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Domestic industrial centers are already able to attract Slovak workers

Wages in Hungarian industrial citadels are already higher in Hungary than in Slovakia. Unsurprisingly, according to labor market experts, more and more people will be able to move from Slovakia to Hungary to work in the future, the World Economy explains.

In the last year or two, many jobs have been temporarily or permanently lost in Slovakia due to the epidemic. Large players in the automotive industry have been forced to suspend production at our neighbor, which has put many in a situation of commuting to Hungary instead of insecurity, he told the World Economy. Juhász Csongor, CEO of Prohuman Temporary Employment Agency. According to the expert, there are many prosperous companies in the border region with a long history, and in many cases such a location in Hungary may involve less travel for those living across the border. In these plants, they mostly offer a competitive income compared to wages in Slovakia, fair working conditions, and wait for employees with attractive bonus and commission systems, emphasized Csongor Juhász.

Zoltán Matheika, a leading researcher at Kopint-Tárki, said that the latest data from the Slovak and Hungarian statistical offices show that average wages in Hungary in these regions have reached the Slovak wage level: while in the second quarter of 2021 the average salary was 988 euros gross, roughly net 750 euros – about 262 thousand forints -, while in the neighboring Komárom-Esztergom county 270 thousand forints. In Trnava County, the net average gross wage of EUR 1,128 was EUR 846, about HUF 296 thousand, which was on a par with the net value of HUF 303 thousand in Győr-Moson-Sopron County.

Tamás Seres, the team leader of Hays Hungary Engineering & Manufacturing considered it realistic for specialists to move to Hungary from neighboring regions as a result of wage increases, which is also possible under the EU requirement for the free movement of labor. Competitive salaries can be found more and more often in the western part of the country as well.

(MTI)


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