Tóbiás noted that the government seemed to have no uniform position on the issue, as three ministers have voiced their preference to reintroduce the recentlyscrapped shopping restriction.

Tóbiás criticised ruling Fidesz for scrapping rules under which employees had been entitled to a 100% wage supplement for Sunday work, in an effort to “punish” employees for their support to eliminating the restriction.

The Socialist Party has submitted an extensive amendment to the Labour Code, which would reintroduce double pay for staff working on Sundays, but also stipulate that an employee shall not work more than two Sundays a month, Socialist deputy chair Zoltán Lukács said.

He added that the rule of double payment should apply to employees in all sectors. The Socialists also suggest that employers should be obliged to pay contributions to the central budget on 50% of the Sunday supplement only. Following the Socialist proposal, the Labour Code would maximise weekly working time at 40 hours a week, Lukács said.

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