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2026. 10. 06.

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. 09. 22.

4 min

Hungary's 2026 guest-worker ban: what HR leaders must plan for

Since 6 June 2026, Hungary has closed the fast-track door for labour-hire agencies bringing in workers from the Philippines, Georgia and Armenia, and stopped issuing new guest-worker residence permits on the same date. For HR directors in ...

2026. 09. 09.

4 min

Hungary's 19% engagement rate costs employees and employers

Only 19% of employees in Hungary are engaged at work, according to Gallup's country-level data for the 2026 State of the Global Workplace report. That sits just below the 20% global average and well above the 12% European regional average, but ...

2026. 09. 09.

4 min

Germany's auto cuts and Hungary's wage gap: the 2026–2027 window

If you work on an automotive assembly line in Kecskemét, Győr, or one of the Tier 2 supplier plants feeding them, a number has been quietly defining your career: three to four. That is the multiple by which wages at German automotive suppliers ex...

2026. 08. 25.

5 min

Hungary's 28% tech turnover: what it really costs HR

Hungarian technology firms are running a 28% average annual turnover rate, according to a Menton Jobs analysis published on 19 August 2026. That is roughly ten percentage points above the Western European tech benchmark of 17.4%, and more than ...

2026. 08. 24.

4 min

Hungary's 100,000 HUF school-start benefit: HR cafeteria guide

On Monday, 24 August, the first 50,000 HUF instalment of Hungary's new state school-start benefit lands in family bank accounts alongside the September family allowance. The second 50,000 HUF follows by 30 November at the latest, delivered as a ...

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. 03.

4 min

Hungary heat emergency 3–5 August: what workers need to know

Hungary is running a three-day heat emergency from Monday to Wednesday, and the country is quietly rewriting its working week around it. Public administration has shifted to remote work . Some nurseries and kindergartens may close. Rail freight ...

2026. 07. 29.

4 min

Hungary's pension gap: 40-year career leaves you 47,000 forints short

If you are five, ten, or fifteen years away from retirement, the number you should be watching is not just your current salary. It is the gap between what you earn now and what the state pension will actually pay you on day one, and how quickly ...

2026. 07. 29.

4 min

Hungary Q2 2026 blue-collar wages up 8.5% and what it means

Hungarian blue-collar wages grew 8.5% year-on-year in Q2 2026, while inflation dropped below 2%. On paper, that is a 6 to 7% real-wage gain for workers, the fastest in years. For HR leaders, it is a harder question: is this the new pay floor, or ...

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