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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.

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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. 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.

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. 13.

Hungary's 20-year minimum-wage puzzle: compression and risk

Twenty years of sustained minimum-wage rises in Hungary produced one of the region's clearest compression stories at the bottom of the hourly-pay ladder. And yet, annual take-home pay at the low end barely moved. A new study from researchers at ...

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 ...

Hungarian unions demand heat limits as heatwave bites factories

Alcohol-free beer, free watermelon, ten minutes of air-conditioning per hour. That is the current shape of heat protection on many Hungarian production lines this August, while colleagues in the office building next door are told to work from ...

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 ...