Ekonomia

2026. 08. 18.

Hungary construction output falls 1.2% in June as sector cools

If you work on a Hungarian building site this summer, the numbers just shifted under your feet. KSH released June 2026 construction data last Thursday, and the split between what is being built, and what is not, has rarely looked this stark. ...

2026. 08. 18.

5 min

Hungary's minimum wage deal reopens: what 2027 means for workers

Hungary's three-year minimum wage deal, signed at the Karmelita monastery on 4 December 2025, was meant to end 2027 with a 14% rise and pull the country closer to EU pay norms. Eight months on, employers want to renegotiate. The economy has not ...

2026. 08. 14.

4 min

AI-armed clients question 3 in 4 Hungarian builders' work

You arrive at a job with your tools, your training and twenty years of knowing what happens when tile goes over an uneven screed. The client meets you at the door with a phone in their hand and a printout from ChatGPT that says the job should ...

2026. 08. 14.

6 min

Hungarian workers got raises but feel trapped in their jobs

You got a raise this year. Maybe a good one, 11% or more, if you were among the 42% of Hungarian workers whose pay jumped at the start of 2026. And yet the idea of handing in your notice and looking for something better feels heavier than it ...

2026. 08. 14.

5 min

Hungary's new collar shift: winning factory jobs without a diploma

If you have been passed over for factory or warehouse jobs because your CV does not list the exact qualification or the right five years of experience, the Hungarian labour market may be quieter about it than the headlines suggest, but the rules ...

2026. 08. 14.

4 min

The EU's July 2028 posted-worker rules: why the audit window opens now

If you have ever been posted to another EU country for work, or if your HR team routinely sends staff across borders, a quiet but consequential change is coming. The rules that decide which country collects your social contributions during a ...

2026. 08. 12.

4 min

Hungarian employers can top up 100,000 HUF school-start aid

Roughly 400,000 Hungarian pupils will receive HUF 100,000 in state back-to-school support this autumn, half of it paid out by 24 August 2026 through the Magyar Államkincstár (Hungarian State Treasury) and the remaining half arriving as a ba...

2026. 08. 12.

4 min

Budapest moped courier grossed 251,856 HUF in 51 hours

A Budapest moped courier who films under the TikTok name Prokopton set himself a challenge: earn 250,000 forints in five days and show every hour on camera. He hit the target, just. Across Monday to Friday he logged roughly 51 hours on the road ...

2026. 08. 12.

5 min

Hungary's new EU pay transparency rules: what to expect

For decades, asking a colleague what they earn has been the workplace equivalent of asking about their weight. In Hungary, that quiet rule is about to change, and the shift gives you real leverage if you know how to use it. The EU pay ...

2026. 08. 04.

4 min

Hungary real wages rose 9% in May, top fifth gained HUF 113k

Hungarian real wages rose 9% year-on-year in May 2026, according to KSH figures. The headline is real. What it hides is that the top fifth of earners took home roughly HUF 113,000 more per month, while the bottom fifth gained about HUF 27,000. ...

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