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2026. 09. 18.

Hungarian construction contracts for a third month: what the 52.2% utility drop means for HR

Hungarian construction output fell 12.2% year-on-year in July 2026, marking the third consecutive month of decline, according to data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH). The headline number hides an uneven picture underneath: ...

2026. 09. 16.

4 min

1 in 10 Hungarian job ads now offer home office in 2026

One in ten job ads posted on Profession.hu now offers a home-office option, up from 8.7% in 2025 to 10% in 2026. The share climbed two percentage points against the August reading alone. For HR leaders in Hungary, the headline number matters ...

2026. 09. 16.

4 min

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. 08.

5 min

Hungary raises disability benefits 10% from January 2027

From 1 January 2027, benefits for people with reduced work capacity in Hungary will rise by 10 percent, and the minimum old-age pension will jump to HUF 120,000. Prime Minister Magyar Péter announced both changes on Facebook, framing them as a s...

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. 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.

5 min

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. ...

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