Labour market

2026. 08. 14.

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

Hungarian graduate job market 2026: your degree sets the odds

If you are one of the more than 140,000 people who applied to a Hungarian university or college this year, the degree you pick over the next few weeks will shape more than your student ID card. It will shape how crowded your first job hunt ...

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. 31.

5 min

Hungary 2026: where net HUF 500,000 starts for graduates

You finish your degree, update your CV, and hit send on the first application. Whether you get a reply next week or wait three months for a rejection has less to do with your grades than with the field printed on your diploma. Hungary's graduate ...

2026. 07. 22.

4 min

How to Make Your Resume AI-Friendly So It Doesn't Get Rejected Before a Recruiter Sees It

Have you applied to several jobs and received no response? It doesn't necessarily mean your experience or qualifications aren't good enough. In many recruitment processes, your resume is first scanned by an automated system that organizes and ...

2026. 07. 16.

4 min

Home Office During the Heatwave: What Employees and Employers Need to Know

As temperatures continue to reach record highs across Europe, the government introduced emergency measures aimed at protecting workers during the current heatwave. Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced that public sector institutions should s...

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