484 result(s) for employer
Parliament Votes To Reduce Payroll Tax
- 13 Dec 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Parliament approved a bill that reduces the payroll tax from 27% to 22% from next year, and to 20% from 2018. The bill adjusts the healthcare contributions accordingly, reducing them from 27% to 22% for 2017. Economy Minister Mihály Varga submitted the bill to parliament earlier in December.
Rate Of Low-Wage Earners In Hungary Close To EU Average
- 11 Dec 2016 6:00 AM
- business
Fully 17.8 percent of Hungarian employees are low-wage earners, slightly more than the 17.2 percent European Union average, a summary of data by Eurostat shows. Eurostat puts the low-wage threshold at two-thirds of the median average hourly wage.
Govt To Focus On Boosting Mobility, Training To Tackle Labour Shortage
- 2 Dec 2016 6:06 AM
- business
In efforts to alleviate labour shortages, the government plans to boost regional mobility and training, an economy ministry official said at a forum organised by the Budapest Chamber of Commerce and Industry and National Trade Association. Péter Cseresnyés, state secretary for labour and training, said that Hungary’s labour market was characterised by both unemployment and a labour shortage.
Fidesz Election Ploy Will Drive SMEs Out Of Business, Warn Critics
- 29 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“We are confronted by an election trick that could trigger a wave of significant wage increases that would cause real problems for those companies which employ people in the vicinity of minimum wage.” – András Vértes, president, GKI Economic Research Zrt.
Orbán: Cultural Shift Sees Hungarians Valuing Work
- 28 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on the wage deal signed on Thursday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said its most important message was that working in Hungary is worthwhile. In an interview to business daily Világgazdaság, Orbán said the deal reached with representatives of employers and trade unions was reached relatively quickly, showing that “players in Hungary’s economic life have not lost their common sense”.
Orbán: Wage Deal Result Of Hard Work
- 25 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- business
The agreement between the government and its social partners on minimum wage increases in 2017 and 2018 was made possible by the hard work of “millions of Hungarians”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the signing of the wage deal in the Economy Ministry.
Minimum Wages To Significantly Increase
- 24 Nov 2016 2:40 AM
- business
Wages for unskilled workers will be raised by 15% and for skilled workers by 25% in 2017, according to Hungary's economy minister, Mihály Varga. He said that in 2018 the minimum wages will be increased by a further 8% and 12%, respectively.
Opinion: Hungary To Cut Corporate Tax Rate To Lowest In EU
- 24 Nov 2016 2:35 AM
- business
A conservative economist welcomes PM Orbán’s announcement that Hungarian corporate tax is to be cut to the lowest in the EU. A liberal economist, on the other hand, fears that the tax cut will create disparities in the economy.
Gross Wages Up 6.7% In Sept
- 23 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Average gross wages in Hungary rose by an annual 6.7% in September to 257,857 forints (EUR 834), the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reported. Net wages grew by 8.3% to 171,475 forints due to a one percentage point cut in the personal income tax rate from January.
Parliament Votes To Reduce Payroll Tax
- 13 Dec 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Parliament approved a bill that reduces the payroll tax from 27% to 22% from next year, and to 20% from 2018. The bill adjusts the healthcare contributions accordingly, reducing them from 27% to 22% for 2017. Economy Minister Mihály Varga submitted the bill to parliament earlier in December.
Rate Of Low-Wage Earners In Hungary Close To EU Average
- 11 Dec 2016 6:00 AM
- business
Fully 17.8 percent of Hungarian employees are low-wage earners, slightly more than the 17.2 percent European Union average, a summary of data by Eurostat shows. Eurostat puts the low-wage threshold at two-thirds of the median average hourly wage.
Govt To Focus On Boosting Mobility, Training To Tackle Labour Shortage
- 2 Dec 2016 6:06 AM
- business
In efforts to alleviate labour shortages, the government plans to boost regional mobility and training, an economy ministry official said at a forum organised by the Budapest Chamber of Commerce and Industry and National Trade Association. Péter Cseresnyés, state secretary for labour and training, said that Hungary’s labour market was characterised by both unemployment and a labour shortage.
Fidesz Election Ploy Will Drive SMEs Out Of Business, Warn Critics
- 29 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“We are confronted by an election trick that could trigger a wave of significant wage increases that would cause real problems for those companies which employ people in the vicinity of minimum wage.” – András Vértes, president, GKI Economic Research Zrt.
Orbán: Cultural Shift Sees Hungarians Valuing Work
- 28 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on the wage deal signed on Thursday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said its most important message was that working in Hungary is worthwhile. In an interview to business daily Világgazdaság, Orbán said the deal reached with representatives of employers and trade unions was reached relatively quickly, showing that “players in Hungary’s economic life have not lost their common sense”.
Orbán: Wage Deal Result Of Hard Work
- 25 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- business
The agreement between the government and its social partners on minimum wage increases in 2017 and 2018 was made possible by the hard work of “millions of Hungarians”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the signing of the wage deal in the Economy Ministry.
Minimum Wages To Significantly Increase
- 24 Nov 2016 2:40 AM
- business
Wages for unskilled workers will be raised by 15% and for skilled workers by 25% in 2017, according to Hungary's economy minister, Mihály Varga. He said that in 2018 the minimum wages will be increased by a further 8% and 12%, respectively.
Opinion: Hungary To Cut Corporate Tax Rate To Lowest In EU
- 24 Nov 2016 2:35 AM
- business
A conservative economist welcomes PM Orbán’s announcement that Hungarian corporate tax is to be cut to the lowest in the EU. A liberal economist, on the other hand, fears that the tax cut will create disparities in the economy.
Gross Wages Up 6.7% In Sept
- 23 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Average gross wages in Hungary rose by an annual 6.7% in September to 257,857 forints (EUR 834), the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reported. Net wages grew by 8.3% to 171,475 forints due to a one percentage point cut in the personal income tax rate from January.