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| UK: Cashing in small pensions 'more popular' | united kingdom | BBC News (26.10.2016) A rising number of retirees are cashing in their pension pots but the amount they typically withdraw has fallen, figures show. |
Pensions | http://www.bbc.com/news/business-37775373 | monitor | |||||
| Greece: Transition to formal employment: ILO members agree on a roadmap to curb undeclared work in Greece | greece | ilo.org (31.10.2016) New initiative aims at reducing undeclared work that remains a significant feature of the Greek economy. |
Governance and administration | http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_533376/lang--en/inde… | monitor | |||||
| China, France sign social insurance deal | china | Xinhua (31.10.2016) China and France signed a social insurance agreement Monday that will exempt company employees assigned to work in each other's countries from the mandatory social insurance contributions. |
Governance and administration | http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-10/31/c_135793722.htm | monitor | |||||
| [Opinion] Suisse: Statistiques - Le taux de chômage serait sous-évalué | switzerland | TDG (31.10.2016) Selon les dernières statistiques mensuelles, publiées le 10 octobre dernier par le Secrétariat d’Etat à l’économie (SECO), le taux de chômage en septembre était de 3,2%. Des chiffres qui font de la Suisse une exception au milieu d’un continent souffreteux. |
Unemployment | http://www.tdg.ch/suisse/taux-chomage-serait-sousevalue/story/30193904 | monitor | |||||
| Belgique: Voici le "mécanisme de responsabilisation" de la Sécu | belgium | L'Echo (28.10.2016) Le gouvernement a approuvé les grandes lignes de la réforme du financement de la sécurité sociale. La dotation d'équilibre par laquelle l'Etat maintient les comptes de la Sécu à flot pour faire face aux effets conjoncturels est confirmée… |
Social policies & programmes | managing reforms | http://www.lecho.be/economie_politique/belgique_federal/Voici_le_mecanisme_de_r… | monitor | ||||
| Law on lowering retirement age in Poland expected 'soon' | poland | The News (18.10.2016) A presidential bill lowering the retirement age will be passe by the lower house of parliament within the next two weeks, a senior deputy from Poland's ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party has said. |
http://www.thenews.pl/1/9/Artykul/275770,Law-on-lowering-retirement-age-in-Pola… | monitor | ||||||
| France: Le bruit nuit à la productivité des travailleurs | france | Top Santé (31.10.2016) L'environnement sonore perturbe le travail dans l'entreprise et peut nuire à leur productivité. |
Occupational accidents and diseases | http://www.topsante.com/medecine/medecine-divers/environnement-et-sante/le-brui… | monitor | |||||
| Gabon: La CNAMGS procède au renforcement des capacités de ses agents en matière de gestion documentaire | gabon | Le Nouveau Gabon (26.10.2016) Pour les administrateurs de la Caisse nationale d'assurance maladie et de garantie sociale (CNAMGS), le but de cette initiative est d'amener le personnel à acquérir des notions de base dans la gestion, l'organisation des systèmes d'information,… |
Governance and administration, Health | http://www.lenouveaugabon.com/formation/2610-10977-la-cnamgs-procede-au-renforc… | monitor | |||||
| [Opinion] US: How the Next President Could Save Social Security | bloomberg.com (26.10.2016) According to the latest estimates, Social Security will begin to run short of money in 18 years. Yet, the issue has barely come up this election year. |
Pensions | http://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2016-saving-social-security | monitor | ||||||
| EU labour market developments report: stronger job creation | european union | Europa (26.10.2016) Job creation continued to be stronger in 2015 and the beginning of 2016 than could be expected based on economic growth according to the findings of the Commission's 2016 Labour Market and Wage Developments in Europe report, published today. |
http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=89&newsId=2654&furtherNews=… | monitor | ||||||
| Philippines: Low-income electricity consumers to be given social protection under DOF tax plan | philippines, the | Manilatimes (26.10.2016) Low income electricity consumers will be protected through direct and indirect social protection measures under the tax reform program submitted to the Congress last month by the Department of Finance (DOF |
Social assistance | poverty | http://www.manilatimes.net/low-income-electricity-consumers-given-social-protec… | monitor | ||||
| España: Acuerdo urgente para mantener las pensiones | spain | El País (02.11.2016) Es, sin duda, la primera reforma que debe afrontar el nuevo Gobierno. Afecta a 6,7 millones de españoles y la evolución demográfica en nuestro país augura la ruina del sistema si no se toman medidas. El sistema público de pensiones requerirá 120.000 millones de euros este… |
Old-age pensions, Pensions, Governance and administration, Service quality | managing reforms | http://politica.elpais.com/politica/2016/11/01/actualidad/1478010886_778928.html | monitor | ||||
| Asia-Pacific Countries Should Expand Social Protection – ADB | Asia | Asian Development Bank (07.11.2016) Many countries in Asia and the Pacific need to expand their social protection programs to ensure adequate coverage for most of their populations, according to two Asian Development Bank (ADB) reports released today. |
Extension of coverage, Social policies & programmes, Inequalities | extending coverage | https://www.adb.org/news/asia-pacific-countries-should-expand-social-protection… | monitor | ||||
| France: Nouvelles formes du travail et de la protection des actifs | france | France Stratégie : 2017/2027 À quoi ressemblera le travail demain ? Serons-nous tous entrepreneurs nomades ? Le contrat commercial aura-t-il remplacé |
Employment, Extension of coverage | extending coverage, digital economy | http://francestrategie1727.fr/thematiques/nouvelles-formes-du-travail-et-de-la-… | monitor | ||||
| Empresarios de Panamá piden salvar finanzas del Seguro Social • El Nuevo Diario | panama | El Nuevo Diario (15.10.2016) La principal cúpula empresarial de Panamá reiteró al presidente, Juan Carlos Varela, el reto de rescatar a la seguridad social del esquema insostenible de finanzas que mantiene, "pese a cualquier costo político". |
Governance and administration, Financing | http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/economia/407525-empresarios-panama-piden-salvar… | monitor | |||||
| The Case for Phased Retirement | Knowledge@Wharton (01.11.2016) In the same way that flexibility has come to the workplace — where, when and how we work — so, too, has arrived the age of the tailor-made retirement. Phased retirements, bridge jobs, “un-retirement” and second and third acts have caught on. Workers are demanding… |
Pensions | http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/the-case-for-phased-retirement/?utm_… | monitor | ||||||
| France: Dégressivité des allocations chômage : à chacun sa version | france | Les Echos (02.11.2016) D'après l'Institut Montaigne, les économies varieraient entre 1,4 milliard et 4,1 milliards d'euros selon les formules. |
Unemployment | http://www.lesechos.fr/politique-societe/politique/0211448889019-degressivite-d… | monitor | |||||
| [Rapport] Panorama des systèmes de retraite en France et à l'étranger | Conseil d'orientation des retraites (octobre 2016) Le COR conduit des études comparatives, à titre illustratif des problématiques traitées pour la France, sur un panel de dix pays étrangers représentatifs de la diversité des systèmes de retraite dans les pays développés : l'Allemagne,… |
Pensions | http://www.cor-retraites.fr/article477.html | monitor | ||||||
| ILO: Non-standard forms of employment: Regulatory reforms are needed to improve the quality of non-standard jobs | ilo.org (14.11.2016) According to a new ILO report, non-standard forms of employment are often associated with greater decent work deficits. |
Employment, Employment policies, Extension of coverage | extending coverage | http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_534122/lang--en/inde… | monitor | |||||
| [Opinion] France: Il faut « refonder les institutions de sécurité sociale » | france | lemonde.fr (07.11.2016) L’« ubérisation » contraint à revoir les instruments de la solidarité et de la protection sociale. La réforme n’aura pas lieu sans débat idéologique, selon l’économiste Diana Filippova. |
Extension of coverage, Social policies & programmes | digital economy, megatrends | http://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2016/11/04/il-faut-refonder-les-institution… | monitor | ||||
| Panama: La Seguridad social avanza, pero enfrenta amenazas en la era digital | laestrella.com.pa (14.11.2016) Como nunca antes, más personas están protegidas por la seguridad social, pero los sistemas enfrentan riesgos para su sostenibilidad como el envejecimiento de la población y un cambio del mercado laboral gracias a la era digital, dijeron hoy autoridades en la… |
issa | http://laestrella.com.pa/panama/nacional/seguridad-social-avanza-mundo-pero-enf… | monitor | ||||||
| América Latina se compromete a fortalecer los sistemas de protección social y enfocarse en el progreso multidimensiona | latin america | UNDP (01.11.2016) A través de la “Declaración de Santo Domingo”, los representantes de gobiernos nacionales de la región acordaron construir políticas intersectoriales, holísticas y universales para dar respuesta a los problemas del desarrollo y medir el progreso multidimensional, con énfasis en… |
http://www.undp.org/content/undp/es/home/presscenter/pressreleases/2016/11/01/l… | monitor | ||||||
| Gambia: Social, child protection policies launched | gambia | The Point Newspaper (09.11.2016) The Social Protection Policy and Child Protection Strategy Plan were yesterday launched during the 5th National Social Protection Forum |
Family benefits, Children, Extension of coverage, Social policies & programmes | extending coverage | http://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/article/social-child-protection-policies-launc… | monitor | ||||
| Anger rising over Chile′s private pensions | dw.com (05.11.2016) Police fired tear gas and water cannons at protesters angry with Chile's private pension system, which has left many retirees in poverty. The Pinochet-era system has long been a source of friction in the country. |
Pensions | http://www.dw.com/en/anger-rising-over-chiles-private-pensions/a-36273424 | monitor | ||||||
| France: Économie du partage : des cotisations sociales à partir de certains seuils | france | journaldeleconomie.fr (29.10.2016) Louer son appartement, sa voiture, les outils de jardin ou de bricolage, c’est devenu un réflexe pour de nombreux Français qui utilisent les services de plateformes en ligne comme Airbnb pour les locations d’appartements. Ces services permettent à la majorité… |
Financing | http://www.journaldeleconomie.fr/Economie-du-partage-des-cotisations-sociales-a… | monitor |