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2026. 10. 20.

Bosch Hungary: People, Development, and Leadership Shaping the Future of the Organization

We continue our series of articles highlighting companies that invest in their people, support professional development, and build working environments based on trust, collaboration, and inclusion. Today, we turn our attention to Bosch ...

2026. 10. 13.

3 min

Quitting your job in Hungary? Make sure untaken leave is paid

You have a new offer, your resignation letter is drafted, and you are counting down the weeks. Then a quieter question comes up: what happens to the holiday days you never got round to taking? If you work in Hungary, the answer can be worth tens ...

2026. 10. 13.

3 min

Gender Gap Report 2026: even Europe's most equal countries fall short

Iceland has topped the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report again, with a score of 93%. It is the only country above 90%. Even so, women in Iceland earn only about two-thirds of what men earn, by the report’s estimate. If the world’s m...

2026. 10. 13.

2 min

Hungary’s cooling labour market hides a quit-risk gap HR can’t ignore

Hungary’s labour market is sending HR teams two signals that don’t match. According to KSH (Központi Statisztikai Hivatal, the Hungarian Central Statistical Office), employment fell by 24,000 in one year, and unemployment has risen to 4.8% . At ...

2026. 10. 13.

3 min

One in three Hungarians now use generative AI for work

If you work in Hungary, there is a good chance a colleague has already used ChatGPT, Copilot or a similar tool to draft an email, summarise a report or prepare for an interview . According to Microsoft’s latest Global AI Diffusion report, 33...

2026. 10. 06.

3 min

Hungary's unemployment is rising through hiring freezes, not layoffs

If you’ve been sending out applications in Hungary this year and hearing nothing back, the problem may be the market rather than your CV . The latest figures from KSH (the Hungarian Central Statistical Office) show unemployment rising. There ha...

2026. 10. 06.

3 min

When a new hire never shows up: ending contracts legally

The contract is signed, the registration is filed and the start date is set for 1 September 2026. Then the new employee never turns up. No call, no email, no explanation. For many Hungarian employers, the first instinct is to treat the hire as ...

2026. 10. 05.

3 min

Hungary's KATA flat tax returns at a higher rate

If you drive a taxi in Budapest, invoice clients as a freelancer, or run a small side business next to your job, you may soon be able to use Hungary’s KATA flat tax again. There’s a catch, though. The monthly flat rate is set to go up, and nobo...

2026. 10. 05.

3 min

Hungary's 120,000-forint minimum pension and who it affects

For eighteen years, Hungary’s minimum pension sat at 28,500 forints. From January, the government will raise it to 120,000 forints, roughly four times the old level. Headlines treat this as a story about pensioners. For HR and payroll leaders, it...

2026. 10. 05.

3 min

Hungary's 93% minimum wage rise beat food prices in Europe

If you earn the minimum wage in Hungary, your payslip has changed a lot since 2021. Your weekly shop has changed too. Over the past five years Hungary had the biggest minimum-wage rise in the EU, at 93% in local currency. It also had the ...

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