What kind of data can an employee or pressure group activist working in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county obtain that can be used during the wage bargain?
According to the data on Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county the gross wage of men is 21% more and the net wage of men is 19% more than the gross and net wages of women. 17-18% of men and women (respectively) are employed on minimum wage.

The largest pay gap could be observed in case of occupations related to industry and construction which are dominated by men. All the occupational groups under study showed pay gaps higher than the average, except the service related occupations, where the pay gap was the smallest.

The smallest pay gap could be found in case of people having elementary level of education.
Net wages and pay gaps by educational level and genders

The most common forms of reimbursement, extra wages and fringe benefits are the bonus and the wage for the 13th month.

The rate of meal contribution is remarkably higher than that of other fringe benefits. This is followed by contribution to private pension scheme and private health insurance, but these are well behind the rate of meal contribution. Relatively high rate of people get clothing allowance as well. Mostly men get company cars and mobile phones.

Wage security

1-2% was the rate of those people (both men and women) who did not get their wages on time, while the others did not experience such problems.