City Council Budapest

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Hungary
Region
Közép-Magyarország; Budapest; Budapest
Location of affected unit(s)
Budapest
Sector
Public Administration / Defence
84 - Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
84.1 - Administration of the State and the economic, social and environmental policies of the community
84.11 - General public administration activities
100 - 200 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
18 February 2013
Employment effect (start)
1 March 2013
Foreseen end date
1 June 2013

Description

On 18 February 2013 the Mayor of Budapest, István Tarlós, confirmed the Council’s decision to dismiss 100-200 employees.

The decision is based on the fact that the governemnt had made changes to the way public institutions are run. Therefore many primary schools, hospitals, care homes are now administrated by the state and many of the Council’s functions have become obsolete.

Approximately 20% of the Council’s job roles are now redundant. Further debates on the issue will be carried out at the end of February.

Sources

  • 18 February 2013: index.hu
  • 18 February 2013: Népszabadság

Citation

Eurofound (2013), City Council Budapest, Internal restructuring in Hungary, factsheet number 74949, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/74949.