19
December
Critics Call Hungary’s New Overtime Wage Policy a “Slave Law”
A new law in Hungary allows employees to work up to 400 hours of overtime every year. However, the new law also permits employers to delay overtime wage payments for up to three years. Critics call the new legislation a slave law. Labor unions have pointed out that Hungarians already struggled with low wages and poor working conditions. This new law may further damper workers’ rights in Hungary. “And now to give employers, especially multinational companies who want even lower