NEWS
Shift allowance: when is the employee entitled?
The latest decision of the Supreme Court tackles the question of interpreting the requirements of eligibility for shift allowance. Spoiler alert: it ruled in favour of the employees. Firstly, let’s take at a look at what is shift allowance exactly. According to the...
Basketball Federation committed foul in data protection
The Hungarian National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (NAIH) imposed a fine of one million five hundred thousand forints on the Hungarian Basketball Federation (MKOSZ) for illegal processing of personal data in connection with the public...
New act on controlling foreign investments threatening ‘the safety of Hungary’
Foreign (non-EU) investments related to certain activities will be subject to the supervision and consent of the Ministry of the Interior according to a recently passed law. The act foresees a prior reporting obligation when foreign investors wish to invest in...
Complex regulation for prohibition of former representatives of companies under forced dissolution
A recently passed law amends the Companies Act at various points. The rules of prohibiting a company representative from the position gained in complexity. According to the text of the Companies Act currently in effect, the court of registry shall prohibit a person...
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...