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 –
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:
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
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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!