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2026. 09. 07.

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. 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.

6 min

Hungarian workers got raises but feel trapped in their jobs

You got a raise this year. Maybe a good one, 11% or more, if you were among the 42% of Hungarian workers whose pay jumped at the start of 2026. And yet the idea of handing in your notice and looking for something better feels heavier than it ...

2026. 08. 12.

4 min

Budapest moped courier grossed 251,856 HUF in 51 hours

A Budapest moped courier who films under the TikTok name Prokopton set himself a challenge: earn 250,000 forints in five days and show every hour on camera. He hit the target, just. Across Monday to Friday he logged roughly 51 hours on the road ...

2026. 08. 12.

5 min

Hungary's new EU pay transparency rules: what to expect

For decades, asking a colleague what they earn has been the workplace equivalent of asking about their weight. In Hungary, that quiet rule is about to change, and the shift gives you real leverage if you know how to use it. The EU pay ...

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. 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. ...

2025. 03. 27.

4 min

You’ve Been Laid Off: The 7 Immediate Steps for a Fresh Professional Start

Have you been laid off? We’re here for you. Regardless of whether it was a disciplinary dismissal, an unfair termination, a layoff during the probation period, or an individual dismissal, losing your job is a tough moment. However, it can also be ...

2023. 08. 04.

3 min

Top 10 szempont munkahely választásakor a fizetésen túl

Munkavállalóként természetes, hogy az általad elvárt bérsáv a legfontosabb érvek között szerepel. Azon felül azonban vannak egyéb, alapos megfontolásra váró tényezők, amik felett te sem léphetsz át. A legjobb munkahely létezik, a tiéd lehe...

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