Several teachers have had their points deducted because of the pay cap

Several teachers have had their points deducted because of the pay cap

Many teachers' scores have been artificially lowered in the new performance appraisal to reduce the number of teachers in the outstanding category, which is worth extra money. Many were just one or two points short of the 80-point limit, while principals made a proportional adjustment to the salary cap, Népszava reports.

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Are we even worse off than the Bulgarians?

Are we even worse off than the Bulgarians?

According to the latest data from Eurostat, Hungarian consumers have the least amount of goods and services in their shopping baskets in the EU.

How women can "look faster"

How women can

What makes women good leaders? Why is networking essential? How can women today rise to the top and make a career as an international executive? These questions were also answered at the Institute of Directors (IdD) Hungary event, where Vodafone's Head of Global Government Relations shared her experiences.
Student work

Strict rules apply to student work - things to look out for before you start your summer job

In the case of student work, the special rules applicable to them must be observed by everyone, Sándor Czomba, Minister of State for Employment Policy of the Ministry of National Economy (NGM), pointed out in a statement on Friday.

Eight out of ten student workers are motivated by pay

The possibility of earning money is the most important motivation in the lives of students who take up a job, the vast majority of whom have already heard of, worked or are currently working in the labour market in cooperation with school cooperatives.

A graduation-para as a parent? Here are some tips from HR experts!

What happens if things do not go as the child and parent had planned? Here, the expert looks at these possibilities and gives some tips.

Benefit for under-25s: "adding fuel to the fire"

The challenge for employers is how to deal with the problem of a sudden drop in salary at the age of 25, which "fuels the fire" in terms of turnover and salary demands within the company.

Redundancy, outplacement, staff turnover

Big trouble at Audi in Győr - has the quiet downsizing started?

More than a thousand workers have been transferred to lower-paid jobs at Audi in Győr - with up to HUF 400,000 lower gross wages. According to a source at Átlátszó, the current workforce of around 12,000 at the Győr plant is to be reduced to less than 10,000. According to a statement from Audi Hungária, no mass redundancies are currently planned.

No need to panic, but it's worth thinking about what would happen if you lost your job

Bad news has recently emerged about German car manufacturers. There are rumours of strikes, shutdowns and factory closures. Viktor Orbán has tried to calm the mood in Hungary, but HR Portal has asked industry players to find out whether the trouble could also catch up with the Hungarian subsidiaries of German car makers.

Could 2024 be a turning point for the IT labour market?

Artificial intelligence is already having a noticeable impact on the IT labour market, so it could bring many changes this year.

More than 60 thousand investment banking jobs lost this year

More than 60,000 jobs have been lost in the global investment banking sector this year, according to a Financial Times industry survey published on Wednesday.

Organisational development

Creating a workplace where we want to work - focus on employee well-being

Community building, employee health, good morale - these are the goals of the SMEs that have won the first prize in the "Employee Wellbeing" category of the Generali EnterPrize competition in recent years. Consciously caring about and investing in employee wellbeing helps with retention - particularly valuable after a long learning curve - and also builds the employer brand, which is particularly important when operating in smaller towns, as word of mouth often spreads. We've put together a snapshot of how winning SMEs are building towards this goal.

Exhausted organisations, technostress - new challenges in the corporate world

What is technostress? Who is the AVICA leader? "New challenges and responses in organisations" - the Hungarian Psychological Review presents two volumes of Hungarian research on organisational and leadership psychology. When a lot of change happens simultaneously, it can exhaust organisations. How can resilience, motivation and loyalty be maintained? Júlia Sipos interviewed Edith Kiss Orhidea, Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Organisational and Management Psychology at the Institute of Psychology, ELTE, currently Associate Dean of Education at the Faculty of Education and Psychology, and also an occupational psychologist, organisational development and coaching psychologist.

Ten skills that business leaders can learn from decathletes

Barbara Stöttinger uses the numbers of the decathlon to show what skills a successful manager should have in his arsenal.

"The changeover will depend primarily on HR"

Productivity in AI-influenced sectors has soared, with more and more jobs using AI and offering wage premiums of up to 25%.

Recruitment

Costly opt-out: what does HR lose if it doesn't act in the summer?

During the summer months, the pace of the labour market slows down, especially in clerical and intellectual jobs. With decision-makers unavailable due to holidays, timing difficulties and over-generalised recruitment campaigns, selection can take up to twice as long as the rest of the year. This is not only a waste of time but also a serious business risk, warns the HR expert.

How candidates try to fool HR staff

A fake candidate generated by artificial intelligence almost got through to the fourth round of an interview at a Polish company. The methods are getting more sophisticated.

The secrets to successful recruitment in 2025

Companies must constantly adapt to the challenges of a rapidly changing labour market if they are to attract and retain the best talent. Automation and artificial intelligence have taken recruitment to a new level, while the importance of soft skills has increased to unprecedented levels. In addition to candidates for open positions, companies need to focus on passive candidates who respond to specific and personalised requests.

What do you need to do for successful onboarding?

It is important to emphasise that a successful integration process is not only the responsibility of organisations, managers and mentors, but also the role of the new employee.

HR - strategy

Declining HR, advancing technology: the new priorities for women leaders

Amidst global economic and geopolitical tensions, the priorities of senior women leaders around the world are shifting significantly, according to KPMG's latest Global Female Leaders Outlook. The research reveals that with the unprecedented focus on artificial intelligence and digitalisation, individual efforts are becoming more pronounced, while gender inequalities in the workplace remain stubbornly present.

The missing knowledge must be provided at the workplace - this is how Mária Szüle, HR manager at BMW's Debrecen plant, saw the year

The recruitment team had to cope with a rapid and large-scale expansion: 100 dual students, its own health centre, summer camps for employees' children, in-house training to fill missing skills and qualifications. In our end-of-year HR Leadership series, we asked Mária Szüle, HR Director of the BMW Group's Debrecen plant, about what happened at BMW this year and what is planned for next year.

The heroic leader is a thing of the past. What is the ideal leader today?

What is the ideal leader like in today's world? Is there one at all? Why are leaders not superheroes? How are expectations evolving, why is self-awareness becoming more important and why is it a turning point when the percentage of women leaders reaches 30%? We spoke to Barbara Stöttinger, Dean of the Leadership Academy at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU).

Leadership styles

There are many different categorisations of leadership style. These are rarely found in isolation, but more often in some combination. Here are the ten most common types. Which one does your boss fall into or which ones suit him?

HR controlling

Everyone knows what each other earns - a new era in workplace culture

Hungary has until 7 June 2026 to transpose the European Union's Wage Parity Directive 2023/970 into national law, which will bring a significant change to our workplace culture. Several articles have already covered the technical and legal preparations and the steps for implementation. However, pay parity is not just another HR tool or legal obligation, but a major cultural change based on fairness, trust and transparency, writes Mariann Vámosi, founder and senior consultant at Projectis Consulting.

Human robots are coming to factories: this is what they cost

The first industrial-scale production of humanoid robots could start as early as next year. The introductory price of humanoid robots is expected to be around €80 000 (HUF 31 million).

Samsung in Göd increased by nearly 300 people, several rental agencies reduced their staff

From January to February this year, the number of employees at the Samsung SDI battery manufacturer in Göd increased by 276 to 4114. Two large temporary employment agencies (Prohuman and WHC), on the other hand, saw a 200-person decrease, according to the monthly headcount trends compiled by HR Portal and Opten, which monitors the largest domestic employers.

The cleaning industry has grown, now employing more than 11,000 people: staff trends

From December last year to January this year, the largest increase in the number of employees was at B N Reference Zrt, which is engaged in cleaning and facility management, with 1963 more employees, according to the HR Portal and OPTEN Headcount Trends, which monitors the largest domestic employers.

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