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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. 18.

4 min

12 years on KATA costs Hungarians 102,000 HUF a month in pension

If you are weighing a switch to KATA, the flat-tax scheme for solo entrepreneurs, the monthly maths looks attractive. On a 600,000 forint monthly income, a KATA contractor keeps around 550,000 forint, nearly 77,000 forint more than the same ...

2026. 08. 14.

4 min

Hungary's 578,000 sole proprietorships and what they mean for HR

Hungary now has more active sole proprietorships than corporate businesses, and the gap is widening fast. According to figures published by company information service OPTEN and distributed by news agency MTI, more than 578,000 active sole ...

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

Hungary rewrites tourism rules affecting 400,000 workers

Hungary is rewriting the rulebook for one of its largest employment sectors, and roughly 400,000 people who work in hotels, restaurants, travel agencies and tour operations will feel the effects. On 8 August, the Ministry of Economy and Energy ...

2026. 08. 06.

4 min

21 of 29 EU countries froze minimum wages while inflation rose

Eurostat's second-half 2026 release lands with a signal HR teams cannot afford to misread: of 29 European countries surveyed, only 8 raised their gross statutory minimum wage between January and July 2026. The other 21 held their floors flat ...

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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