What constitutes sexual harassment?

In the Hungarian law, sexual harassment is covered by the general definitions of harassment stipulated by the Act CXXV of 2003 on Equal treatment (“Equal Treatment Act”) and by the Act C of 2012 on the Criminal Code (“Criminal Code”).

Pursuant to the Equal Treatment Act, a conduct of sexual or non-sexual nature violating the dignity of a person qualify as harassment if its purpose or effect is to create an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment and it is in connection with the protected characteristic of such person (e.g. sex, sexual orientation, religion, belief etc.)...