Chain stores in Hungary announce 24 December closure one after the other

Before, Rossmann, Penny and Lidl announced they would remain closed on 24 December. A Hungarian opposition party even suggested that Christmas Eve should become a national holiday, but the government rejected the idea. Now, another chain store announced that their shops would remain closed on 24 December.

According to portfolio.hu, 94 stores of Jysk will remain closed on 24 December. That means the company sticks to its 6-year-old policy by allowing its employees to spend three consecutive days with their families during Christmas. Furthermore, they decided about a significant pay rise.

Jysk shops will open on 22, 23 and 27 December, Jysk added. Moreover, the average increase they plan to give their employees reaches 20% from December. That means the average pay rise from January 2022 will exceed 45%. In the retail sector, they have 800 active employees. If we count the workers of their logistics centre in Ecser, a small town near Budapest, that number increases to more than a thousand.

In December 2023, they plan to open two more stores in Hungary.

24 December falls this year on a Sunday.

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