Looking for a PEO and EOR service provider in Hungary? You've knocked on the right door! Our European PEO and EOR solutions help companies hire employees in Hungary without establishing a legal entity. Hiring and employment in Hungary can be complex as a foreign employer. We're here to guide you. EuroDev is the leading provider of EOR & PEO solutions in Europe. We partner with North American businesses that want to expand their business into Europe, including Hungary. What should be taken into account when employing or hiring in Hungary?
How it works - PEO in Hungary & EOR in Hungary
An Employer of Record (EOR) or Professional Employer Organization (PEO) is a company or organization that is legally responsible for paying employees, including dealing with employee taxes, benefits & insurances. As the EOR/PEO of your European or Hungarian employees, we provide you with tailored payroll, HR, and compliance services. Through this construction, we decrease all the complications such as compliance issues, setting up a foreign establishment, and setting up employment contracts in a different language.
Benefits of a PEO in Hungary & EOR in Hungary
- Expand your business/employee in Hungary without having a local entity in Hungary
- Flexible and cost-effective solution to outsource payroll and HR functions for international expansion
- In compliance with foreign local laws & regulations
- Minimizes employment liabilities and risks
- Reduced risk, as the risks of being an employer fall almost completely on the employer of record
- Saves you time to focus on your core business
- You manage your employees
- EOR and /or PEO takes care of registration and contact with local authorities
Employment Contracts Hungary
The standard type of employment contract in Hungary is an indefinite employment contract. Fixed-term employment contracts are also practiced in Hungary. However, this type of agreement must be expressly mentioned in the contract and agreed upon by the employer and the employee. A fixed-term contract may not exceed five years.
Employment contracts must be in writing in Hungarian and must include the terms of the employee's remuneration, benefits, responsibilities, hours and vacations, probation period, and job title. It is also best practice to include termination terms. An offer letter and an employment contract in Hungary should always state the salary and remuneration amounts in Hungarian forint rather than in foreign currency.
In the employment contract, the parties may stipulate a trial period of up to three months from the date of the beginning of the employment relationship. In case a shorter trial period has been stipulated, the parties may extend the trial period once. In either case, the duration of the probationary period may not exceed three months, except a mutual agreement by both parties to extend the trial period to up to six months.
PEO and EOR service providers in Hungary will support you with the set-up of a local employment contract.
Employment Termination Hungary & Notice Period Hungary
When an employee would like to terminate the contract, the notice period in Hungary is 30 days. If the employer would like to terminate the contract with an employee, the notice period depends on the length of service. The notice period in Hungary for employers looks as follows:
- After 3 years of service, five additional days’ notice is required.
- After 5 years of service, 15 additional days’ notice is required.
- After 8 years of service, 20 additional days’ notice is required.
- After 10 years of service, 25 additional days’ notice is required.
- After 15 years of service, 30 additional days’ notice is required.
- After 18 years of service, 40 additional days’ notice is required.
- After 20 years of service, 60 additional days’ notice is required.
The employer must justify the dismissals in writing. The reasons must be clearly specified, genuine, and substantial. The reasons for termination with notice may be related to the employer's conduct in relation to the employment relationship, the employee's ability, or the employer's activities. However, termination is restricted or forbidden during pregnancy or leave of absence taken without pay for childcare.
Either the employer or the employee may terminate an employment relationship without notice if the other party willfully or through gross negligence commits a serious breach of material obligations under the employment relationship and engages in conduct that would make the employment relationship impossible.
The parties may also terminate the contract by mutual agreement, in which case the provisions of the Hungarian Labor Code do not expressly apply.
Social Security for Employers in Hungary
The employer's payroll contribution in Hungary was 17%, including 15.50% social contribution tax and 1.50% vocational training fund. However, the vocational training Fund has been abolished and the social contribution tax has been reduced to 13% as of January 1, 2022.
Average Salary Hungary & Average Employer Costs Hungary
The average annual salary in Hungary is $15.099,84. This is slightly less than half the average annual salary in the United States, which is $53,890,00. As an employer, the actual employment cost is approximately 13% higher than the gross annual salary in Hungary. Based on an annual salary of $15.099,84, employment costs would be $17,062,82.
To learn more about the average salaries in Europe and the actual employment costs in Europe, we invite you to read this article on the Costs of hiring European employees.
Working Hours Hungary
As in many European countries, the normal working week in Hungary consists of 40 hours per week, usually 8 hours per day in a five-day working week.
Overtime in excess of 40 hours per week is paid at 150.00% of the employee's prime rate of pay. Overtime on weekends and holidays is paid at 200.00% of the employee's base rate of pay.
Paid Vacation Leave Hungary
In Hungary, employees are entitled to at least 20 days of leave per year. The amount increases according to the age of the employee as follows:
- Under 25 years of age: 20 working days
- From 25 to 30 years old: 21 working days
- 31 to 44 years: one additional working day every three years
- 45 years and older: 30 working days
To learn more about the average paid vacation days in Europe and how Hungary compares to the rest of Europe, we invite you to read our blog on paid vacation days in Europe.
Public Holidays Hungary
The following public holidays are observed in Hungary:
- New Year's Day - 1 January
- Memorial Day of the 1848 Revolution - 15 March
- Good Friday - 15 April
- Easter Sunday - 17 April
- Easter Monday - 18 April
- Labour Day - 01 May
- Whit Sunday - 5 June
- Whit Monday - 6 June
- Saint Stephen's Day - 20 August
- 1956 Revolution Memorial Day - 23 October
- All Saints' Day - 1 November
- Christmas Day - 25 December
- 2nd Day of Christmas - 26 December
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Maternity and Paternity Leave Hungary
Mothers are entitled to 126 days of maternity leave, which may or may not be divided equally between the period before and after the birth (subject to a minimum leave of 42 calendar days that must be taken after the birth).
Male employees are entitled to 5 working days of paternal leave, to be taken within the first 8 weeks after the birth of the child, to allow effective participation in the care of the newborn. This leave may be extended once up to a total of 15 working days if the father has attended a childcare course.
In addition, either parent is entitled to take educational leave until the child is 2 years old (or 3 years old in the case of a disabled child), provided that at least 1 month of the leave is taken by the other parent.
The benefits are paid at 70.00% of the basic salary by the National Health Insurance Fund of Hungary (NEAK).
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