SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth - 3.3. Employment practice labour rights - Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences
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SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth - 3.3. Employment practice labour rights
Last modified: 22. November 2025
3.3. Practice on labour rights
MATE recognises unions and labour rights (freedom of association and collective bargaining) for all, including women and international staff. This is stated in 12/2023 (IV.03.) Rector's Instruction on Ensuring Equal Opportunities and Equal Treatment at MATE.
Labour rights (freedom of association and collective bargaining)
The University does not directly or indirectly discriminate against employees in relation to membership of or participation in advocacy organisations in accordance with s.21 of the Equal Treatment Act 21§. (In: chapter V., EQUAL OPPORTUNITY OF EMPLOYEES AT THE UNIVERSITY in the section Ensuring equal opportunities for people employed by the University, p. 5).
Equal Opportunities Committee
The University Senate has established an Equal Opportunities Committee to actively promote and safeguard equal opportunities across the institution. Comprising 12 members, the Committee has the authority to request information and clarifications from relevant University departments regarding any decisions, actions, or omissions that may infringe on equal access to opportunities. In addition, the Committee is empowered to propose appropriate measures to address and remedy any identified violations, ensuring that the principles of fairness, inclusivity, and non-discrimination are upheld throughout the University’s operations.
The Committee is responsible for:
a) institutional coordination of equal opportunities;
b) monitoring the implementation of equal opportunities;
c) Developing an Equal Opportunities Plan and monitoring its implementation;
d) Contributing to the implementation of the Gender Equality Plan (GEP) project;
e) Reviewing registration applications from students with disabilities;
f) providing the EDJB with opinions on requests for disability-related benefits and exemptions from students with disabilities, preparing decisions;
g) Investigating complaints about violations of equal opportunities, forwarding the complaint to the Ethics Committee, if necessary, while informing the Rector;
h) monitoring the proportional representation of women and men in the functioning of the University;
i) detecting cases of discrimination and actions that violate the proportional representation of women and initiating their elimination;
j) monitoring the implementation of measures taken to improve equal opportunities for disabled university citizens and, if necessary, proposing such measures;
k) monitoring the implementation of equal opportunities for employees with large families, single parents or employees belonging to minorities, and proposing the elimination of any discrimination;
l) in particular, monitoring research and interventions targeting disadvantaged, multiply disadvantaged, ethnic minority, foreign students, disabled university students.
In: chapter VI, Organisational and staffing conditions to ensure equal opportunities, p. 6-7.
Ethics Committee
The Code of Ethics of MATE is a collection of human and professional conduct standards, reflecting the values voluntarily adopted by the University. The Code applies to both the University’s employees and students. According to the Code, Section 9§
- By adopting the Code of Ethics, the University seeks to support the maintenance of its professional and institutional integrity through the enforcement of ethical standards. This effort is carried out through the Ethics Committee (hereinafter: the Committee), which, upon request, report, or on its own initiative, provides guidance on situations that can be assessed from an ethical perspective, thereby helping to resolve conflicts.
- The Committee’s primary goal is to align the practices of university life with the principles established in the Code of Ethics, using the tools at its disposal.
- The Committee’s responsibilities include investigating ethically questionable conduct, formulating proposals and recommendations, and conducting consultations on disputed issues. […]