Hungary uses 150% standard cash overtime; Everhour helps plan capacity before extra hours pile up.
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For Hungary, the practical question is not only "how much extra pay is due?" The calculation also shows whether the hours sit inside the country's working-time structure: Hungary's Labour Code sets general full-time daily working time at 8 hours, and the general workweek is effectively 40 hours under the usual Monday-Friday, five-day schedule.
The result matters for payroll, staffing, and compliance review. Scheduled working time, including relevant extraordinary work, is generally capped at 12 hours per day and 48 hours per week. Annual ordered extraordinary working time is normally capped at 250 hours per calendar year, with written individual agreements and collective agreements changing that ceiling in specific cases.
Standard overtime in Hungary is paid as regular wages plus a 50% wage supplement when paid in cash, equivalent to 150% of the base hourly rate. That applies to overtime beyond the daily schedule, working-time frame, or accounting period. Time off can replace the cash supplement only under an applicable rule or agreement, so do not treat it as automatic.
Rest-day and public-holiday work need separate handling. Overtime ordered on a scheduled weekly rest day or weekly rest period carries a 100% supplement, reduced to 50% if the employer provides another weekly rest day or rest period. Work on a public holiday carries a 100% supplement, and overtime ordered on a public holiday also carries a 100% supplement under the overtime section.
Assume an employee in Hungary earns HUF 2,300 per hour and works 45 payable hours in a weekly period where 40 hours are regular and 5 hours are standard cash overtime. Regular pay is 40 hours × HUF 2,300 = HUF 92,000. The standard overtime rate is HUF 2,300 × 1.5 = HUF 3,450 per hour.
Overtime pay is 5 hours × HUF 3,450 = HUF 17,250. Total gross pay for those hours is HUF 92,000 + HUF 17,250 = HUF 109,250. If any of the extra hours were ordered on a weekly rest day or public holiday, do not use this same 150% line; apply the 100% supplement rule to those hours instead.
A one-off calculation is enough when you have the hours, the base hourly rate, the type of overtime, and confirmation that no time-off substitution or collective agreement changes the result. It is also enough for checking whether a single week stays within the general 48-hour scheduled-working-time cap.
A managed workflow is needed when overtime repeats, approvals matter, or annual caps are approaching. Everhour Resource Planning shows assignments on visual timelines with member and project views, weekly capacity, availability gaps, scheduled time off, and planned-vs-actual comparisons, so managers can review workload before payroll receives the final overtime record.
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Standard cash overtime in Hungary is base pay plus a 50% wage supplement, which equals 150% of the base hourly rate. Use that rate for overtime beyond the daily schedule, working-time frame, or accounting period unless an applicable rule or agreement provides compensatory time off instead of the cash supplement.
Overtime ordered on a scheduled weekly rest day or weekly rest period carries a 100% supplement. That supplement is reduced to 50% if the employer provides another weekly rest day or rest period. Work on a public holiday carries a 100% supplement, and overtime ordered on a public holiday also carries a 100% supplement.
Employers may order up to 250 hours of extraordinary working time per calendar year, prorated for mid-year starts, fixed-term employment, and part-time employment. A written employer-employee agreement can add up to 150 voluntary overtime hours, creating a typical maximum of 400 hours.
Yes. A collective agreement may allow up to 300 hours of ordered extraordinary working time per year. It can also sit alongside up to 100 further voluntary overtime hours by written individual agreement, producing the same 400-hour practical annual ceiling under that structure.
The common mistake is using one 150% overtime line for every extra hour. Hungary separates standard overtime from weekly rest day and public-holiday work. Another mistake is checking pay but ignoring time limits: scheduled working time, including relevant extraordinary work, is generally capped at 12 hours per day and 48 hours per week.
Everhour Resource Planning shows workload on visual timelines by member or project, with weekly capacity, availability gaps, scheduled time off, and planned-vs-actual time. Managers can spot overbooking before extra hours become a payroll issue, then adjust assignments before overtime is worked.
Use the calculator for a single Hungary overtime check, then manage recurring extra hours with Everhour Resource Planning for capacity timelines, availability gaps, and planned-vs-actual workload visibility.
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