labour market

28/07/2016

Hungary jobless rate falls to 5.1 pc in April-June

Budapest, July 28 (MTI) – Hungary’s rolling three-quarter jobless rate fell to 5.1 percent in April-June, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Thursday. The rate, […]
27/07/2016

Local council employees to call day-long strike in September

Budapest, July 27 (MTI) – Local council employees are holding to their demand for an average 30 percent wage rise and plan to hold a day-long […]
26/07/2016

China’s BYD to set up electric bus manufacturing plant in Hungary

Budapest, July 26 (MTI) – Chinese company BYD will set up its first European electric bus manufacturing plant and create almost 200 jobs in Komárom, in […]
25/07/2016

Socialists demand European standard of living for families

Budapest, July 24 (MTI) – The government should make sure Hungarian families have a European standard of living instead of “making preparations to leave the European […]
21/07/2016

Foreign minister agrees on US investment projects for Hungary

Cleveland, July 21 (MTI) – Péter Szijjártó, the minister of foreign affairs and trade, has agreed on three major US investment projects to be implemented in […]
20/07/2016

More women in employment in Hungary

Budapest, July 20 (MTI) – The ratio of women in regular employment has been increasing in Hungary thanks to the government’s family support measures, a state […]
19/07/2016

Number of foreign workers continue to drop in Hungary

Budapest, July 19 (MTI) – The number of foreign guest workers continued to drop in Hungary with only about 16,000 holding a job here last year, […]
17/07/2016

Socialists to submit draft resolution on easing labour shortage

Budapest, July 16 (MTI) – The opposition Socialists want to submit a draft resolution to lawmakers next week on easing Hungary’s labour shortage, deputy party leader […]
14/07/2016

Labour shortage critical in Hungary

Budapest, July 14 (MTI) – The shortage of labour is becoming critical in Hungary with half of unfilled jobs found in the central region, business daily […]
07/07/2016

LMP lambasts govt for ‘importing cheap labour’

Budapest, July 7 (MTI) – The government has joined forces with “big capital” to bring in people from other countries to fill jobs left by Hungarians […]
05/07/2016

Govt extends public works programme to health, mental patients

Budapest, July 5 (MTI) – The government has launched a pilot programme extending public works schemes to people with mental, social or health problems, daily Magyar […]
04/07/2016

LMP: Orbán should give up policy of low wages

Budapest, July 4 (MTI) – Prime Minister Viktor Orbán should stop embracing a policy of low wages in Hungary, which forces skilled workers to continue to […]
04/07/2016

Apollo Tyres starts the third batch of the training of technicians in Hungary

Gyöngyös – 120 new employees will take part in the OKJ tyre manufacturer certified training. Technicians who signed study contract with Apollo Tyres Hungary in April, will start […]
30/06/2016

Brexit: Hungarian students and employees are worried

Origo.hu writes that the possible negative effects of Brexit have been talked about in Europe for a while, but as people of the United Kingdom voted to […]
30/06/2016

IBM plans EUR 10.1m expansion of IT service centre in Hungary

  Budapest (MTI) – IBM will invest 3.2 billion forints (EUR 10.1m) to expand its IT service centre in Székesfehervár creating 410 jobs, Hungary’s foreign minister […]
29/06/2016

Hungarians in Britain have no reason to fret over Brexit, says UK envoy

Budapest, June 29 (MTI) – Hungarian citizens working in the UK have no reason to be worried about Britain’s decision to leave the European Union, the […]
28/06/2016

Hungary jobless rate falls to 5.5pc in March-May

Budapest, June 28 (MTI) – The average unemployment rate among 15- to 74-year-olds in Hungary fell to 5.5 percent in March-May, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) […]
25/06/2016

Hell Energy plans EUR 94.6m capacity expansion at NE Hungary base

Budapest, June 24 (MTI) – Energy drink maker Hell Energy will invest 30 billion forints (EUR 94.6m) at its base in Szikszo, in north-eastern Hungary, creating […]
23/06/2016

Government administration staff to receive 30 pc pay rise

Budapest, June 23 (MTI) – The government will increase the salaries of office personnel by an average 30 percent, daily Magyar IdÅ‘k reported on Wednesday. Quoting […]
21/06/2016

Gross wages rise 6.4 pc in April – KSH

Budapest, June 21 (MTI) – The average gross wage in Hungary was 264,471 forints (EUR 845) in April, up by 6.4 percent from the same month […]