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Magyar Telekom reaches agreement with the trade unions

Budapest, December 14, 2018 10:00

Magyar Telekom (Reuters: MTEL.BU and Bloomberg: MTELEKOM HB), the leading Hungarian telecommunications service provider, hereby announces that it has reached an agreement with the trade unions on a headcount reduction and wage increases at Magyar Telekom Plc in 2019.

The Company agreed with the trade unions on the termination of the employment relationship of ca. 400 employees at the parent company, with the majority of the terminations expected to be carried out during the first quarter of 2019. Severance expenses related to the headcount reduction are estimated to be approximately HUF 4.3 billion, the majority of which will also be accounted for in the first quarter of 2019. 

In order to maintain wages at competitive levels, pursuant to the agreement with the trade unions, from April 1, 2019, non-managerial employee salaries at the Companywill rise by an average of 6%. 

The above measures, coupled with other agreed modifications to the employee remuneration structure, are expected to result in 4% savings for 2019 in parent company employee related expenses - excluding severance expenses - compared to 2018.


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