178 result(s) for job loss
US Freedom Of Religion Report Gives Mixed Assessment Of Hungary
- 15 Oct 2015 4:30 AM
- current affairs
The US Department of State’s latest report on religious freedom issued on Wednesday established that Hungary’s constitution guaranteed the freedom of religion. The report, however, made critical remarks on the deregistration of religious groups and other issues. It said that the constitution provides for freedom of religion, separates church and state, and stipulates that religious communities ...
Hungarian Company Közgép Slashes Workforce In Half
- 14 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Construction group Közgép yesterday announced that it will lay-off 350 employees, half of its staff, due to a plunge in new orders. The job losses will affect 283 administrative positions and 67 blue-collar jobs. Companies owned by Lajos Simicska have been hit hard by the loss of state orders since relations between the former financier of the Fidesz party and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán turned ...
Xpat Opinion: Political Background Of The Refugee Crisis In Hungary
- 3 Sep 2015 10:50 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz and the ‘average Hungarian’ - There is no politician in Hungary with such an amazing knack for what the Hungarian public wants – or is at least willing to tolerate – as Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. He might have narrowly lost two winnable elections in 2002 and 2006, but at the same time he built a marginal and culturally ill-fitting party into one that is fundamentally attuned to the ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Socialists At A Loss About Migration
- 31 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing journalist suggests that the left wing opposition was late in recognising the significance of the current migration wave and finds it difficult to react because its own constituency is divided.
Sunday Shopping Ban In Hungary Claims 3,000 Jobs
- 23 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
The Sunday shopping ban meant that wholesale and retail employment in May was down by 3,000 from February, the last month without restrictions on Sunday shopping, the Wednesday issue of daily Népszabadság said citing data from the Central Statistical Office (KSH). The paper said retail jobs were most affected, with the sector suffering some 2,600 cuts. The rest of the job losses occurred in ...
Running Around Budapest: Top Technique Tip 2, By Ryan Phillips
- 4 Jun 2015 11:40 AM
- sport
Fancy a good and healthy jog around the Island this week? Personal Trainer and Muscle Activation Specialist Ryan Phillips shares with us his second top tip for better running. If you missed his first related article you can easily catch up here: Running Around Budapest: Top Technique ...
Brain Bar Budapest, 4 - 6 June
- 4 Jun 2015 9:04 AM
- tech
It may not be obvious, but we live in a day and age where technology controls most of our lives. From cell phones to washing machines, every single device is being improved and challenged daily. Tech giants continue to put benchmarks down for competitors and even nation-states, and arguably, could be considered 'God-like'. Naturally, there are conflicting views on such technology, its power and ...
Budapest Corvinus University Feared To Lose Campus In Alleged Sell -Off
- 21 May 2015 9:00 AM
- property
Students and staff of Budapest Corvinus University (BCE) held a forum at the university’s western Budapest campus, in response to press reports raising fears about the sale of several Corvinus campus buildings. The university said it had no official information about government plans concerning any restructuring at Corvinus, but it would defend the unity of the institution if such plans were ...
Vác FC Match Report: Master Coach János Csank Does It Again
- 23 Apr 2015 1:45 AM
- sport
Cool but sunny weather welcomed the team as Vác FC travelled to FC Dabas last Sunday in the days Pest County Derby. Vác FC were focused on a victory in order to prevent Kozármisleny closing the gap at the top of the table and secondly, to get revenge for their loss against Dabas last autumn at Vác City Stadium.
US Freedom Of Religion Report Gives Mixed Assessment Of Hungary
- 15 Oct 2015 4:30 AM
- current affairs
The US Department of State’s latest report on religious freedom issued on Wednesday established that Hungary’s constitution guaranteed the freedom of religion. The report, however, made critical remarks on the deregistration of religious groups and other issues. It said that the constitution provides for freedom of religion, separates church and state, and stipulates that religious communities ...
Hungarian Company Közgép Slashes Workforce In Half
- 14 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Construction group Közgép yesterday announced that it will lay-off 350 employees, half of its staff, due to a plunge in new orders. The job losses will affect 283 administrative positions and 67 blue-collar jobs. Companies owned by Lajos Simicska have been hit hard by the loss of state orders since relations between the former financier of the Fidesz party and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán turned ...
Xpat Opinion: Political Background Of The Refugee Crisis In Hungary
- 3 Sep 2015 10:50 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz and the ‘average Hungarian’ - There is no politician in Hungary with such an amazing knack for what the Hungarian public wants – or is at least willing to tolerate – as Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. He might have narrowly lost two winnable elections in 2002 and 2006, but at the same time he built a marginal and culturally ill-fitting party into one that is fundamentally attuned to the ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Socialists At A Loss About Migration
- 31 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing journalist suggests that the left wing opposition was late in recognising the significance of the current migration wave and finds it difficult to react because its own constituency is divided.
Sunday Shopping Ban In Hungary Claims 3,000 Jobs
- 23 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
The Sunday shopping ban meant that wholesale and retail employment in May was down by 3,000 from February, the last month without restrictions on Sunday shopping, the Wednesday issue of daily Népszabadság said citing data from the Central Statistical Office (KSH). The paper said retail jobs were most affected, with the sector suffering some 2,600 cuts. The rest of the job losses occurred in ...
Running Around Budapest: Top Technique Tip 2, By Ryan Phillips
- 4 Jun 2015 11:40 AM
- sport
Fancy a good and healthy jog around the Island this week? Personal Trainer and Muscle Activation Specialist Ryan Phillips shares with us his second top tip for better running. If you missed his first related article you can easily catch up here: Running Around Budapest: Top Technique ...
Brain Bar Budapest, 4 - 6 June
- 4 Jun 2015 9:04 AM
- tech
It may not be obvious, but we live in a day and age where technology controls most of our lives. From cell phones to washing machines, every single device is being improved and challenged daily. Tech giants continue to put benchmarks down for competitors and even nation-states, and arguably, could be considered 'God-like'. Naturally, there are conflicting views on such technology, its power and ...
Budapest Corvinus University Feared To Lose Campus In Alleged Sell -Off
- 21 May 2015 9:00 AM
- property
Students and staff of Budapest Corvinus University (BCE) held a forum at the university’s western Budapest campus, in response to press reports raising fears about the sale of several Corvinus campus buildings. The university said it had no official information about government plans concerning any restructuring at Corvinus, but it would defend the unity of the institution if such plans were ...
Vác FC Match Report: Master Coach János Csank Does It Again
- 23 Apr 2015 1:45 AM
- sport
Cool but sunny weather welcomed the team as Vác FC travelled to FC Dabas last Sunday in the days Pest County Derby. Vác FC were focused on a victory in order to prevent Kozármisleny closing the gap at the top of the table and secondly, to get revenge for their loss against Dabas last autumn at Vác City Stadium.