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Hungarian Association for Human Resources Management (OHE)

Hungarian Association for Human Resources Management (OHE)
Address :
1012 Budapest, Logodi u. 44/a. Hungary
Phone number :
+36 1 361 4655
Fax number :
+36 1 413 6371
Website :
http://www.ohe.hu/
Email address :
office@ohe.hu
Other information

President
(Non-Executive):

Ildikó SZÜTS

Executive President:

Dr. Pál Bóday
Email : bodayeapmdotpaleapmatoheeapmdothu

Date Association Founded:

24 May 1990

National Employers' Association:

  • Ipartestületek Országos Szövetsége (Hungarian Association Of Craftmen's Corporations)
    Address: Kálmán Imre utca 20, Budapest V.
    Phone: +36 1 354 3140
  • Magyar Munkaadói Szövetség
    Address: Kossuth tér 6 – 8, Budapest V
  • Mezõgazdasági Szövetkezõk és Termelõk Országos Szövetsége
    Address: Kálmán Imre utca 20, Budapest V.

National Unions' Association:

  • Magyar Szakszervezetek Országos Szövetsége
    Address: Városligeti fasor 46-48., Budapest VI.
  • Szakszervezetek Együttmûködési Fóruma
    Address: Sas utca 10., Budapest V.
  • Független Szakszervezetek Demokratikus Ligája:
    Benczúr utca 41., Budapest VI.

Government Employment Office:

Szociális és Munkaügyi Minisztérium
(Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour):
Alkotmány utca 3. Budapest V

Total Number Of Members:

279

Membership Categories:

Company

Number of Regional Branches:

3

Title of Primary Publication and Frequency of Issue:

Szemelyügyi Hirlevel (Personnel Newsletter), issued six times a year
Subscription rate : HUF 24,000 + VAT
Paid advertising : Yes
Language : Hungarian

Details of Professional Education Schemes:

OHE HR Academy 3 semesters, 5 days per semester
plus optional courses (training, round table meetings, club)

Annual National Conference Dates:

Annual national conference: 12-14 May 2009, Siófok

Country Profile 2005

Economy

  • Real GDP growth: 3.9% (last year 4.1%); period I.-II. quarter 2005
  • Inflation rate: 3.5% (last year 7.2%); period: Jan-Aug 2005 (Jan-Jun 2004)
  • Trends:The Hungarian economy is growing. The loss of the central budget is rapidly growing

Politics

  • Party in power: MSZP – Hungarian Socialist Party SZDSZ – Free Democrats
  • Changes over the last 12 months: New president László Sólyom from this summer. He was nominated by the opposition
  • Major issues on the agenda: Elections in next spring, EU membership, the global economic situation

Labour market

  • Employment rate: 3.900 thousands are employed (56.8%); period June–Aug 2005
  • Unemployment rate: 7.2 % (last year 5.9%); period June-Aug 2005)
  • Jobs growth: 100.3 %
  • Skills shortages: foreign languages; finance, accounting, HR informatics
  • Rate of pay increases: real earnings 107,2 % (in 2004 107.3%); period Jan-Jul 2005
  • Average monthly earnings: gross HUF 156 000 - €624; net HUF 102 000 - € 408 (111,2% first half of 2004); period Jan-Jul 2005

HR issues

  • New employment legislation: Uniform Hungarian Labour Database (from 1st May 2004)
  • Trends to notice:cafeteria systems, knowledge management, benchmarking in HR, HR controlling, ROI in the HR

Taxation and social insurance law

  • Social security contribution: employer: 18 % pension, 11 % health + HUF 3.450/employee; employee: 8+0,5 % pension, 4 % health
  • Tax rate:company tax: 16 % income tax: 18-38 %VAT: 25 % generally (for some goods and services 15 %).