn above Country’s Net Average Wage Only Budapest and Győr-Moson-Sopron county residents earn above the national average net monthly wage. This means that 18 other counties... 2022.04.25.
Hungary Drops on EU List of Net Wage Growth in Euro over Last 12 Years In a euro-based comparison, Hungarian wages did not increase much over the last twelve years. In fact, Hungary slipped further... 2022.04.20.
Possible Teachers’ Strike in September over ‘Ridiculous Salaries’ Prime Minister Viktor Orbán spoke, among other things, about salary increases for teachers at his international press conference last Wednesday.... 2022.04.12.
GDP Growth in 2021: Hungary Surpasses Portugal In 2021, Hungary's GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity grew by two percent relative to the EU average,... 2022.03.31.
Wages Grow by 13.7% in January Wages grew by an annual 13.7 percent in January, up from 9.7 percent in December, the fastest growth in 18... 2022.03.28.
Opposition: Govt ‘Pushed Teachers to the Brink of Subsistence Crisis’ In the past 12 years, the government has "humiliated teachers and pushed them to the brink of a subsistence crisis,"... 2022.03.17.
Gov’t to Teachers: “Now is not the time to strike” Hungary's government agrees with the demands of teachers, but 87 percent of teachers agree that now is not the time... 2022.03.17.
Hungarian Teachers’ Salaries Low in Regional Comparison Teachers' wages in Hungary are low even in when compared regionally, according to G7's analysis. This applies both to entry... 2022.03.11.
Hungary Wage Growth Slows to 9.7% in December Annual wage growth in Hungary slowed to 9.7 percent in December from 10.1 percent in the previous month, the Central... 2022.02.23.
Hefty Pension and Tax Handouts Promised by Orbán Gov’t Arrive in February, Weeks Ahead of Election Last year, the Orbán government announced a wide series of handouts and tax cuts, the total amount of which is the... 2022.02.17.
Hungarian Catering Industry Turns to Guest Workers Amid Labor Shortage and Danger of Bankruptcy The challenges faced by Hungary’s service industry are increasing, with waves of bankruptcy declarations expected due to inflation, utility costs,... 2022.02.11.
UEFA Comparison: Playing in Hungary’s Football NB1 Pays Well The average gross monthly salary of Hungarian first division footballers came out to HUF 2.9 million (EUR 8,200) in the... 2022.02.08.
Press Roundup: Teachers Launch Warning-Strike A left-wing commentator accuses the government of ignoring the legitimate demands of teachers and trying to limit their right to... 2022.02.01.
Finance Minister: Hungary Wage Costs Cut the Most in EU Over the past decade, Hungary has reduced wage-related costs to the greatest extent in the European Union, Finance Minister Mihály... 2022.01.26.
Wage Growth Accelerates to 10.1% in November The rate of annual wage growth in Hungary picked up to 10.1 percent in November from 8.5 percent in the... 2022.01.25.