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Hungarian Golden Visa: A Pathway for International Investors
By József Németh, Partner and Attorney-at-law and Sándor Békés, Attorney-at-law, Visegrad+ Legal Hungary Introduction Hungary, located in the heart of Europe, is an exciting destination for foreigners offering excellent opportunities for spending time due to its rich...
Case study: over €1,500 compensation for flight delays and lost luggage
Did you know that you can claim compensation for flight delay or cancellation, and also for lost or damaged baggage?
Changes to the conciliation rules of procedure for consumers
The changes of the Consumer Protection Act, effective from the first day of January 2024, concern the provisions on alternative dispute resolution. In this article we will summarize the changes affecting consumers and businesses. The concept of "consumer" as defined...
New Whistleblowing Act: a burden or a chance to develop trust?
Under the Whistleblowing Act, which transposes the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive, all companies with more than 50 employees must implement a whistleblowing system by 17 December 2023. “Yet another pain in the neck in the middle of the year-end madness” might...
Fines of up to HUF 200,000 for sanctioning or frustrating whistleblowing
While preparing for the new Whistleblowing Act, little has been said so far about the fact that in addition, the Misdemeanour Act will also be amended, envisaging a fine of up to HUF 200,000 if the company takes adverse action against the whistleblower or prevents or...
Immediate dismissal: developing case law
Immediate dismissal is perhaps one of the most problematic forms of termination of employment, so it is important for both employers and employees to have a deeper understanding of its rules. Below, two recent decisions of the Supreme Court in Hungary are presented to...
Beauty salon fined for tens of millions of forints for ostentatious GDPR malpractices
This year, two GDPR fines were in the news, no doubt that it was because of the significant amount of data protection fines. In one case, a beauty salon was fined for HUF 30 million, and in the other case, a retail chain was fined for HUF 90 million. In this article...
On the way to work-life balance
The Labour Code was amended on several important points at the beginning of the year. The main reason for the amendments was to transpose the directives on transparent and predictable working conditions and work-life balance. For those who have missed our presentation...
A new wind is blowing through whistleblowing
The European Union’s authorities are even more vigorous than before in requiring Member States to detect and act effectively against breaches of EU law. This is also the aim of the new Hungarian act adopted on 23 May 2023 which obliges companies employing more than...
White Card offers a short-term solution for digital nomads in Hungary
In today's technologically accelerated world, it is becoming more and more common for workers or entrepreneurs not to be tied to a specific place by their job. IT professionals, graphic designers, marketing experts and many others can perform their tasks sitting in...