The Hungarian Parliament has adopted the sectorial legislative amendments relating to the European Union’s data protection reform (Act XXXIV of 2019, the “Amendment”) which entered into force on 26 April 2019. The Amendment modified 86 legislative acts, to harmonize Hungarian sectoral data protection legislation with the requirements of the GDPR.…

As a result of the General Data Protection Regulation, it has become more difficult for companies to request criminal records from their prospective and current employees. Those companies who break the rules can expect significant fines under the GDPR.