Independent (27.07.2017) A large majority of PAYE taxpayers are in favour of a new automatic pension scheme being introduced for those who have no occupational pension.The survey from tax specialists Taxback.com found that 84pc of people would be in favour of an auto-enrolment type scheme.

El Mundo (12.07.2017) El Banco Mundial (BM) recomendó incluir en la propuesta de reforma previsional, elaborada por la Iniciativa Ciudadana para las Pensiones (ICP), un ajuste en la edad de jubilación, es decir, elevar la edad actual de retiro, que en el caso de los hombres es de 60 años y de 55…

The Guardian (25.07.2017) As Republicans decide what to do with the current healthcare policy, nearly 26 million Americans remain without insurance – and that number could soon rise

Página12 (01.08.2017) Basavilbaso volvió a plantear la necesidad de una reforma que permita que los trabajadores extiendan los años de aportes. Aunque sostuvo que eso debe ser voluntario, la OCDE y el FMI presionan por cambios estructurales en el régimen jubilatorio.

Hoy Digital (01.08.2017) El director ejecutivo del Seguro Nacional de Salud (SeNaSa), Chanel Rosa Chupany, destacó que República Dominicana pasó de ser uno de los países con menos afiliación a la seguridad social en América Latina y El Caribe, a ser el cuarto país de la región con más personas…

Zeit (02.08.2017) Deutschland hat 2016 trotz niedriger Arbeitslosigkeit 918 Milliarden Euro für Sozialausgaben ausgegeben. Die Ausgaben stiegen im Vergleich zum Vorjahr um 3,7 Prozent und machen mittlerweile 29,3 Prozent des Bruttoinlandsprodukts aus, heißt es in dem Sozialbericht 2017 von…

Straits Times (01.08.2017) Mr Louis Ng (Nee Soon GRC) yesterday recommended the extension of paid paternity and maternity leave for new parents of premature or multiple babies, as he spoke about his own experience as a father of twin daughters who were born 10 weeks early.
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NDTV (30.07.2017) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has formally launched the Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY), or a pension scheme, for senior citizens on Friday. Speaking after the launch of PMVVY, Mr Jaitley said that settlement ratio of LIC (Life Insurance Corporation of India) is near…

WHO (July 2017) Eurohealth Observer - Identify the causes of inefficiencies in health systems, The challenges of using cross-national comparisons of efficiency to inform health policy; Eurohealth International – Big data for public health: Does the data promise a better quality of life?, The…

Les Echos (08.08.2017) Emmanuel Macron a promis une indemnisation des démissions sans condition tous les cinq ans. Une partie des départs volontaires est déjà prise en charge par l’assurance-chômage.

Le Temps (08.08.2017) La Suisse est en situation de plein emploi! C’est en tout cas ce que disent les statistiques mensuelles du Secrétariat à l’économie (Seco) de la Confédération: le taux de chômage se situe en moyenne autour des 3% au niveau national. Certains cantons latins (Genève, Vaud,…

AgoraVox (01.08.2017) Depuis la dernière élection présidentielle, la vieille idée d’un revenu d’existence versé inconditionnellement à tout citoyen, durant sa vie, au nom de l’égalité des droits et en vertu de son appartenance à l’humanité, refait surface – et débat. Se battre pour « l’emploi »…

El Nuevo Día (05.08.2017) El gobernador de Puerto Rico, Ricardo Rosselló, convirtió hoy con su firma en ley seis proyectos dirigidos a mejorar el acceso a los servicios de salud.

Zambia Daily Mail (01.08.2017) Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR) associate researcher Malindi Chatora said unlike social protection, FISP targets viable farmers and not necessarily poor growers.

ILO (27.07.2017) Le nouveau Programme Pays pour le Travail Décent en Tunisie signé par l’OIT, le gouvernement tunisien et les partenaires sociaux, identifie cinq priorités nationales.

CBS News (26.07.2017) Before the Americans with Disabilities Act, the country was a very different place for people with disabilities, who had to navigate hurdles such as inaccessible public buildings. Yet when it comes to the workforce, the hurdles may not look much different than they did 27…

Times of Malta (01.08.2017) Workers exposed to pesticides and herbicides on the job may be more likely than other people to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), bronchitis and other breathing problems, an Australian study suggests.

sudinfo (05.08.2017) Dans l’esprit du grand public, la Sécurité sociale est trop souvent associée à une image abîmée et négative. La nouvelle plateforme « Prenons soin de nous » veut en finir avec ça

iloblog.org (30.07.2017) During an economic crisis, Conditional Cash Transfers (CCTs) are one way that governments can use to protect vulnerable people from falling into poverty.

The Chronicle (28.07.2017) The Zimbabwe Electricity Industry Pension Fund (ZEIPF) is targeting investing in infrastructure projects in small towns across the country.

markets.businessinsider (08.08.2017) The construction industry has had one year to become compliant with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) respirable crystalline silica regulations. That compliance deadline has been extended from June 23, 2017, until September 23, 2017, to…

swissinfo (05.08.2017) Die Überalterung der Bevölkerung, weniger Wirtschaftswachstum und tiefe Zinsen bedrohen die Renten in der Schweiz. Nach zahlreichen gescheiterten Versuchen schlagen nun Regierung und Parlamentsmehrheit eine umfassende Reform der Altersvorsorge vor. Ziel: die Sicherung der…

DNA India (25.07.2017) As per the data, over 132 workers under the Factories Act, 1948, and nine workers under the Mines Act, 1952 were affected in the last three years

The Guardian (10.08.2017) Charity’s research predicts 575,000 people in Britain will have no roof over their heads unless government takes urgent action

How many people are in the gig economy? We’re very interested in this question at Nation1099, and, as it happens, it isn’t an easy question to find answers to, especially since the gig economy is growing and changing very fast and people mean many different things by the term. Employment in…