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LEGAL POINT JOGPONT network in Hungary

LEGAL POINT JOGPONT network in Hungary. dr. Szilvia Lénárt VDSZ National Buro. The project. 01.01.2009 – 31.01.2010 7 regions - 7 projects Uniform consortium partnership EU funds, Új Magyarország Development Plan, EU Social Fund co-financing. Free of charge legal aid – 02.02.2009

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LEGAL POINT JOGPONT network in Hungary

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  1. LEGAL POINT JOGPONT network in Hungary dr. Szilvia Lénárt VDSZ National Buro

  2. The project • 01.01.2009 – 31.01.2010 • 7 regions - 7 projects • Uniform consortium partnership • EU funds, Új Magyarország Development Plan, EU Social Fund co-financing. • Free of charge legal aid – 02.02.2009 • employees, employers, entrepreneurs.

  3. Locations • 151 customer points • 96 lawyers • 12-20 persons/regions • 20-24 locations/regions • mobil lawyers

  4. Participants • The networks operates in form of a consortium with different project owners per regions. The partners are: • Hungarian Trade Union Confederation (MSZOSZ) • Hungarian Industry Federation (OKISZ) • Hungarian Association Of Craftsmen's Corporations (IPOSZ) • National Federation of General Consumption Cooperatives and Trading Associations (ÁFEOSZ) • Interest Representation of Traders and Catering Industry (KISOSZ) • + the social dialogue centre.

  5. The project • Entrance to the labour market, • Labour law, • Social insurance law, • Becoming an entrepreneur, corporate law. • Targeted result: decrease the number of law suits, decrease the time devoted for such cases, less costs for the customers.

  6. Mission • Prevent court cases • Evaluate court cases • consulting (labour law, corporate law, social insurance law) • Providing legal services for employees, employers, entrepreneurs, • Priority target group: young people, young entrants to the labour market, disadvantaged, unemployed, entrepreneurs.

  7. Results • Improve legal consciousness and behaviour, • Increase knowledge of law, • Decrease disturbances in the application.

  8. Statistics • Number of data sheets (nationally): 26 104 (5 272) • Union members: 1 997 • MSZOSZ members: 1 273 • Labour law data sheet: 15 556 • Social insurance data sheet:4 580 • Corporate law data sheet: 4 261 • Others: 1 707

  9. Distribution of cases nation wide

  10. Customers in the 7 regions

  11. Statistics • Information on rights and obligations:19 134 • Analyses of documents:1 049 • Guidance in preparing legal documents:845 • Document examples:261 • Information on procedures (to be) followed:3 914 • Information on location of official administration, opening hours:557 • Other services:344

  12. Statistics • Female-male: 51.91% - 47.26% • Age: • - 25 : 8.26% • 25-40 : 36.52% • 41-50 : 35.42% • +50 : 29.44%

  13. Composition of customers • Employed: 57.14% • Job-seekers: 15.,77% • Entrepreneurs: 12.99% • Pensioners: 8.11% • Others: 4.7%

  14. Employers • Economic corporation: 68.41% • NGO: 2.55 • Private entrepreneur: 5.36% • Budgetary insitution:11.37% • Budgetary organisation: 3.14% • Armed forces: 0.96% • Others: 8.18%

  15. Sector • Trade, maintenance: 21.84% • Processing industry: 21.44% • Construction industry: 11.14% • Other services: 10.78% • Transport, warehousing, post, telecom: 8.49% • Hotel and catering: 7.34%

  16. Subject of consultation • Termination of employment: 37.39% • Others: 9.98% (TU, collective labour law, legality of labour law documents) • Working hours, wages: 8.62% • Amendment of work contract: 7.47% • Establish employment: 6.86%

  17. Termination of employment • Procedure to be followed: 34.63% • Customers fears the opposite party will terminate his/her work contract and asks for advice to prepare: 22.25% • General information on termination of employment: 16.22% • Dismissal by employer: 39.53% • Joint agreement: 17.24%

  18. Lawyers evaluation on the legality • Opposite party breached the customer’s rights: 42.19% • The legality of the case is not probable: 24.85% • Opposite party did not breach the customer’s rights : 23.73%

  19. Construction industry • Termination of employment • Working hours and wages • General wage issues, cost recovery, social benefits • Employers’ liability • Employment without registration

  20. Planned steps • Opponent defines his demand: 46.56% • Launch legal dispute: 26.74% • Not decided yet: 10.31% • Labour supervision: 3.97%

  21. Social insurance • Health fund: 26.06% • Pension fund: 46.82% • Social benefits : 16.61% • Family subsidy: 7.21% • Others: 3.27%

  22. Consulting on enterprises and corporate law • Founding a company: 32.77% • General information • corporation • Private entrepreneur • Planning and managing the company: 18.86% • Subsidies, allowances: 13.22% • Termination of enterprises: 20% • Others: 15.13%

  23. Proposal for amendment of law • Regulation on termination with joint agreement • Sanctions on breaching the regulation on mandatory issue of certificates

  24. Overall evaluation • First platform – possibility for preliminary information • Saves the customer from breaching the law due to lack of information. • Saves the customer from getting into a legally disadvantaged or dependant situation. • Helps the customer in a conflict situation to structure his/her case appropriately and select the right step and forum.

  25. The future • ??? • TÁMOP 2.5.1/ B component – public debate : 2010 spring. New areas of law: family, tax, consumer protection. Causes for exclusion. • Publication in December???

  26. Thank you for your attention!

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