Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2025, published 114th ILC session (2026)

Hungary

Weekly Rest (Industry) Convention, 1921 (No. 14) (Ratification: 1956)
Holidays with Pay Convention (Revised), 1970 (No. 132) (Ratification: 1998)

In order to provide a comprehensive view of the issues relating to the application of the ratified Conventions on working time, the Committee considers it appropriate to examine Conventions Nos 14 (weekly rest period (industry)), and 132 (annual holiday with pay) together.

The Committee notes the observations of the Democratic League of Independent Trade Unions (LIGA) on the application of Convention No. 132, communicated with the Government’s report.

Weekly rest

Article 5 of Convention No. 14. Compensation. The Committee notes that according to section 143(4) of the Labour Code, when overtime work is ordered on a scheduled weekly rest day, the employer is obliged to pay either 100 per cent wage supplement or a 50 per cent wage supplement if the employer provides a compensatory rest day. The Committee observes that this provision implies that the employer is not always obliged to provide compensatory rest of at least 24 hours per week when work has been performed during the weekly rest period. The Committee requests the Government to indicate the measures taken or envisaged to ensure that as far as possible, provision for compensatory periods of rest for the suspensions or diminutions to weekly rest are made, as required by this Article of the Convention.

Annual holidays with pay

Article 5(4) of Convention No. 132. Periods of incapacity to be counted as periods of service. The Committee notes with interest that section 115(2)(e) of the Labour Code, which provided that only 30 days of incapacity for work per calendar year counted as part of the qualifying period of service, has been replaced by new section 115(2)(f) which includes in the qualifying period of service the whole period of incapacity without setting a limit. The Committee takes note of this information, which addresses its previous request.

Article 6(2). Periods of incapacity not to be counted as annual holidays. The Committee notes that, from a combined reading of section 55(1)(a) and section 115(2)(f) of the Labour Code, periods of temporary incapacity for work are not counted as annual holidays. The Committee takes note of this information, which addresses its previous request.

Article 14. Enforcement. The Committee notes that, in its observations, the LIGA refers to the inefficiency and low number of inspections and the lack of deterrent effect of the fines imposed. The Committee refers to its comments on the Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81), in relation to this issue.