Labor Law Archives - Hungarian Work Permit

09May 2025 by Zsuzsanna Sarkadi

Employing executives at your Hungarian company

As your Hungarian company is growing, you might want to distribute leadership duties and increase the number of executives either by way of promoting existing employees or employing executives as new hires. However, executive employees have different rights and protections, while a promotion may affect the work permit status of an employee.

07Mar 2025 by Zsuzsanna Sarkadi

Unemployment benefit is called jobseeker’s allowance in Hungary

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Employees of Hungarian companies may apply for an unemployment benefit, or officially a jobseeker’s allowance after the employment relationship is terminated. This way they can sustain themselves while they are looking for a job. However, this benefit is available only if the employee is allowed to stay in Hungary.

07Feb 2025 by Zsuzsanna Sarkadi

Organizational citizenship at your Hungarian company

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Organizational citizenship behavior is everything that employees do outside the scope of their job description to support their colleagues and to benefit the organization as a whole. Let’s see how it works and how you can encourage it at your Hungarian company.

10May 2024 by Zsuzsanna Sarkadi

Which work permit types are relevant to your Hungarian company?

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Under the new Hungarian immigration law that came into force this year, the Hungarian work permit has been split into several categories. Which work permit types will be relevant to your Hungarian company? Read on to find out!

22Sep 2023 by Zsuzsanna Sarkadi

What is the pink social security booklet and what does it contain?

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If you are working in employment in Hungary, you have a social security booklet to your name that contains information about your insurance status. If you are working your first job, you have probably never seen it, and you will not see it until your last day at your current employer.

28Jul 2023 by Zsuzsanna Sarkadi

New residency option for guest workers in Hungary

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Starting from 1 November 2023, a new residency option will become available to third country nationals coming to work in Hungary. The new “guest worker residency” promises a simplified procedure in exchange for the curtailment of some options, but only people working for specific employers and in specific projects will be eligible.

07Jul 2023 by Zsuzsanna Sarkadi

Job description in Hungary

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Every employee at your Hungarian company must have a job description. This is a separate document that details their actual tasks, which you must give your employees within 15 days after they start.

09Jun 2023 by Zsuzsanna Sarkadi

What does career cushioning mean for your Hungarian employees?

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Another recent buzzword in HR is “career cushioning”, which, from the perspective of the employer, is mostly about how employees stay on the lookout for new opportunities at different organizations. However, it also has various side effects that actually benefit your business.

19May 2023 by Zsuzsanna Sarkadi

What is quiet firing? Is it a good idea for your business?

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Just like quiet quitting, quiet firing is not a new phenomenon, just a new, fitting name to sum up certain workplace practices. Unlike quiet quitting, however, quiet firing can actively hurt your business many ways. Read on to learn how it works and how you can build a better organization.

28Apr 2023 by Zsuzsanna Sarkadi

What is quiet quitting and how does it affect your employees in Hungary?

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Quiet quitting is a new term that started circulating over the last year or so. It refers to employees doing the bare minimum at their job, as if they were already considering quitting – a behavior that gives rise to frustration among employers. What can you do against it? Get a better idea below.