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GDPR: is it legal to check on criminal records?
At some companies, it is not unusual to ask for a certificate of good conduct of suitable candidates regarding certain positions. These precautions might seem reasonable and appropriate but Section 10 of the GDPR clarifies in which cases the employers may request such...
Google avoided fine from Hungarian Competition Authority
Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) started a competition control proceeding against Google LLC (Google) which ended without stating an infringement but Google shall make several commitments. GVH investigated Google’s multiple commercial practices in connection with...
My employee just took a French leave
Nowadays, employers might hear horror stories about employees quitting and vanishing, leaving before the end of their notice period or not handing over their posts properly. What could an employer do in such situations? Save for the case of extraordinary termination...
Last call for debtors: new option to stop liquidation after binding liquidation order
The amendment of the Act on Bankruptcy in Hungary allows for the termination of liquidation procedure following the final and binding liquidation order but before the publication of commencement if the debtor settles the debts in full. The amendment effective from 1...
European Commission fined companies for price fixing
The European Commission fined household appliance companies for over 111 million euros. The procedure was launched based on allegations that manufacturers applied fixed prices towards their online retail dealers. The European Commission investigated the behaviour of...
Geo-blocking on webshops to be banned from December in the EU
The European Parliament and the Council accepted a regulation this February on the prohibition of discrimination on webshops based on customers' nationality, place of residence or place of establishment. The regulation prohibits the geological discrimination of...
Establishing a regulated real estate investment company will be more popular
Setting up a regulated real estate investment company (“SZIT”) may gain popularity in Hungary due to favorable changes in legislation. The amended act clarifies what business activities may such companies perform; enables more flexible decisions on dividends; and...
New act on the protection of trade secrets
Innovative businesses are increasingly exposed to dishonest practices aimed at misappropriating trade secret, such as theft, unauthorized copying, industrial espionage or the breach of confidentiality requirements. To implement an EU Law from 2016, the Hungarian...
Posting of workers – applying the Law of the host country
As we reported before, an agreement has been reached between the European Parliament, the European Commission and the Council on the amendment of the regulatory framework for posted workers. On this basis the European Parliament has just adopted a new European...
Life after GDPR: Hungarian Data Protection Act amended
In order to comply with GDPR, the Hungarian Act on the protection of data has been amended in two steps. The first amendment dealt with the appointment of the authority and declared that it shall apply the “step-by-step” principle for imposing fines, whereas the...