Hungary’s President Signs Controversial New Labor Regulations

Hungary’s President Signs Controversial New Labor Regulations
Hungarian President Janos Ader speaks to journalists at the presidential palace in Budapest on April 2, 2013. Attila Kisbenedek/AFP/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
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Hungarian President Janos Ader has signed a new law that expands the amount of overtime employees are allowed to work.

Opponents have blasted the new regulations as a “slave law,” while supporters argue it removes caps on workers’ ability to trade more freely their time for money.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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