labour market

20/06/2016

LMP vows to create 450,000 jobs

Budapest, June 20 (MTI) – Opposition LMP aims to create “recession-resistant” work that enhances living standards for people in rural areas, Bernadett Szél, LMP’s interim leader, […]
15/06/2016

Hungary below EU average ranked by GDP, consumption per capita

Luxembourg, June 15 (MTI) – Hungary is ranked 24th out of 28 European Union member states on the Eurostat’s latest ranking of countries by GDP per […]
15/06/2016

Youth prosperity index: Half of university students want to leave the country

45pc of Hungarian students in tertiary education are planning to work abroad, while only 29pc of people already working feel appreciated at their workplace, piacesprofit.hu reports. […]
08/06/2016

Local council officials call strike over wages

Budapest, June 8 (MTI) – The MKKSZ union of public employees is organising a strike for local government employees, demanding a wage hike in that sector […]
07/06/2016

The list of average payments in Hungary is out

VS.hu writes that the list ranking the payments Hungarian workers receive is out, showing that the air traffic controllers earn the most. They are followed by […]
04/06/2016

Striking rates of school dropouts in public employment

The number of public workers under 18 is eleven times as high as it was 2013, mno.hu reports. From this year on, teenagers can work only […]
31/05/2016

DK: China market economy status to impact Hungary steelmaker

Budapest, May 31 (MTI) – Granting China market economy status would threaten Hungarian steelmaker Dunaferr, the spokesman for the leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK), said on […]
26/05/2016

Hungary jobless rate 5.8 pc in February-April

Budapest, May 26 (MTI) – Hungary’s average unemployment rate among people aged 15-74 was 5.8 percent in February-April, down from 6.0 percent in the previous three-month […]
24/05/2016

Lawmakers vote to raise civil servant salaries

Budapest, May 24 (MTI) – Lawmakers on Tuesday passed a bill to raise civil servants’ salaries and to introduce special work conditions for them. Under the […]
02/05/2016

Fidesz pledges new rules on Sunday labour in September

Budapest, May 2 (MTI) – The opportunity to draw up rules regulating Sunday working conditions will arise in September, the ruling Fidesz group leader said on […]
28/04/2016

Hungary jobless rate was 6.0 pc in January-March

Budapest, April 28 (MTI) – Hungary’s average unemployment rate was 6.0 percent in January-March, down from 6.1 percent in the previous three-month period, the Central Statistical […]
20/04/2016

Gross wages rise 5.9 pc in February

Budapest, April 20 (MTI) – The average gross wage in Hungary was 248,262 forints (EUR 801.37) in February, up 5.9 percent from the same month a […]
19/04/2016

Otto Fuchs to double production with EUR 41.3m investment

Budapest, April 19 (MTI) – German automotive supplier Otto Fuchs will double production capacity at its plant in Tatabánya (NW Hungary) with a 12.8 billion forint […]
17/04/2016

Human resources ministry: Number of resident doctors doubles in five years

Budapest, April 17 (MTI) – The number of young doctors starting a career in Hungary has doubled over the past five years due in large part […]
16/04/2016

The number of Hungarians living in London increased to 100,000

Origo.hu reports that since the European Union was joined by Eastern European countries, the number of Hungarian people in London got doubled. Apart from Eastern Europe, […]
15/04/2016

Fidesz: 2017 budget moves Hungary closer to full employment

Budapest, April 15 (MTI) – The ruling Fidesz party supports the 2017 budget draft because it moves Hungary closer to full employment, Erik Bánki, the head […]
12/04/2016

The American General Electric startup relies mostly on Hungarian employees

Budapest (MTI) – General Electric’s startup dubbed Current focuses on LED production and related energy-efficiency developments and relies mostly on Hungarian employees, CEO for Europe and […]
09/04/2016

Andris, the world’s smallest newspaper boy at the turn of the century

Among the 300,000 postcards of the Hungaricana Postcards collection you’re sure to find one that you like, be it about the streets of Budapest, First World War […]
07/04/2016

Is Hungary a country of public workers and poor people?

Metropol.hu shared the report of the European Committee that includes the description of the countries’ labour market and the well-being of the society. The experts’ findings […]
05/04/2016

EC report notes Hungary’s progress in cutting unemployment

Budapest (MTI) – Hungary has moved forward in efforts to reduce unemployment while structural problems remain in the areas of fighting poverty, promoting social inclusion and […]