Hungary - CLR

Hungary

Score
improved

2024 Score

96

2022 Score

93.5

2020 Score

88.5

Rating

Access to Decent Work

Fair
Wages

80

Decent
Working Hours

100

Employment
Security

80

Family
Responsibilities

100

Maternity
at Work

100

Safe
Work

100

Social
Security

100

Fair
Treatment

100

Child &
Forced Labour

100

Freedom of
Association

100

Fair Wages - 80

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis	Trend
Does the legislation or collective negotiation set and determine the minimum wages in the country?	Yes	1	§153 of Labour Code 2012; §3 & 7 of the Labour Inspection Act 1996	No Change
Does the law require regular and timely payment of wages?	Yes	1	§136-165 of Labour Code 2012	No Change
Does the law require overtime compensation to be at least 125% of the regular hourly rate?	Yes	1	§143 of Labour Code 2012	No Change
Does the law require any additional compensation for working on a weekly rest day?	No	0	§140 of Labour Code 2012	No Change
Does the law require additional compensation for night work?	Yes	1	§89, 113 & 142 of Labour Code 2012	No Change

Decent Working Hours - 100

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis	Trend
Does the law stipulate general weekly working hours as 48 hours or lower?	Yes	1	§92, 97, 99, 107-109 & 143 of Labour Code 2012	No Change
Does the law restrict maximum working hours, including overtime, to 56 hours per week?	Yes	1	§109 of Labour Code 2012	No Change
Does the law require a paid weekly rest of at least 24 consecutive hours?	Yes	1	§102 of Labour Code 2012	No Change
Does the law require paid public holidays?	Yes	1	§102 of Labour Code 2012	No Change
Does the law require at least three working weeks of paid annual leave?	Yes	1	§116-123 of Labour Code 2012	No Change

Employment Security - 80

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis	Trend
Does the law require a written employment contract or employment particulars to be given to a worker on commencement of employment?	Yes	1	§42-46 of Labour Code 2012	No Change
Does the law restrict the hiring of fixed-term contract workers?	Yes	1	§192 of Labour Code 2012	No Change
Does the law limit the length of the probation period, including renewals, to three months?	Yes	1	§45 & 50 of Labour Code 2012	No Change
Does the law require a 30-day notice period before employment contract termination?	Yes	1	§63-78 of Labour Code 2012	No Change
Does the law require severance pay at the rate of at least two weeks of wages for every year of service?	No	0	§77 of Labour Code 2012	No Change

Family Responsibilities - 100

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis	Trend
Does the law require a four-month parental leave for parents?	Yes	1	§118/A, 123 & 146 of the Labour code 2012 amended in 2023; §42A of the Act No. 83 of 1997	No Change
Does the law require at least one week of paid paternity leave for fathers*?	Yes	1	§118 of Labour Code 2012 (amended in 2023); Government Regulation 351/2014. (XII. 29)	No Change
Does the law require flexible working arrangements* for workers with family responsibilities?	Yes	1	§61 of the Labour Code 2012	No Change
Does the law require paid nursing breaks?	Yes	1	§55(1e) and 146(3) of Labour Code 2012	No Change

Maternity at Work - 100

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis	Trend
Does the law prohibit inquiring about pregnancy during recruitment?	Yes	1	§8 & 21 of the Act on Equal Treatment and the Promotion of Equal Opportunities, 2003	No Change
Does the law require maternity leave of at least 14 weeks?	Yes	1	§18, 40, 42 & 48.1-3 of Compulsory Health Insurance Act No. 83 of 1997	No Change
Does the law require cash maternity benefits to be at least two-thirds (66.67%) of a worker's former wage?	Yes	1	§18, 40, 42 & 48.1-3 of Compulsory Health Insurance Act No. 83 of 1997	No Change
Does the law require cash maternity benefits to be paid through a contributory social insurance or a universal benefits system or such benefits are an employer's liability?	Yes	1	§18, 40, 42 & 48.1-3 of Compulsory Health Insurance Act No. 83 of 1997	No Change
Does the law protect workers from dismissals during or on account of pregnancy?	Yes	1	§65(3) of Labour Code 2012	No Change

Safe Work - 100

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis	Trend
Does the law require employers to provide free personal protective equipment to workers?	Yes	1	§42, 44, 47, 54 & 60-61 of Act No. 93 of 1993 concerning Occupational Safety and Health	No Change
Does the law require employers to train workers on health and safety Issues?	Yes	1	§55 & 60 of Act No. 93 of 1993 concerning Occupational Safety and Health	No Change
Does the law restrict work that is prejudicial to the health of the mother or the child?	Yes	1	§53 & 60 of Labour Code 2012	No Change
Does the law provide for employment injury benefits in the event of an occupational accident or disease?	Yes	1	Act No. 83 on Compulsory Health Insurance Benefits 1997; MISSOC Comp. Table for Hungary	No Change

Social Security - 100

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis	Trend
Does the law provide for an old age benefit?	Yes	1	Act No. 80 of 1997 on persons entitled to social security benefits and private pensions, Act No. 81 of 1997 on social insurance pensions	No Change
Does the law provide for survivors' benefits?	Yes	1	Act No. 80 of 1997 on persons entitled to social security benefits and private pensions, Act No. 81 of 1997 on social insurance pensions	No Change
Does the law provide for unemployment benefits?	Yes	1	Act No.4 of 1991 on Promoting Employment and Providing for the Unemployed	No Change
Does the law require paid sick leave (and sickness benefits) for the first six months of sickness?	Yes	1	§43-49 of Act No. 83 on Compulsory Health Insurance Benefits 1997; 126 & 146 of Labour Code 2012	No Change
Does the law provide for invalidity benefits?	Yes	1	Act No. 80 of 1997 on persons entitled to social security benefits and private pensions, Act No. 81 of 1997 on social insurance pensions	No Change

Fair Treatment - 100

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis	Trend
Does the law require equal remuneration for men and women workers for work of equal value?	Yes	1	§21 of the Equality Act 2003; §12 of Labour Code 2012	No Change
Does the law prohibit sexual harassment in employment?	Yes	1	§8 & 10 of the Law on Equal Treatment and Promotion of Equal Opportunities 2003; §176 of Criminal Code 1978	No Change
Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment matters?	Yes	1	§8 of the 2003 Act of Equal Treatment and Promotion of Equal Opportunities; §12 of Labour Code 2012	No Change
Does the law allow women to do the same job as men?	Yes	1	No restrictive legal provisions could be located	No Change
Does the law guarantee basic labour protection to the platform workers?	Yes	1	Act No. 80 of 1997 on persons entitled to social security benefits and private pensions, Act No. 81 of 1997 on social insurance pensions; MISSOC Comp. Table for Hungary	No Change

Child & Forced Labour - 100

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis	Trend
Does the law prohibit the employment of children?	Yes	1	§34 of Labour Code 2012	No Change
Does the law set employment entry age equal to or higher than the compulsory schooling age?	Yes	1	§34 of Labour Code 2012; §6 of Public Education Act, 1993	No Change
Does the law prohibit the employment of young persons in hazardous work under the age of 18 years?	Yes	1	§114 & 119 of Labour Code, 2012	No Change
Does the law prohibit forced labour?	Yes	1	§175 B of Criminal Code, 1978	No Change

Freedom of Association - 100

Question	Answer	Score	Legal Basis	Trend
Does the law allow workers to form and join unions of their own choice?	Yes	1	§231 & 271(3) of Labour Code 2012; §228-A of the Criminal Code 1978	No Change
Does the law allow workers to bargain collectively with employers through their representative unions?	Yes	1	§XVII, Constitution of Hungary, 2011; §276-284, Labour Code 2012	No Change
Does the law provide the right to strike?	Yes	1	Strike Law 1989; Passenger Transport Services Act 2012; USDOS CRHRP 2023 (Hungary)	Score adjusted because of availability of a legal source
Does the law prohibit imposing excessive sanctions against striking workers, including replacement of such workers?	Yes	1	§6 of the Strike Law 1989	No Change

*In order to measure the trend in country’s legislative performance over the last edition of the Labour Rights Index (2022), the following legend is used.

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