labour market

16/03/2017

Hungarian economy minister discusses EU pillar of social rights with employment commissioner

Marianne Thyssen: The European Commission had no intention of taking away national competences from member states
14/03/2017

International civil committee set up to push for European wage union

Budapest, March 14 (MTI) – An international civil committee was set up in Budapest on Tuesday to submit the concept of levelling wages in Europe to […]
10/03/2017

Jobbik to press ahead with European wage levelling initiative

#Vona: #Jobbik has already found allies for its initiative in central and eastern Europe
08/03/2017

Labor shortage – Government would like to keep more doctors, nurses in Hungary

Labour shortage in Hungary
08/03/2017

UPS Hungary inaugurates new headquarters, logistic base near Budapest airport

US express delivery company #UPS has inaugurated its Hungarian unit's new headquarters and logistic base near Budapest's international airport
07/03/2017

Budapest’s public transport to be disabled by shortage of professionals and low salaries

Who will drive the replacement buses if Hungarian drivers choose to work in Vienna for a three times bigger salary?
07/03/2017

Gender wage gap narrows in Hungary

Eurostat survey
04/03/2017

Jobbik calls for new development strategy for east-central Europe

#Jobbik plans to launch an initiative for a European wage union #europeanunion #eu
28/02/2017

Masses of people, including Hungarians, are leaving the UK

There is a massive decrease in the number of people immigrating to the UK, while the number of those emigrating from it keeps increasing #brexit #unitedkingdom #uk #labourmarket
27/02/2017

State secretary: Job protection scheme leaves EUR 1.6bn with employers

The programme involved 900,000 employees in 2016
27/02/2017

Hungary jobless rate falls to 4.3pc

Jobless rate in the November-January period
21/02/2017

Hungary gross wages are very low but climb 5.7 pc in December

Budapest (MTI) – The average gross wage in Hungary rose by 5.7 percent year-on-year to 288,800 forints (EUR 936) in December, Central Statistical Office (KSH) said […]
20/02/2017

1/3 of Hungarian youth would leave the country

Index.hu writes that the Hungarian Youth 2016 report, ordered by the government, has been published recently. The government interprets the results as a genuine success, but, […]
19/02/2017

Foreigners find Hungary a pleasant place for work

Even though Hungarian workers are willing to leave the country for better opportunities, more money, or to just try out themselves in a new environment, nlcafe.hu […]
17/02/2017

Economy minister: Competitiveness expected to improve in Hungary

As in recent years every major economic indicator has improved in Hungary, it has become possible to lay down the foundations for the economic policy of […]
17/02/2017

Wages at state companies to grow by 30 pc

Budapest (MTI) – Wages paid by state-owned companies will rise by 30 percent in several stages over the next three years, government office chief János Lázár […]
13/02/2017

Eurostat report: Hungarian minimum wage in 17th place

Budapest (MTI) – The monthly minimum wage in Hungary stood at 412 euros at the start of this year, fresh data from Eurostat show. The minimum […]
13/02/2017

Hungary Trends – The week in business and finance

Budapest (MTI) – See below MTI’s main business and financial news from the previous week: RICHTER Q4 PROFIT DOUBLES ON FINANCIAL GAIN A big financial gain […]
10/02/2017

Government proposes VAT cuts on game, fish and higher armed services salaries

Budapest (MTI) – Agriculture Minister Sándor Fazekas has proposed that the value-added tax on game and fish should be reduced from 27 percent to 5 percent. The […]
10/02/2017

Hungarian enterprise among the best ten European employers

Forbes.hu reported that the Hungarian Office of EPAM Systems – operating as the centre of the European global IT company – got into the best ten […]