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| Future of work - OECD | the OECD Future of Work initiative looks at how demographic change, globalisation and technological progress are affecting job quantity and quality, as well as labour market inclusiveness - and what this means for labour market, skills and social policy. |
http://www.oecd.org/employment/future-of-work/ | massetti | |||||||
| Canada: Quebec Pension Plan enhancement approved and consultations announced in federal budget | canada | newswire (12.03.2018) Morneau Shepell released the March 2018 issue of its monthly newsletter, News & Views, in which the Company looked at a number of topics… |
An in-depth look at these and other subjects are covered in the current issue of the Morneau Shepell News & Views TORONTO, March 12, 2018 /CNW/ - Morneau Shepell released the March 2018 issue of it |
Pensions, Investment, Financing | managing reforms | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/quebec-pension-plan-enhancement-approved-… | fabbri | ||
| Ireland: Pension reform plan wins broad backing from business community | ireland | Irish Times (01.03.2018) Universal welcome for auto-enrolment of workers in a pension scheme, though Ibec worries about implementation |
Proposals to reform Ireland’s pensions system have been broadly welcomed, especially a plan to ensure all private sector workers are members of a private pension scheme. However, there is some con |
Pensions | managing reforms | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.irishtimes.com/business/personal-finance/pension-reform-plan-wins-b… | fabbri | ||
| The digital nudge in social security administration | International Social Security Review (Dec 2016) "there are significant trends occurring across three major pillars of public administration, namely social investment (policy), nudge (process) and predictive analytics (technology). These trends, when considered together, provide the… |
Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/issr.12111 | massetti | ||||||
| L’Afrique face au défi de l’accès aux médicaments | Africa | EurActiv (28.03.2018) Face aux nombreuses difficultés d’accès aux médicaments en Afrique, les États africains tentent d’organiser le marché pour augmenter la production locale, qui ne pèse que 3 % de la production mondiale. |
ace aux nombreuses difficultés d’accès aux médicaments en Afrique, les États africains tentent d’organiser le marché pour augmenter la production locale, qui ne pèse que 3 % de la production mondiale. L’Afrique peine à produire ses propres médicaments. Malgré un marché en pleine expansion |
Financing | coverage, poverty | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.euractiv.fr/section/aide-au-developpement/news/lafrique-face-au-def… | fabbri | ||
| [Report] US: Labor 2030: The Collision of Demographics, Automation and Inequality | United States | Bain & Company (February 2018) Demographics, automation and inequality have the potential to dramatically reshape our world in the 2020s and beyond. Our analysis shows that the collision of these forces could trigger economic disruption far greater than we have experienced over the past 60… |
Demographics, automation and inequality have the potential to dramatically reshape our world in the 2020s and beyond. Our analysis shows that the collision of these forces could trigger economic disruption far greater than we have experienced over the past 60 years (see Figure 1). The aim of this |
Information and communication technology | robotization | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | http://www.bain.com/publications/articles/labor-2030-the-collision-of-demograph… | fabbri | ||
| [Opinion] AI and robots should not be attributed legal personhood | Europe | EurActiv (28.03.2018) Technology has revolutionised the financial industry, but we’re long overdue a revolution in the way we think about its future role and the policies that should govern it, write Daniel Schlaepfer and Hugo Kruyne. |
By the end of April, the European Commission will be announcing “an initiative on Artificial Intelligence and robotics”. We have argued that the EU’s MiFID II reg |
Proposition_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/opinion/ai-and-robots-should-not-… | fabbri | ||||
| La Suisse cherche un statut pour les chauffeurs d’Uber | switzerland | Le Temps (22.03.2018) La plateforme de transport se dit prête à améliorer la couverture sociale de ses utilisateurs-chauffeurs. Le SECO considère qu’ils sont des employés, alors que le Conseil fédéral envisage un statut hybride, entre salariés et indépendants |
Quel statut pour les chauffeurs d’Uber? Le Conseil fédéral envisage un statut hybride, entre salariés et indépendants, qui fournirait une couverture sociale minimale, tandis que le Secrétariat d’Etat à l’économie les considère comme des employés. La plateforme de transports se dit prête à of |
digital platforms | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.letemps.ch/economie/suisse-cherche-un-statut-chauffeurs-duber | fabbri | |||
| Dans quels pays les femmes peuvent-elles prendre leur retraite avant les hommes ? | lemonde.fr ( 26.03.2018) Un Argentin est soupçonné d’avoir changé de sexe pour pouvoir cesser le travail plus tôt, car les femmes peuvent bénéficier de la retraite avant les hommes. L’âge de départ dépend du genre dans de nombreux pays. |
Pensions | Published_SS_Monitor | http://www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2018/03/26/dans-quels-pays-les-femm… | massetti | |||||
| Le Brexit pose déjà problème au système de santé britannique – | united kingdom | EURACTIV (16.03.2018) Allongement de l’attente, pénurie d’employés, retard dans l’approbation de nouveaux médicaments : le Brexit entraîne déjà une série de problèmes pour les soins des Britannique |
Allongement de l’attente, pénurie d’employés, retard dans l’approbation de nouveaux médicaments : le Brexit entraîne déjà une série de problèmes pour les soins des Britannique Allongement de l’attente, pénurie d’employés, retard dans l’approbation de nouveaux médicaments : le Br |
Health | economic crisis | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.euractiv.fr/section/royaume-uni-en-europe/news/nhs-faces-serious-ch… | fabbri | ||
| [Opinion] Why It’s So Hard to Reform Canadian Health Care | canada | The New York Times (24.03.2018) Too many Canadians and Americans are negatively fixated on each other’s health systems — and the distortions that accompany so many conversations about health reform make it harder to improve care on both sides of the border. |
Too many Canadians and Americans are negatively fixated on each other’s health systems — and the distortions that accompany so many conversations about health reform make it harder to improve care on both sides of the border. Canadians staunchly support our universal health care system, a |
Health, Health insurance | universal health care | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/23/opinion/canada-health-reform.html | fabbri | ||
| Digital economy and automation to impact Malaysian labour market | malaysia | Digital News Asia (18.03.2018) Individuals at all levels will need to actively develop their skills and stay relevant. Many sectors being reshaped by technology, creating new roles and different demands
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Ambank Research believes that upward pressure on the labour market in Malaysia could be brought about by the growing digital economy, while automation could contribute to unemployment. In a recent economics report, the research house opined: “With the economy poised to grow at a 5.5% in 2 |
Employment | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.digitalnewsasia.com/digital-economy/digital-economy-and-automation-… | fabbri | |||
| Cambodia: New National Social Security Fund Rules Introduced | cambodia | Mondaq /22.03.2018) The requirement that all Cambodian employers register their enterprises and employees with the National Social Security Fund is one of a number of changes introduced in recent months as part of the implementation of the health care insurance scheme. |
The requirement that all Cambodian employers register their enterprises and employees with the National Social Security Fund is one of a number of changes introduced in recent months as part of the implementation of the health care insurance scheme. The Ministry of Labor and Vocational Tr |
Health, Extension of coverage, Difficult-to-cover groups | Published_SS_Monitor | http://www.mondaq.com/x/685068/Employee+Benefits+Compensation/New+National+Soci… | fabbri | |||
| Suisse: Ces chômeurs en fin de droits qui basculent dans l'aide sociale | switzerland | Le Temps (23.03.2018) Alors que l'économie se porte au mieux, le nombre de demandeurs d’emploi qui se retrouvent à l’aide sociale a doublé en une décennie. Leur sort cause une préoccupation croissante dans le cadre du débat sur la libre circulation |
Une Suisse florissante, des prévisions de croissance plus souriantes encore, une création d’emplois soutenue, le tout dans un contexte international solide. Les dernières prévisions de la Banque nationale suisse, il y a une semaine, confirment que tout va bien pour les Suisses sur le plan économi |
Unemployment, Social assistance | labour markets, megatrends | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.letemps.ch/suisse/chomeurs-fin-droits-basculent-laide-sociale | fabbri | ||
| Building Resilience and Protecting Vulnerable Yemenis Through Cash Transfers | yemen | Yemen ReliefWeb (21.03.2018) Life has dramatically changed in Yemen since the conflict started,” said Naji Saeed, a day laborer in the Taiz governorate. The construction work that was the source of Saeed’s livelihood has all but ended as a result of the conflict. “I lost my job like millions of… |
“Life has dramatically changed in Yemen since the conflict started,” said Naji Saeed, a day laborer in the Taiz governorate. The construction work that was the source of Saeed’s livelihood has all but ended as a result of the conflict. “I lost my job like millions of Yemenis and I don’t know what |
Social assistance, Conditional cash transfers | poverty | Published_SS_Monitor | https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/building-resilience-and-protecting-vulnerabl… | fabbri | ||
| How migration data can deliver real-life benefits for migrants and governments | mckinsey.com (January 2018) As countries have joined together on a path toward increased cooperation and action on migration, investment in data will be crucial for its success. |
igration is a complex global challenge. An estimated 258 million people currently reside outside their country of birth—a number that has almost tripled in the past 50 years. This has policy implications across myriad dimensions, ranging from border management to |
Information and communication technology | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/public-sector/our-insights/how-migration-da… | massetti | ||||
| AI and government | oecd-forum.org ( 14.03.2018) This piece attempts an overview of how AI will affect government, and what could go wrong |
Proposition_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.oecd-forum.org/channels/722-digitalisation/posts/31245-ai-and-gover… | massetti | ||||||
| Botswana faces ticking time bomb over youth unemployment | botswana | Journal du Cameroun (13.03.2018) The United National Population Fund (UNFPA) has called on the Botswana government to prioritise economic reform and investment to urgently accelerate creation of jobs and improve livelihoods for the country’s youth, APA learnt here on Wednesday.In a report… |
The United National Population Fund (UNFPA) has called on the Botswana government to prioritise economic reform and investment to urgently accelerate creation of jobs and improve livelihoods for the country’s youth, APA learnt here on Wednesday.In a report that was launched by incoming Deputy Pre |
Unemployment | poverty | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.journalducameroun.com/en/botswana-faces-ticking-time-bomb-over-yout… | fabbri | ||
| ASEAN planning to draw up occupational health guidelines | Asia | xinhuanet (22.03.2018) ASEAN member countries are planning to create occupational health guidelines for industries by risk factor, to provide preventive measure recommendations for workers' health in Laos and the region, local daily Vientiane Times reported on Wednesday. Occupational health and… |
ASEAN member countries are planning to create occupational health guidelines for industries by risk factor, to provide preventive measure recommendations for workers' health in Laos and the region, local daily Vientiane Times reported on Wednesday. Occupational health and safety is one of |
Occupational accidents and diseases | OSH | Published_SS_Monitor | http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-03/21/c_137054480.htm | fabbri | ||
| Irish social welfare benefits increase next week - over one Irish million people to get extra €5 a week in payments from next Monday | ireland | The Sun (22.03.2018) Pensioners, people with disabilities, carers, lone parents, widows, jobseekers, maternity and paternity benefit recipients will all see payments rise by €5 a week from Monday March 26 |
OVER one million Irish people will see an increase in their social welfare benefits from next week.Several weekly payments wil |
Social assistance, Conditional cash transfers | managing reforms | Proposition_SS_Monitor | https://www.thesun.ie/money/2328788/irish-social-welfare-benefits-increase-next… | fabbri | ||
| Millions in China with bad 'social credit' barred from buying plane, train tickets | china | Channel NewsAsia (19.03.2018) More than nine million people in China have been barred from buying plane tickets and another three million from buying business-class train tickets because of their poor "social credit" ratings, according to deputy head of the National Development and Reform… |
More than nine million people in China have been barred from buying plane tickets and another three million from buying business-class train tickets because of their poor "social credit" ratings, according to deputy head of the National Development and Reform Commission. Under China |
Governance and administration, Error, evasion and fraud | brics | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/china-bad-social-credit-barred… | fabbri | ||
| Policy review to make life better for senior citizens | jamaica | jamaicaobserver.com (12.03.2018) The Government is pushing ahead with the promulgation of a revised national policy for Jamaica's senior citizens that was tabled in the House of Representatives as far back as 1997 by former Prime Minister Portia Simpson. |
In February last year, Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced that his Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) administration had renewed interest in the policy and that it was being reviewed by his Cabinet.
Holness said then that the aim was “to build a society where older people cont |
Old-age pensions | Published_SS_Monitor | http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/policy-review-to-make-life-better-for-senio… | massetti | |||
| El cambio climático llevará a 17 millones de personas a la migración interna en América Latina hasta 2050 | latin america | El País (20.03.2018) Casi cuatro millones de mexicanos y centroamericanos se verían obligados a dejar sus hogares por la subida del nivel del mar y la menor producción agrícola, según el Banco Mundial |
El cambio climático, tantas veces relegado a un segundo plano en favor de debates de corto plazo y escaso recorrido, es el gran reto económico y social del siglo XXI. Es una amenaza existencial, como alerta la directora general del |
Migration | climate change, megatrends, migration | Published_SS_Monitor | https://elpais.com/internacional/2018/03/19/america/1521482051_011788.html | fabbri | ||
| France: Assurance chômage - une nouvelle échelle de sanctions annoncée | france | Le Monde (20.03.2018) L’équipe de la ministre du travail a présenté aux syndicats les changements des procédures d’accompagnement des personnes sans emploi. Lors d’une réunion avec les huit organisations syndicales et patronales représentatives, le directeur de cabinet de la ministre du… |
Lors d’une réunion avec les huit organisations syndicales et patronales représentatives, le directeur de cabinet de la ministre du travail a présenté, lundi 19 mars, les principaux points de la réforme de l’assurance-chômage. Une nouvelle échelle de sanctions. Selon |
Unemployment, Error, evasion and fraud | managing reforms | Published_SS_Monitor | http://mobile.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2018/03/19/assurance-chomage-une-nou… | fabbri | ||
| [Analyse] Dans 20 ans, les robots feront le sale boulot | Le Temps (18.03.2018) Ces prochaines années, les robots vont prendre une place considérable dans un monde du travail bouleversé. «Le Temps» a sondé trois experts, qui imaginent chacun à leur façon un nouveau paradigme qui questionne notre relation à l’emploi |
Comment travaillera-t-on dans vingt ans? Ou plutôt, travaillera-t-on encore d’ici à deux décennies? Les robots se montrent toujours plus efficaces, accomplissent des tâches toujours plus compliquées et, de façon encore plus cruciale, deviennent capables d’apprendre et de développer leurs compéten |
labour markets | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.letemps.ch/economie/20-ans-robots-feront-sale-boulot | fabbri |