Labour market

2026. 09. 16.

Hungary's 1 million forint minimum wage pledge is being rewritten

If you earn Hungary's minimum wage of 266,800 forint, you have probably been counting on the political promise that this number would double by 2030. That promise is now being quietly rewritten, and the change matters for anyone planning a job ...

2026. 09. 16.

5 min

Hungary's Q4 2026 hiring hits a five-year peak

Hungarian employers are stepping off the brake. According to the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey reported by Pénzcentrum, 37% of companies here plan to expand their workforce in the fourth quarter of 2026, while only 13% expect to ...

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. 09. 07.

5 min

Hungarian mothers earn 31% less six years after childbirth

You take a year off to have a baby. You come back to work. Two years pass, then four, then six, and one day you look at a former colleague, someone who started the same year as you, on a similar salary, and you realise their payslip is in a ...

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. 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

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.

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 ...

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