The active population in figures

Working conditions

Legal weekly duration

40 hours per week

Retirement age

20 years in service and minimum 62 years.

Working contracts

Full- and part-time contracts, assignment contracts, outsourcing contracts. More information on Just Landed website.

Cost of labor

Minimum wage

65.500 HUF (262 EUR) in 2007

Average wage

Average monthly gross earnings in Hungary is HUF 191,930 (USD 1,000).

Social contributions

Social security contributions paid by employers: Medical insurance 1950 HUF
social security 11%
pension insurance 18%
unemployment insurance 3%
training contribution 1,5%
Social security contributions paid by employees: Social security is paid by employees at the follow amounts: pension contribution: 8.5%, health care contribution: 4%, Unemployment contribution: 1%.

Social partners

Social dialogue and involvement of social partners

The law allows unions to conduct their activities without interference, and the government protects this right in practice. Collective bargaining is protected by law, and it was freely practiced. Approximately 40 percent of the workforce is covered by collective bargaining agreements (almost 3,000 collective bargaining agreements existed). Workers have the right to strike, and workers exercise this right in practice.

Unions

Cooperation Forum of Unions
National Organization of Hungarian Unions

Unionization rate

40%

Labor regulation bodies

Ministry of Labor