New law prevents the automation of large stores in Hungary
Hungary’s Parliament has adopted legislation making it mandatory in retail stores larger than 400 sqms to have at least one cash register operated by a cashier, KDNP parliamentary group leader István Simicskó said on Thursday.
Simicskó said they want to protect seniors and give them the freedom to choose whether to pay at a cashier or at a self-service checkout. He noted that cashier positions had been abolished in more and more places, but the government and the governing Fidesz-KDNP parties have a very serious goal of expanding employment.
Details will be in a decree, and consumer protection authorities will check if stores are fulfilling their legal obligations, he added. Simicskó said that in the long term the introduction of “priority tills” for elderly and mothers with small children could also be considered.
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