Statutory notice period
The minimum notice an employer must give. Contracts and collective agreements can lengthen it and only rarely shorten it, and the tenure bands are where cross-border assumptions usually go wrong.
Employer dismissal of an employee under the Labour Code. The employee's own resignation always carries the base thirty days, with no service extension.
| Service | Employer notice | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| From the start of employment | 30 days | starts the day after the dismissal is communicated |
| After 3 years of service | 35 days | same start rule |
| After 5 years | 45 days | same start rule |
| After 8 years | 50 days | same start rule |
| After 10 years | 55 days | same start rule |
| After 15 years | 60 days | same start rule |
| After 18 years | 70 days | same start rule |
| After 20 years | 90 days | same start rule |
The parties may agree a longer period up to six months. On an employer dismissal at least half of the notice must be granted as paid release from work, taken in at most two parts at the employee's preference.
Source: A felmondási idő mértéke, Mt. 69. §, Hungarian courts' e-learning service, quoting the provision; Mt. 69. § (1)-(3) teljes szöveg, Adózóna, full statutory text. Checked on 2026-07-27.
Minimum paid annual leave
The statutory floor for paid holiday. The counting basis matters as much as the number, since some laws count a six-day week and others count working days or calendar weeks.
20 working days per year.
Base entitlement. An age supplement starts with one extra day after the employee turns 25 and rises to ten extra days from age 45, so an older worker holds thirty working days. Further supplements attach to children, disability and hazardous work. Pro rata for part years.
Source: A Munka törvénykönyve szabadságra vonatkozó rendelkezései, Government office guidance on the leave rules; Életkor szerinti szabadság, Officina, age supplement ladder. Checked on 2026-07-27.
Probation limit
The longest trial period the law allows an employer to agree, together with the notice that applies while it runs.
3 months at most, with notice of none; during the trial either side may end the employment with immediate effect and without reasons during it.
Agreed in the employment contract, at most three months from the start. A shorter trial can be extended once, but never past the three-month line. A collective agreement can allow up to six months.
For fixed-term contracts shorter than twelve months the trial shrinks proportionally, and no trial may be set when a fixed-term contract is renewed for the same role.
Source: A próbaidő számítása, Adó Online, quoting Mt. 45. § (5) and 50. § (4); Amit tudnia kell a próbaidőről, TB Központ. Checked on 2026-07-27.
Employer social contributions
What the employer pays on top of gross salary into statutory schemes. Some countries charge a percentage of pay, others charge flat amounts, and a single headline rate hides caps, regional rules and industry-rated items.
Figures apply for 2026.
| Scheme | Rate, per cent of pay | Charged on |
|---|---|---|
| Social contribution tax (szociális hozzájárulási adó)One flat employer tax since 2022, when it absorbed the former vocational training levy. Unchanged for 2026. Target-group reliefs cut it for new labour-market entrants, mothers of young children and some others. | 13 | the whole salary, with no ceiling |
The 18.5 per cent social security contribution and the 15 per cent income tax are the employee's, withheld from gross pay. A separate ceiling tied to the minimum wage applies only to certain non-wage income, not to salaries.
Source: A szociális hozzájárulási adó, információs füzet 2026, NAV, national tax authority; Mi mennyi 2026-ban, Officina, annual rates table. Checked on 2026-07-27.