On October 28, 2021, the Hungarian government published new COVID-19 measures (in effect from November 1, 2021). Employers are given the right to require their employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a precondition to perform work if they deem it necessary for their workers’ safety. Before these measures, vaccination was mandatory only for healthcare workers.
The Hungarian government’s fall legislative agenda included a review of the regulation on remote working arrangements. The changes involved an update to relevant provisions of the Labor Code, which had long been considered by the business sector as obsolete and inflexible.
Employers should also start to prepare for expected changes resulting from the implementation into Hungarian labor law of Directive (EU) 2019/1152 of the European Parliament and of the Council of June 20, 2019 on transparent and predictable working conditions in the European Union.
This newsletter is intended to update you on the most relevant employment-related legislative developments that have occurred or been announced over the last few months.
Government Decree 487/2020. (XI. 11.) on the application of remote working rules during the state of emergency (Decree) amended the Labor Code’s provisions on remote working as of July 3, 2021. Under Section 3 of the Decree, home office should be considered as remote work during the state of emergency, and the provisions of the Decree apply instead of...
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