Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Hungary as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Hungary: Dunaferr raises wages by 13% on average
A wage agreement has been signed between Iron and steel group Dunaferr and trade union representatives …
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Hungary: Government offers lifetime tax exemption for mothers of 4 children
The right-wing government is planning to bolster family growth in an attempt to deal with the longer-term labour problem and remove any reliance on immigration …
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Hungary: Strike ends as Audi management, union reach wage deal
Audi’s 13,000 workers in Gyor, Hungary have secured an 18% wage deal and have called off a proposed week-long strike …
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Hungary: Thousands of protesters rally against ‘slave law’
The Overtime Act came into effect as of the 1st of January 2019, despite thousands of people protesting against what many call the “slave law” …
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Hungary: No agreement on minimum wage concluded between employers and trade unions yet
Employers and trade unions have been unable to conclude an agreement about the level of national minimum wage next year, even though employers raised their offer from 5% to 8% …
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Hungary: A new law to incorporate the GDPR adopted
The Hungarian parliament has just adopted a new law to incorporate the GDPR and extend its provisions …
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Hungary: Parliament passes hardline anti-migrant laws
Although aimed at NGOs seeking to assist refugees, the package of laws just passed by the Hungarian Parliament could also put at risk HR professionals who try to assist immigrants to secure a work permit or support them in any other way, unless the refugee’s life is in danger …
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Hungary: Civil organizations brace for government crackdown on NGOs
The policies of the new government is leading to a progressive clamp down on NGOs …
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Hungary: Tesco agrees average 10% wage hike
The UK supermarket chain Tesco has reached an agreement with unions providing pay increase of up to 10% with effect from January 2018 …
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Hungary: Magyar Telekom reaches agreement with trade unions
The national operator Magyar telecom has agreed with unions to make 500 staff redundant at a cost of HUF 2 …
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Hungary: Gross average earnings – May 2017
Over the year to May 2017, gross average earnings grew by 12 …
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Hungary: Real wages up 7.5% in January
Average gross monthly earnings rose in the business sector by 9 …
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Hungary: Hungarian union reaches two-year Audi wage deal
A two-year collective agreement has been agreed between Audi Hungary and the AHFSZ union covering their 11,000 employees in the western city of Gyor …
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Hungary: Real wages up 7.4% in 2016
Average gross monthly wages and salaries in Hungary were HUF 277,300 (US$ 947 …
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Hungary: Net earnings rise by 7% – October 2016
Average gross monthly earnings in October 2016 were HUF 262,200 (US$ ), 5 …
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