1,161 result(s) for wage
Hungarians Less Poor In 2013
- 27 Nov 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarians facing risks of poverty or social exclusion was 31.1% in 2013, 2.4 percentage points lower than a year earlier, according to the Central Statistical Office (KSH). The income gap grew slightly, but those differences are still much below the European average, the KSH said.
Trade Unions Say Sunday Work Should Be Restricted
- 18 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- shopping
Sunday work should be restricted rather than encouraged, a trade union said in reaction to a proposal by the employer federation (VOSZ). Ferenc Dávid, the employer federation’s head, told business daily Napi Gazdaság recently that the VOSZ proposed that employees should only work on Sundays if they have declared their willingness to do so and they should get a day off in lieu of weekend work and ...
Fat Tax In Hungary Yields Over 178m EUR In Revenue Since 2011
- 31 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- business
The revenue gained from the public health tax dubbed fat tax totalled more than 55 billion forints (EUR 178m) since its introduction, Magyar Nemzet daily said on Thursday. The tax on “unhealthy” food and drinks with high sugar, salt, carbohydrate and caffeine content was introduced in September 2011.
Hungarian Emigrants Return Only If Hungary Performs Better - An Interview
- 24 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
If the Hungarian economy could demonstrate the kind of growth potential over the coming 10-15 years that would really reduce the GDP and wage gap, it could increase chances for many of the people who've gone abroad to work to come home, Barnabás Virág, the central bank's chief of economic forecasting and analysis told Figyelő.
Hungary’s EU Commissioner: Fiscal Rigour Not Enough To Revive Economy
- 14 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Fiscal rigour in itself is not sufficient to resolve economic problems arising from the global crisis; employment and social issues also need to be addressed, László Andor, Hungary’s European commissioner for employment, welfare and social inclusion, told a conference in Budapest on Monday.
Hungarian Ministry Responds To Demonstrators
- 9 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s government is preserving the value of pensions and making sure decent jobs are available, the Economy Ministry said late on Tuesday in response to a demonstration outside its main building. The ministry said the pension system is sustainable, reacting to supporters of union alliance MSZSZ, who protested for early retirement and against a wage-freeze for public servants.
Hungarian Pay Gap 25-Fold
- 7 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The gap between the lowest and highest wages in Hungary is 25-fold, according to a survey for international personnel services provider Trenkwalder. The lowest-paid blue-collar employees receive an average 114,000 forints (EUR 370) monthly basic wage before tax and the highest-paid employees receive 2.8 million forints (EUR 9030) a month, it showed.
Hungary's Healthcare Is Not Business
- 22 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
At the handover ceremony of the new wing of Szent Rókus Hospital held in Baja (southern Hungary) on Tuesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán talked about how preventing the privatisation of the healthcare system was the most important outcome of the social census held in 2008, because the healthcare system cannot function on a business basis.
New School Year To Be Success In Hungary
- 3 Sep 2014 9:01 AM
- community & culture
The ruling Fidesz party has said all the conditions are in place for the new school year to be a successful one, while the opposition criticised the government’s education policies on the first day of the autumn term.
Hungarians Less Poor In 2013
- 27 Nov 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarians facing risks of poverty or social exclusion was 31.1% in 2013, 2.4 percentage points lower than a year earlier, according to the Central Statistical Office (KSH). The income gap grew slightly, but those differences are still much below the European average, the KSH said.
Trade Unions Say Sunday Work Should Be Restricted
- 18 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- shopping
Sunday work should be restricted rather than encouraged, a trade union said in reaction to a proposal by the employer federation (VOSZ). Ferenc Dávid, the employer federation’s head, told business daily Napi Gazdaság recently that the VOSZ proposed that employees should only work on Sundays if they have declared their willingness to do so and they should get a day off in lieu of weekend work and ...
Fat Tax In Hungary Yields Over 178m EUR In Revenue Since 2011
- 31 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- business
The revenue gained from the public health tax dubbed fat tax totalled more than 55 billion forints (EUR 178m) since its introduction, Magyar Nemzet daily said on Thursday. The tax on “unhealthy” food and drinks with high sugar, salt, carbohydrate and caffeine content was introduced in September 2011.
Hungarian Emigrants Return Only If Hungary Performs Better - An Interview
- 24 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
If the Hungarian economy could demonstrate the kind of growth potential over the coming 10-15 years that would really reduce the GDP and wage gap, it could increase chances for many of the people who've gone abroad to work to come home, Barnabás Virág, the central bank's chief of economic forecasting and analysis told Figyelő.
Hungary’s EU Commissioner: Fiscal Rigour Not Enough To Revive Economy
- 14 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Fiscal rigour in itself is not sufficient to resolve economic problems arising from the global crisis; employment and social issues also need to be addressed, László Andor, Hungary’s European commissioner for employment, welfare and social inclusion, told a conference in Budapest on Monday.
Hungarian Ministry Responds To Demonstrators
- 9 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s government is preserving the value of pensions and making sure decent jobs are available, the Economy Ministry said late on Tuesday in response to a demonstration outside its main building. The ministry said the pension system is sustainable, reacting to supporters of union alliance MSZSZ, who protested for early retirement and against a wage-freeze for public servants.
Hungarian Pay Gap 25-Fold
- 7 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The gap between the lowest and highest wages in Hungary is 25-fold, according to a survey for international personnel services provider Trenkwalder. The lowest-paid blue-collar employees receive an average 114,000 forints (EUR 370) monthly basic wage before tax and the highest-paid employees receive 2.8 million forints (EUR 9030) a month, it showed.
Hungary's Healthcare Is Not Business
- 22 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
At the handover ceremony of the new wing of Szent Rókus Hospital held in Baja (southern Hungary) on Tuesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán talked about how preventing the privatisation of the healthcare system was the most important outcome of the social census held in 2008, because the healthcare system cannot function on a business basis.
New School Year To Be Success In Hungary
- 3 Sep 2014 9:01 AM
- community & culture
The ruling Fidesz party has said all the conditions are in place for the new school year to be a successful one, while the opposition criticised the government’s education policies on the first day of the autumn term.