labour market

04/02/2016

Regular government press briefing about British EU proposal, public education, staff cut in public administration

Budapest, February 4 (MTI) – A unified position of the Visegrad Four is needed in connection with the UK’s reform package put forward to the European […]
28/01/2016

Hungary jobless rate 6.2 pc in October-December

Budapest, January 28 (MTI) – Hungary’s average unemployment rate was 6.2 percent in October-December, level with the average in September-November, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reported […]
21/01/2016

Gross wages rise 5.3 pc in November – Update

Budapest, January 21 (MTI) – The average gross wage in Hungary was 264,468 forints (EUR 840) in November, up by 5.3 percent from the same month […]
20/01/2016

US Ambassador Colleen Bell: US-Hungary economic ties strong

Budapest, January 20 (MTI) – Economic ties between Hungary and the United States are strong, but “can significantly improve if we remove impediments and disincentives to […]
16/01/2016

Varga addresses OECD labour committee on job growth

Paris (MTI) – Hungary has seen great results in employment policy and wants to share good practices for boosting employment and reducing the jobless rate, Hungary’s […]
15/01/2016

Lego plant expansion to boost headcount by 1,600

Budapest, January 15 (MTI) – Danish toymaker Lego’s 30 billion forint (EUR 95.3m) investment will boost the headcount of its Nyiregyhaza factory in eastern Hungary by […]
13/01/2016

Immigrants in Hungary overqualified

Budapest, January 13 (MTI) – The proportion of highly qualified young people is much higher among immigrants than among Hungarians in the country, the daily Magyar […]
11/01/2016

Passenger broke the cheekbone of the inspector, but the latter got fired

According to factor.hu, the woman inspector, a single mother, was left without job after a passenger broke her cheekbone. She does not understand why BKK (Budapest Transport Center) fired […]
09/01/2016

A female job seeker was found unfit to drive a garbage truck in Hungary

According to beol.hu, a female candidate applied for a garbage truck driver job after having seen a recruitment notice in Bekescsaba. The woman met the conditions, […]
06/01/2016

Teachers’ wages to grow further in September, says official

Budapest, January 6 (MTI) – Teachers’ wages will continue to increase in September, by 3.4 percent, resulting in monthly 3,000-15,000 forints (EUR 9.5-48) extra payment, the […]
05/01/2016

New government schemes to boost employment in first half of 2016

Budapest, January 5 (MTI) – The government will launch further schemes to boost employment in the first half of this year, including a programme to help […]
05/01/2016

Hungary jobless rate falls to 6.2pc

Budapest, January 5 (MTI) – Hungary’s average unemployment rate slipped to 6.2 percent in September-November from 6.4 percent in August-October, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said […]
31/12/2015

Government to launch programme helping women work for pension

Budapest (MTI) – A government programme designed to help women close to retirement fulfill their employment requirements in order to qualify for a state pension will […]
30/12/2015

Jobbik calls on govt to set up schedule for public sector overhaul

Budapest, December 30 (MTI) – The radical nationalist Jobbik party on Wednesday said that it would support the government’s planned restructuring of the public sector if […]
30/12/2015

LMP: 4 million people in the country living below the subsistence level

Budapest, December 30 (MTI) – The green opposition LMP party on Wednesday said that if it had been in power in 2015, people’s standards of living […]
30/12/2015

High tax rates hamper proper wage reform, says employer group chief

Budapest, December 30 (MTI) – Employment and income tax rates need to be reduced because the current tax system is hampering a proper wage reform, the […]
29/12/2015

Law enforcement sector to receive 5 percent pay rise in 2016

Budapest, December 29 (MTI) – Law enforcement employees will receive a 5 percent pay rise as of January 2016, on top of an average 30 percent […]
23/12/2015

Election Office turns down referendum on salary cap for public companies

Budapest, December 23 (MTI) – The National Election Office (NVI) has turned down two referendum initiatives seeking to ask voters if a salary cap of a […]
22/12/2015

Government, unions, employers reach deal on minimum wages

Budapest, December 22 (MTI) – The economy ministry on Tuesday reached an agreement with three employer associations and two trade unions on the monthly minimum wages […]
22/12/2015

Soldiers’ wages to grow by 5 pc from January

Budapest (MTI) – Wages in Hungary’s armed forces will grow by an additional 5 percent from January next year and fringe benefits will also increase, the […]