On 1 January 2020, important changes in labour law entered into
force in Hungary. This article explains them.
1. Amendments to the Labour Code
The scope of part-time work has been extended for employees with
children, so that upon an employee's request, the employer is
required to amend his or her employment to part-time (half of the
standard daily working time) until the child reaches the age of
four, or for employees raising three or more children, until the
youngest child reaches the age of six.
'Guardian parents' (court or agency appointed guardians
caring for children before an adoption or permanent foster
placement) will also be eligible for maternity leave, and an
employee is entitled to three years' unpaid leave from the
beginning of the placement of the child, or to six months if the
child is older than three.
