labour market

20/12/2017

Jobbik: Emigration may trigger economic, demographic catastrophe

"If equal wages were paid for equal work, the main reason for emigration would become a thing of the past"
18/12/2017

Hungary almost the poorest country in the EU

According to a new Eurostat survey, Hungary is among the poorest EU-countries taking into consideration GDP per capita and actual individual consumption.
18/12/2017

Retail sales growth accelerates to 6.3 pc in October

Growth was 27 percent in e-commerce alone in October
13/12/2017

Industrial sector output up by some 40 percent since 2010

Hungary is first in terms of industrial output growth within the region, and it is well above the 7.9 percent average increase in the European Union.
12/12/2017

Labour shortage: state-owned companies in crisis

Though salaries are increasing state-owned companies still lack capable workforce. Wage union might provide complex solution on labour shortage.
12/12/2017

Emigration: much less people work in Hungary than thought?

Mass emigration causes more and more problems, but nobody knows exactly how many Hungarians work abroad, since most of them are omitted from statistics.
11/12/2017

HungaryTrends – The week in business and finance: wages, industrial, investments, tourism

International companies based in #Hungary expect wages in Hungary to grow on average by 6.1 percent in 2018
08/12/2017

Increasing consumer prices in Hungary

Consumer prices in Hungary grew by an annual 2.5 percent in November
06/12/2017

Employment in 20-64 age group to reach 75 per cent in foreseeable future

A consensus in Hungary had emerged on applying the principle of "offering work instead of benefits"
04/12/2017

Labour shortage: retraining fostered workers?

Labour shortage causes serious problems in Hungary, so a group of employers would like to retrain fostered workers to skilled workers in order to employ them
04/12/2017

HungaryTrends – The week in business and finance

See below main #business and #financial #news from the previous week
01/12/2017

More doctors in Hungary thanks to wage rises?

So are they staying or leaving?
30/11/2017

European Parliament hosts international conference on Wage Union

"The #Wage #Union is a common #European interest" #eu #europeanunion #brussels
30/11/2017

Hungary jobless rate falls to 4 per cent

The numbers are better compared to the same period last year
29/11/2017

Public services workers’ union announces strike

The government did not even respond to the wage union's proposals
29/11/2017

Signature drive fails: December 24 will not be public holiday

Despite the fail, 96% of Hungarians would like December 24 to be a public holiday
27/11/2017

HungaryTrends – The week in business and finance

Hungarian economy is struggling hard with labour shortage
27/11/2017

Hungarian doctors’ exodus did not stop

Doctors’ exodus is unstoppable, which might mean that there will be many patients who will not receive proper treatment soon.
26/11/2017

Teleworking to remain a dream in Hungary?

Part-time employment, teleworking and flexible worktime schedules become more and more valuable factors and might mean a solution for labour shortage.
23/11/2017

Government sees necessity for ‘significant’ pay rise in education, health

Will the significant pay hike happen finally?