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After 7 Years’ Service, Dutcham Elects new Chair

On February 16, Katinka Zinnemers (managing director at Abacus Medicine A/S) became the new chair of the Netherlands-Hungarian Chamber of...

HR

Magyar Posta to Lay Off 1,200 People

State-owned Hungarian postal company Magyar Posta on Tuesday announced a decision to lay off 1,200 people, according to a report...

HR

Magyar Bankholding Analyst Expects Temporary Rise in Unemployment

András Horváth, senior analyst at Magyar Bankholding, expects unemployment to rise to around 4.5% in the first half of the...

HR

Poland Jobless Rate Increases in January

Poland's unemployment rate increased to 5.5% in January from 5.2% in the previous month, the Warsaw-based Central Statistical Office (GUS)...

HR

Half of Workers Expect Pay Raise This Year

Some 63% of employees received a wage increase or some kind of extra benefit due to their increased expenses last...

Inside View

Legal Aspects of ESG Performance and Gender Diversity in Management of Firms

Recently, gender equality has played a more critical role in improving social development and expanding economic benefits. Certain studies show...

Interview

Building a Framework for Sustainability and ESG

While the Big Four consultancies and larger accountancy firms deal with the specialties of sustainability reporting, Budapest-based PR and communications...

HR

Unemployment Rate at 3.9% in January

The unemployment rate in Hungary stood at 3.9% in January 2023, according to data published by the Central Statistical Office...

HR

Poland Employment Rises in January

Corporate employment in Poland rose 1.1% year-on-year to 6.530 million people in January 2023, the least since December 2021, data...

HR

34% of Companies Plan on Raising Headcount This Year

Around 34% of mid-sized and big companies in Hungary plan to raise headcount this year, according to an annual survey...

HR

Penny Market to Raise Wages by 17%

German-owned discount supermarket chain Penny Market will raise wages by 17% on average from April 1, the company said on...

HR

MÁV Raises Railway Worker Wages

The MÁV-Volán Group and representatives of its employees agreed on the level of wage development for 2023 on Friday at...

HR

Bulgaria’s Unemployment Rate Flattish in January

Bulgaria's registered unemployment rate edged up to 4.8% in January from 4.7% in December, the Employment Agency said on Thursday,...

Interview

Will Inflation Devour Wealth?

Last year saw a serious downturn for most investment vehicles, and experts are still on the lookout for a turnaround...

HR

Estonian Jobless Rate Rises in Q4

Estonia's unemployment rate increased to 5.4% in the fourth quarter of 2022 from 5.2% in the corresponding period last year,...

Interview

After 7 Years’ Service, Dutcham Elects new Chair

On February 16, Katinka Zinnemers (managing director at Abacus Medicine A/S) became the new chair of the Netherlands-Hungarian Chamber of...

HR

Magyar Posta to Lay Off 1,200 People

State-owned Hungarian postal company Magyar Posta on Tuesday announced a decision to lay off 1,200 people, according to a report...

HR

Magyar Bankholding Analyst Expects Temporary Rise in Unemployment

András Horváth, senior analyst at Magyar Bankholding, expects unemployment to rise to around 4.5% in the first half of the...

HR

Poland Jobless Rate Increases in January

Poland's unemployment rate increased to 5.5% in January from 5.2% in the previous month, the Warsaw-based Central Statistical Office (GUS)...

HR

Half of Workers Expect Pay Raise This Year

Some 63% of employees received a wage increase or some kind of extra benefit due to their increased expenses last...

Inside View

Legal Aspects of ESG Performance and Gender Diversity in Management of Firms

Recently, gender equality has played a more critical role in improving social development and expanding economic benefits. Certain studies show...

Interview

Building a Framework for Sustainability and ESG

While the Big Four consultancies and larger accountancy firms deal with the specialties of sustainability reporting, Budapest-based PR and communications...

HR

Unemployment Rate at 3.9% in January

The unemployment rate in Hungary stood at 3.9% in January 2023, according to data published by the Central Statistical Office...

HR

Poland Employment Rises in January

Corporate employment in Poland rose 1.1% year-on-year to 6.530 million people in January 2023, the least since December 2021, data...

HR

34% of Companies Plan on Raising Headcount This Year

Around 34% of mid-sized and big companies in Hungary plan to raise headcount this year, according to an annual survey...

HR

Penny Market to Raise Wages by 17%

German-owned discount supermarket chain Penny Market will raise wages by 17% on average from April 1, the company said on...

HR

MÁV Raises Railway Worker Wages

The MÁV-Volán Group and representatives of its employees agreed on the level of wage development for 2023 on Friday at...

HR

Bulgaria’s Unemployment Rate Flattish in January

Bulgaria's registered unemployment rate edged up to 4.8% in January from 4.7% in December, the Employment Agency said on Thursday,...

Interview

Will Inflation Devour Wealth?

Last year saw a serious downturn for most investment vehicles, and experts are still on the lookout for a turnaround...