42-Degree Heat & Debate Over Occupational Health Checks
Prepare for extraordinary heat of up to 42 degrees and monitor developments in labor regulations, as the State Secretary for Health has criticized the abolition of mandatory occupational health examinations. Drone strikes are intensifying in the neighboring war, while the Russian and Belarusian leaderships held talks in a tense atmosphere.
Take care of your health, as one of the most severe heatwaves of all time has reached Europe, causing temperatures of 35 degrees across much of the continent on Saturday, reaching up to 42 degrees in some places. The extraordinary heat affects nearly 200 million people and places significant physical strain on the body; therefore, staying in cool places and increasing fluid intake during the hottest hours is recommended.
Alongside the heat, an important change for workers is that State Secretary for Health Péter Takács called the abolition of mandatory occupational health examinations (the health check required for work) a mistake. According to the State Secretary, the decision was forced by the industrial lobby through small and medium-sized enterprises, but he professionally opposed the amendment, which was previously a basic requirement for all employees.
In addition to domestic regulations, it is also worth monitoring the security situation, as Ukraine carried out a strategic drone strike on an arms factory in Volgograd and continues its operations aimed at weakening Russian forces. The wartime tension is also indicated by the fact that the most recent meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko ended without results, a joint statement, or a press conference.
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