Hungary : government adopts new Labour Code reform

Protecting employees from termination.  The Bill provides that the employment relationship may not be terminated by employer during pregnancy, maternity leave, parental leave (if the child is under the age of three), the first six months of treatment related to human reproduction, and regular or reserve army service.  In contrast to existing regulation, sick leave is no longer classified as a protected category under the Bill, a change that was implemented with a view to reduce sick leave abuses.  The Bill provides that termination of the employment can be communicated during the time of incapacity due to illness; though notification period would commence only after the end of the incapacity due to illness.
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was implemented with a view to reduce sick leave abuses. The Bill provides that termination of the employment can be communicated during the time of incapacity due to illness; though notification period would commence only after the end of the incapacity due to illness.

If an employee interrupts his/her parental leave before the child is three years old, his/her employment can be terminated with extraordinary termination, due to incapacity, or due to reasons in connection with the operation of

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