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Living and working in Hungary

Eurofound provides research, data and analysis on a wide range of social and work-related topics. This information is largely comparative, but also offers country-specific information for each of the EU Member States. This page contains information, research and data for Hungary.

Country profile

Working life in Hungary - Highlights

Hungary’s economy declined in the first three quarters of 2023 (-0.9%, -2.4% and -0.4%, respectively), while in early 2024, food-price inflation peaked at 43.7% and household energy inflation at 50.7% in two years combined. Even after an easing, the inflation rate remained the highest in the EU, standing at 25.7% in January and 20.1% in mid-2023, year on year.

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Ability to choose or change methods of work

Data source: 2015 EWCS survey

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Possibility to accumulate overtime for days off

Data source: 2013 ECS survey

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Recent policy measures

Eurofound's EU PolicyWatch database collects national level policy measures on various topics.

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Restructuring events in Hungary

The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State.

 

Hungary: Latest developments in working life Q4 2019

Hungary: Latest developments in working life Q3 2019

Growing industrial unrest in the social services, healthcare and education sectors, an increase in redundancies for temporary workers; and the extension of a collective agreement in the electricity sector are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Hungary in the third quarter of 2019.

Hungary: Latest developments in working life Q2 2019

Changes in working conditions for researchers following the reorganisation of the national science academy, continued difficulties in organising strikes in the public sector and a potential lawsuit about the right to unionise at a car manufacturer are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Hungary in the second quarter of 2019.

Hungary: Latest developments in working life Q1 2019

A final round of protests regarding the overtime law and other anti-labour legislation, strikes and strike threats at industrial companies, and ongoing discontent in the public sector are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Hungary in the first quarter of 2019.

Hungary: Latest working life developments Q4 2018

Protests against a new overtime law, discontent over public sector layoffs, and disagreement over the outcome of wage negotiations are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Hungary in the fourth quarter of 2018.

Hungary: Latest working life developments Q3 2018

​​​​​​​Tensions over impending public sector layoffs, dissatisfaction with public sector wages and conditions, and protests about changes in the taxation of non-wage benefits are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Hungary in the third quarter of 2018.

Correspondents in Hungary

Correspondents report on topics related to developments in the country's working life and inform Eurofound’s pan-European comparative analysis. Read more

Consortium Kopint-Tárki Institute for Economic Research Ltd, and Kopint Foundation for Economic Research

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Eurofound Management Board members from Hungary

Eurofound's Management Board is made up of representatives of the social partners and national governments of all Member States, European Commission representatives and an independent expert appointed by the European Parliament. Read more

Krisztina Pelei Ministry for Economic Development
Adrienn Bálint BusinessHungary (MGYOSZ)
Szabolcs Beőthy-Fehér Hungarian Trade Union Confederation (MSZSZ)

 

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