The headcount of Tesco falls below ten thousand, 140 fewer people work at Morgan Stanley

The largest domestic employer, Magyar Posta, continued to see its headcount fall. In August, the number of "postal workers" fell by 304, and by almost 3,000 compared to August last year (26,392 then, 23,731 now).

Of the top 10, Tesco-Global Áruházak Zrt. saw a spectacular shift. From July to August, Tesco's headcount fell by 264 to 9,802, with 963 fewer people working for the retail multinational in a year. Among its competitors, the number of employees fell by 133 at Aldi and 100 at Auchan (Auchan's headcount fell under 6,000 to 5,955 by this latest drop), while Lidl and Penny's increased by 88 and 44 respectively. The largest retailer, Spar, saw a minimal increase (plus 6), with 13 778 employees.

There was also a larger movement at financial services provider Morgan Stanley, where there were 140 fewer people, 2,392.

A change of more than 100 people occurred at temporary employment agencies. WHC added 219, HR Direkt 138 and Pannon-Work 63, while Workforce reduced its headcount by 192, Man at Work by 142 and Pannonjob by 118. The growth rate at HR Direkt is remarkable: while in August last year they had 1,005 employees, they now have 2,052.

SK On's battery manufacturing team has now grown by only 81, but we have seen an increase of 1245 people in a year (from 1470 to 2715).

The Danubius Hotels hotel chain has seen its headcount fall by 97 to 2,118.

Data on the number of employees reported by organisations are taken from official government sources (NAV, KSH). Some large companies - mainly banks, but also MOL, Dunaferr and Borsodchem, for example - do not provide monthly headcount data, so we cannot report on changes in these figures. Also, the headcount data do not include the number of people at companies from temporary employment agencies, they are represented in the agency's headcount.

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