22 result(s) for minimum wage rise in Current Affairs
LMP Promises Comprehensive Wage Rises To Health Care Workers
- 3 Apr 2018 10:25 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The opposition LMP party has promised comprehensive wage increases to workers employed in the health-care sector.
Postal Services Unlikely To Cope With Christmas Period
- 12 Dec 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
With Christmas closing in, postal workers are becoming overburdened. The labor shortage is leading to situations where temporary workers can earn more than long-term employees. But skilled workers are proving hard to attract everywhere, even from non-EU countries.
Hungary’s Larger Opposition Parties Call For Pension Reform
- 1 Sep 2017 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s larger opposition parties agreed at a forum on Thursday on the need to reform Hungary’s pension system. Hungary currently operates a mandatory, defined-benefit pay-as-you-go pension system with a retirement age set at 63. A public minimum pension, set at a monthly 28,500 forints (EUR 93), is combined with an earnings-related pension. In late 2010, the government suspended the mandatory ...
Divided Opposition Parties United In Call For Change In Government At May Day Celebrations
- 3 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Each of Hungary’s opposition parties held gatherings Monday for International Workers’ Day, where the parties’ leaders called for the ruling Fidesz government to be defeated in 2018 elections.
Trade Association: Prices Could Rise Due To Planned Legislation
- 20 Mar 2017 5:58 AM
- current affairs
The government’s new legislation proposal regarding trade will hold back development and could result in rising retail prices for certain products, the Hungarian Trade Association (OKSZ) said. Professional organisations were not consulted during the preparation of the proposal which obstructs the implementation of modern organisational methods and infringes upon the rights of consumers and the ...
Budapest Garbage Haulers To Strike If Demands Not Met
- 15 Dec 2016 6:33 AM
- current affairs
Budapest residents may soon find garbage piling up around them and no one to take it away. Budapest Public Area Maintenance Company (FKF) workers responsible for city garbage collection have scheduled a strike for before the Christmas holiday after wage negotiations broke down, reports atv.hu.
Orbán: Labour - Based Economy Successful
- 22 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán hailed Hungary’s labour-based economic model as a “success” in an interview to public radio. Orbán said the foundations of Hungary’s economy and financial system are stable enough to handle a significant increase in the minimum wage and a decrease in the corporate tax rate.
Hungarian Govt, Unions, Employers Reach Deal On Minimum Wages
- 23 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The economy ministry reached an agreement with three employer associations and two trade unions on the monthly minimum wages for skilled and unskilled workers, state secretary Péter Cseresznyés said. Under the agreement, the monthly minimum wage for unskilled workers next year will rise to gross 111,000 forints (EUR 353.6) and skilled workers will get 129,000 forints (EUR 411).
No One Wants To Work Here In Hungary
- 17 Jul 2015 12:35 PM
- current affairs
Hungarian magazine Hetek recently published an article which explored job opportunities, or lack thereof, around Hungary. The magazine looked at job listings, called employers looking to hire, spoke to employees, and looked at studies that sized up work-related stress among employees and managers. Working in Hungary, it turns out, is not that easy.
LMP Promises Comprehensive Wage Rises To Health Care Workers
- 3 Apr 2018 10:25 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The opposition LMP party has promised comprehensive wage increases to workers employed in the health-care sector.
Postal Services Unlikely To Cope With Christmas Period
- 12 Dec 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
With Christmas closing in, postal workers are becoming overburdened. The labor shortage is leading to situations where temporary workers can earn more than long-term employees. But skilled workers are proving hard to attract everywhere, even from non-EU countries.
Hungary’s Larger Opposition Parties Call For Pension Reform
- 1 Sep 2017 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s larger opposition parties agreed at a forum on Thursday on the need to reform Hungary’s pension system. Hungary currently operates a mandatory, defined-benefit pay-as-you-go pension system with a retirement age set at 63. A public minimum pension, set at a monthly 28,500 forints (EUR 93), is combined with an earnings-related pension. In late 2010, the government suspended the mandatory ...
Divided Opposition Parties United In Call For Change In Government At May Day Celebrations
- 3 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Each of Hungary’s opposition parties held gatherings Monday for International Workers’ Day, where the parties’ leaders called for the ruling Fidesz government to be defeated in 2018 elections.
Trade Association: Prices Could Rise Due To Planned Legislation
- 20 Mar 2017 5:58 AM
- current affairs
The government’s new legislation proposal regarding trade will hold back development and could result in rising retail prices for certain products, the Hungarian Trade Association (OKSZ) said. Professional organisations were not consulted during the preparation of the proposal which obstructs the implementation of modern organisational methods and infringes upon the rights of consumers and the ...
Budapest Garbage Haulers To Strike If Demands Not Met
- 15 Dec 2016 6:33 AM
- current affairs
Budapest residents may soon find garbage piling up around them and no one to take it away. Budapest Public Area Maintenance Company (FKF) workers responsible for city garbage collection have scheduled a strike for before the Christmas holiday after wage negotiations broke down, reports atv.hu.
Orbán: Labour - Based Economy Successful
- 22 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán hailed Hungary’s labour-based economic model as a “success” in an interview to public radio. Orbán said the foundations of Hungary’s economy and financial system are stable enough to handle a significant increase in the minimum wage and a decrease in the corporate tax rate.
Hungarian Govt, Unions, Employers Reach Deal On Minimum Wages
- 23 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The economy ministry reached an agreement with three employer associations and two trade unions on the monthly minimum wages for skilled and unskilled workers, state secretary Péter Cseresznyés said. Under the agreement, the monthly minimum wage for unskilled workers next year will rise to gross 111,000 forints (EUR 353.6) and skilled workers will get 129,000 forints (EUR 411).
No One Wants To Work Here In Hungary
- 17 Jul 2015 12:35 PM
- current affairs
Hungarian magazine Hetek recently published an article which explored job opportunities, or lack thereof, around Hungary. The magazine looked at job listings, called employers looking to hire, spoke to employees, and looked at studies that sized up work-related stress among employees and managers. Working in Hungary, it turns out, is not that easy.