Hungary simplified the employment of Ukrainian refugees

From May, Ukrainian refugees can accept all kinds of jobs in Hungary, even if they do not have a work permit. Furthermore, employers receive allowances if they employ Ukrainian citizens who fled their country because of Russian aggression.

Hungary helps Ukrainian refugees

According to Magyar Nemzet, the simplification concerns Ukrainian citizens who applied for asylum. If not, the rules are the same as in the case of the citizens of any other third country. For example, they can work only in sectors struggling with labour shortages, like IT, catering, and construction. And only those Ukrainian citizens can utilise that state benefit who have a biometric passport.

Many Ukrainian refugees worked in Hungary before the war. A lot of employers now help their relatives to get a job. 

The state pays an allowance to the employers if a Ukrainian employee worked for at least 90 days and arrived in Hungary after the outbreak of the war, applied for or received asylum. The maximum amount of that sum is currently HUF 30 thousand (EUR 77.75) per employee per month if they arrived before the war. If they came after the start of the Russian aggression, that amount increases to HUF 60 thousand (EUR 154) per month per employee. Furthermore, each child living with the employee receives HUF 12 thousand (EUR 31.1) per month.