Deadline Looming For Electing Occupational Safety Representatives

Regulations around electing representatives for occupational safety in Hungary have changed, and the six-month grace period ends on 8 January 2017.

In line with the economic environment and provisions of Act I of 2012 of the Hungarian Labour Code, Act XCIII of 1993 on Labour Safety changed the regulation on electing representatives for occupational safety.

The new regulation became effective as of 8 July 2016, however, a six-month grace period was granted for the implementation, and this period expires shortly, on 8 January 2017.

Key changes

The main change widens the circle of those employers where a workers' representative for occupational safety must be elected: the limit of employees has decreased from 50 to 20, meaning that after the effective date of the legislative change, all employers employing at least 20 employees must have a workers' representative for occupational safety elected.