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Rules of supplementary work are changing in the construction sector
Rules of additional work and supplementary work in construction sector have changed. Let’s see how. Government regulation no. 191/2009. (IX. 15.) on construction activities was harmonized last December with the Civil Code (Ptk.). From now on, the Civil Code’s rules...
How to reduce fines from the Competition Authority?
Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) have always appreciated cooperation. Unbelievable as it may sound, as you can see in our article, GVH does not always aim for high fines. The procedure for negotiating a settlement was introduced in 2014 and it is applicable...
Damages for non-material injury: the price of stress at work
A long-standing labor dispute has recently ended with the ruling of the Supreme Court of Hungary which obliged the former employer to pay damages to the employee who developed a depressive state of anxiety at work. The story gives us an insight into the practice of...
Many terms found null and void in real estate agents’ contracts
According to the Supreme Court, quite a few practices in the real estate agents’ contracts fail to satisfy the general principle of good faith and fair dealing. The Supreme Court had made the decision final according to which it is against good faith and fair dealing...
The subcontractor shall be paid even if the end customer doesn’t pay
Based on a court decision made in October 2019, a contractual provision is null and void based on which the payment to be made by the principal to his subcontractor is linked to the payment made by the principal’s own principal. In the above-mentioned court case, an...
Like it or not: having a “Like” button on your website may qualify you as a joint controller
In a previous article, we reported that in case of using certain Facebook services, administrators of Facebook pages might be considered as data controllers – a fact they are not always aware of. A recent judgment of the European Court of Justice contains important...
Data processing at work in the light of the latest NAIH practice
Workplace data protection legislation has been of great interest since the entry into force of the GDPR. At the end of last year, two important decisions were issued that may outline the Hungarian regulatory practice for the application of GDPR to workplace data...
Work schedule for 2020 announced
Authorized by the Labour Code, the Ministry of Finance specified the work schedule around bank holidays in 2020. According to the ministerial decree, employees working in regular work pattern can calculate with two rescheduled rest days: 21st August, Friday and 24th...
Fine imposed to pharma company for directly targeting children in TV commercial
A pharma company was fined for 7 million HUF because of an unlawful commercial. Read the reason and short summary of the Hungarian Competition Authority’s (GVH) decision below. GVH found Bayer’s commercial unlawful where the company advertised its Supradyn Kids...
Next year even SMEs cannot escape from fine with a simple warning
From 1 January 2020 the benefit regarding authorities shall warn SMEs instead of fine will be repelled. Act XXIV of 2004 on Small and Medium Enterprises and Supporting their Development (SME Act) provides for the concept of small and medium-sized enterprises and their...