184 result(s) for wage hike
Hungarian Govt Aims To Reach Agreement With Teachers
- 16 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government will support talks now under way with teachers and “aim to reach an agreement”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in parliament, in reference to teachers’ demonstrations over the weekend. “Hungarians generally trust teachers, which is why we trust them with our most precious possessions, our children, too”, he said.
Teachers Demonstrate For Education Reform In NE Hungary
- 4 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Teachers, students, parents and civil groups held a demonstration in Miskolc, in northeastern Hungary, on Wednesday afternoon against the state of Hungary’s centralised public education system and low wages. The few thousand demonstrators demanded the reduction of centralisation and bureaucracy, restoring the school leaving age to 18 and changes to the teacher career model which links experience ...
Orbán: Hungary On Right Track
- 8 Jan 2016 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Assessing the situation in Hungary in a radio interview, PM Viktor Orbán said that based on the past five years it was clear that the country is progressing in a way that everyone can feel that “steps are being taken in a forward direction from year to year”. This year will follow suit, he said, citing government measures such as a tax cut, a hike in the minimum wage and the homebuilding scheme ...
Hungary’s Fourth Biggest City Miskolc Mass Transport Strike Likely
- 5 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
The Miskolc bus and tram drivers union will begin talks with the city tomorrow on providing minimum services during a strike, as the two sides have failed to reach agreement on 2015 wages. The union and Miskolc Holding agreed last April on a 3% wage hike for 2015, retroactive to January, for all 3,000 workers of the public transport company. However, the raises were never paid, due to “liquidity ...
Xpat Opinion: 64 Hungarian Doctors Against ‘Gratitude Money’ Demand Healthcare Reforms
- 28 Dec 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
As doctors demand higher wages to end so called ‘gratitude payments’ and stop the emigration of health care personnel from Hungary, a centrist columnist thinks that ending the system of illegal payments in hospitals is close to impossible.
In a Facebook initiative, 64 doctors are asking Hungarians to forward their petition in emails addressed to the Ministry of Human Resources. They demand the ...
Early Career Doctor Salaries To Be Raised In Hungary
- 26 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The wages of doctors in the early stages of their careers will be raised from January next year to come to about 270,000 forints (EUR 870) net a month, the health-care state secretary said. After taking their specialty certification exams, doctors no longer receive a scholarship and this reduces their earnings, Gábor Zombor told public news channel M1. Under a new decree, doctors with a ...
Lawmakers Pass Hungary’s 2016 Budget
- 24 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Lawmakers approved Hungary’s 2016 budget in a final vote months ahead of the legal deadline, with 119 votes in favour and 63 against. The Budget Act calculates with a budget deficit of 2% of gross domestic product (GDP) based on EU accounting rules and public debt of 73.3% of GDP. The budget targets total revenue of 15,800 billion forints (EUR 50.7bn), total expenditures of 16,561 billion forints ...
Budapest Mayor Tarlós Sanguine On Two-Day BKV Strike
- 5 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Mayor István Tarlós indicated that he is prepared to put up with a threatened two-day strike by some unions of public transport company BKV rather than grant the wage increases they are asking for. Interviewed on TV2 Thursday morning, Tarlós said the two-day strike – scheduled for June 11-12 – is not the end of the world, adding “let’s not act like a nuclear war is about to break out”.
Mayor On Public Transport Strike, Budapest Pride
- 4 Jun 2015 2:00 AM
- current affairs
A strike at Budapest public transport company BKV may prevent wage rises, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós said. “You can reject the management’s proposal for wage rises and go on strike but this may involve the danger of zero wage hike. Nor is it clear how long the bus service can be saved from complete outsourcing in this scenario,” he said.
Hungarian Govt Aims To Reach Agreement With Teachers
- 16 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government will support talks now under way with teachers and “aim to reach an agreement”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in parliament, in reference to teachers’ demonstrations over the weekend. “Hungarians generally trust teachers, which is why we trust them with our most precious possessions, our children, too”, he said.
Teachers Demonstrate For Education Reform In NE Hungary
- 4 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Teachers, students, parents and civil groups held a demonstration in Miskolc, in northeastern Hungary, on Wednesday afternoon against the state of Hungary’s centralised public education system and low wages. The few thousand demonstrators demanded the reduction of centralisation and bureaucracy, restoring the school leaving age to 18 and changes to the teacher career model which links experience ...
Orbán: Hungary On Right Track
- 8 Jan 2016 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Assessing the situation in Hungary in a radio interview, PM Viktor Orbán said that based on the past five years it was clear that the country is progressing in a way that everyone can feel that “steps are being taken in a forward direction from year to year”. This year will follow suit, he said, citing government measures such as a tax cut, a hike in the minimum wage and the homebuilding scheme ...
Hungary’s Fourth Biggest City Miskolc Mass Transport Strike Likely
- 5 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
The Miskolc bus and tram drivers union will begin talks with the city tomorrow on providing minimum services during a strike, as the two sides have failed to reach agreement on 2015 wages. The union and Miskolc Holding agreed last April on a 3% wage hike for 2015, retroactive to January, for all 3,000 workers of the public transport company. However, the raises were never paid, due to “liquidity ...
Xpat Opinion: 64 Hungarian Doctors Against ‘Gratitude Money’ Demand Healthcare Reforms
- 28 Dec 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
As doctors demand higher wages to end so called ‘gratitude payments’ and stop the emigration of health care personnel from Hungary, a centrist columnist thinks that ending the system of illegal payments in hospitals is close to impossible.
In a Facebook initiative, 64 doctors are asking Hungarians to forward their petition in emails addressed to the Ministry of Human Resources. They demand the ...
Early Career Doctor Salaries To Be Raised In Hungary
- 26 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The wages of doctors in the early stages of their careers will be raised from January next year to come to about 270,000 forints (EUR 870) net a month, the health-care state secretary said. After taking their specialty certification exams, doctors no longer receive a scholarship and this reduces their earnings, Gábor Zombor told public news channel M1. Under a new decree, doctors with a ...
Lawmakers Pass Hungary’s 2016 Budget
- 24 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Lawmakers approved Hungary’s 2016 budget in a final vote months ahead of the legal deadline, with 119 votes in favour and 63 against. The Budget Act calculates with a budget deficit of 2% of gross domestic product (GDP) based on EU accounting rules and public debt of 73.3% of GDP. The budget targets total revenue of 15,800 billion forints (EUR 50.7bn), total expenditures of 16,561 billion forints ...
Budapest Mayor Tarlós Sanguine On Two-Day BKV Strike
- 5 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Mayor István Tarlós indicated that he is prepared to put up with a threatened two-day strike by some unions of public transport company BKV rather than grant the wage increases they are asking for. Interviewed on TV2 Thursday morning, Tarlós said the two-day strike – scheduled for June 11-12 – is not the end of the world, adding “let’s not act like a nuclear war is about to break out”.
Mayor On Public Transport Strike, Budapest Pride
- 4 Jun 2015 2:00 AM
- current affairs
A strike at Budapest public transport company BKV may prevent wage rises, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós said. “You can reject the management’s proposal for wage rises and go on strike but this may involve the danger of zero wage hike. Nor is it clear how long the bus service can be saved from complete outsourcing in this scenario,” he said.