National Association of Hungarian Labor Agencies: HR service providers can help operate according to the new wage transparency rules

By: Trademagazin Date: 2026. 02. 24. 10:51

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The Hungarian National Association of Temporary Work Agencies (MMOSZ) says HR service providers are ready to help companies prepare for the EU Pay Transparency Directive (EU 2023/970), which requires Hungarian legislation to be adopted by June 7, 2026. According to MMOSZ, compliance will go beyond data reporting and may require a review of compensation systems and corporate culture.

A new MMOSZ survey by member company Jobtain (50 Hungarian HR leaders and business decision-makers) found that 98% have heard about pay transparency, but far fewer feel they understand the requirements in detail. The biggest concerns are not legal compliance but internal pay tensions: transparency is expected to surface hard-to-justify pay gaps.

While most organisations treat preparation as an HR task, MMOSZ stresses it is a company-wide change. Pay reporting obligations will be phased in by headcount, but core principles—such as communicating pay bands in advance and providing objective pay justification—will apply broadly. Respondents also identified salary corrections as the main potential cost item.

Readiness is mixed: 41% already have pay bands, while 39% have not taken concrete steps. The main barriers are time and capacity constraints and knowledge gaps. MMOSZ argues that temporary work agencies can support companies with job structuring, role standardisation and competence-based pay bands to reduce internal friction and strengthen competitiveness in hiring and retention.