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[Analyse] France: Protection sociale - concilier solidarité et liberté dans un monde en plein bouleversement | france | Les Echos (05.03.2017) Prévalence de nouvelles formes de contrat de travail, explosion du chômage, accroissement du nombre de retraités, avènement des nouvelles technologies… Tous ces changements sont autant de défis pour le monde de la protection sociale. Comment faire évoluer les modes de… |
Social policies & programmes, Inequalities | digital economy | https://www.lesechos.fr/idees-debats/cercle/cercle-168441-protection-sociale-co… | monitor | ||||
UK: Healthcare urged to look at co-operative model | united kingdom | BBC News (05.04.2017) More worker-owned businesses could help deal with the budget shortfall for health and social care, according to the Wales Co-operative Centre. |
Health | http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-39352600 | monitor | |||||
Here's what the U.S. could learn from Singapore's plan for aging workers | usatoday.com (05.04.2017) At Chatters, a small café in the lobby of a hospital, the staff frothing cappuccinos and managing the register aren't your typical young baristas. That's because every employee must be at least 55. |
Employment | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/04/05/singapore-population-aging… | monitor | ||||||
[Publication] Social Protection for Informal Workers in Asia | Asia | Asian Development Bank (dec 2016) Asia’s growing labor force needs innovative solutions to reduce risks and ensure social protection of workers in vulnerable employment with informal arrangements. |
Employment, Extension of coverage, Inequalities | extending coverage, poverty | https://www.adb.org/publications/social-protection-informal-workers-asia | monitor | ||||
Europe: Workplace cancer prevention must be extended to reprotoxic substances | european union | EurActiv (30.03. 2017) Putting more than 10 years of paralysis behind it, the European Commission finally launched a revision of the directive on the prevention of occupational cancers in May 2016. Lawmakers can now address reprotoxic substances in the workplace, writes Laurent Vogel. |
Occupational accidents and diseases | http://www.euractiv.com/section/diabetes-cancer-hepatitis/opinion/workplace-can… | monitor | |||||
SSA's Quick Disability Determination (QDD) and Compassionate Allowances (CAL) - CarePlus New Jersey Mental Health Care, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Therapy | Americas | Social Security Administration is committed to providing benefits quickly to claimants whose medical conditions are so serious that they clearly meet our disability standards. Our two fast-track processes, Quick Disability Determination (QDD) and Compassionate Allowances (CAL), use… |
Disability, Pensions | http://www.careplusnj.org/mental-health/ssas-quick-disability-determination-qdd… | ruggia | |||||
Quick Disability Determination (QDD) - Part 1 of Fast-Track Disability Process - Disability Help Group | Americas | Country: USA. Institution: SSA. DocType: Regulation/Business Process. In an effort to improve the speed and quality of their disability claims process, Social Security developed the “fast-track” program, a two-part initiative that uses computer technology to identify cases where… |
Disability, Information and communication technology, Pensions | https://www.disabilityhelpgroup.com/quick-disability-determination-qdd-social-s… | ruggia | |||||
New Forms of Work in the Digital Economy - OECD iLibrary | This paper provides new evidence on the development of online platforms and explores the emergence of new forms of work in the digital economy. Following the rise of platforms that match demand and supply of goods (e-commerce) and information (search, social networks), platform markets for… |
Employment | digital economy, labour markets | http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/fr/science-and-technology/new-forms-of-work-in-the… | massetti | |||||
Belgique: Les congés parentaux sont en pleine explosion chez nous: "C’est évidemment toujours un problème dans l’entreprise | belgium | RTL Info (16.08.2016) Le congé parental a de plus en plus de succès. Les employés qui choisissent de lâcher du lest pour s'occuper de leur enfant sont chaque année plus nombreux. Les allocations octroyées pour congé parental ont augmenté de 74% en 10 ans. |
Family benefits | http://www.rtl.be/info/belgique/societe/les-conges-parentaux-sont-en-pleine-exp… | monitor | |||||
[Opinion[ Contre le chômage, inciter les Etats à augmenter leurs prestations sociales, | Les Echos (27.07.2016) Par peur du chômage, la France a longtemps augmenté ses allocations chômage, favorisant le refus de l'emploi. Dans le même temps, la concurrence internationale pousse au dumping social et fiscal entre les Etats. Et si la France faisait pression sur ses voisins pour qu… |
http://www.lesechos.fr/idees-debats/cercle/cercle-159177-en-france-le-chomage-e… | monitor | |||||||
New Zealand: New ministry dedicated to care and protection | beehive.govt.nz (18.08.20116) Social Development Minister Anne Tolley says that a new child-centred, stand-alone ministry with a new Chief Executive is to be established to focus on the care and protection of vulnerable children and young people. |
Family benefits | https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/new-ministry-dedicated-care-and-protection | monitor | ||||||
Bahamas: Universal Health Coverage - Full Range of Benefits/Potential Lowering of Private Health Insurance Costs | The Bahamas Weekly (13.08.2016) Eligible citizens and legal residents of The Bahamas will have access to a full range of benefits needed to restore and maintain optimum health under the proposed National Health Insurance Plan. |
Extension of coverage | extending coverage | http://www.thebahamasweekly.com/publish/bis-news-updates/Universal_Health_Cover… | monitor | |||||
El envejecimiento de los trabajadores amenaza la productividad de la zona euro | european union | El País (19.08.2016) Un informe de expertos del FMI sitúa a los países del sur de Europa como los más expuestos al aumento de la edad de la fuerza laboral |
Old-age pensions, Population ageing | megatrends | http://economia.elpais.com/economia/2016/08/18/actualidad/1471517123_001849.html | monitor | ||||
3 alternative sources of financing for social protection | Asia, philippines, the | devex.com (22.08.2016) When it comes to financing social protection programs, taxes are seen as a major resource. This can be problematic in countries where tax evasion and tax avoidance by individuals and companies are rampant, such as the Philippines. |
Extension of coverage, Social policies & programmes, Financing | extending coverage | https://www.devex.com/news/3-alternative-sources-of-financing-for-social-protec… | monitor | ||||
Facing the social protection challenges of climate change | Asian Development Blog (25.08.2016) Natural disasters bringing previously unimaginable chaos, heartbreak, and economic and social casualties are likely to increase in number and intensity in the coming years due to climate change. |
Shocks & extreme events, Natural disasters | climate change | http://blogs.adb.org/blog/facing-social-protection-challenges-climate-change | monitor | |||||
Brazil’s Fiscal Plan Could Falter Without Pension Reform | brazil | Bloomberg (16.08.2016) Acting President Michel Temer’s prized fiscal austerity proposal to cap public spending will only succeed if he can convince Brazil’s Congress to pass a controversial pension reform as well, according to a leading member of his economic team. |
Social policies & programmes | managing reforms | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-15/temer-s-star-fiscal-plan-only… | monitor | ||||
France: Pire que l’absentéisme au travail, le surprésentéisme? | france | bfmtv (08.08.2016) Travailler à tout prix, même quand on est malade, n’est pas la solution. Cela ne fait que retarder et aggraver l’état de santé. |
Occupational accidents and diseases | http://www.bfmtv.com/sante/pire-que-l-absenteisme-au-travail-le-surpresenteisme… | monitor | |||||
Pourquoi l’homéopathie est couverte par l'assurance maladie suisse | switzerland | swissinfo.ch (24.08.2016) La Suisse nage à contre-courant avec sa décision d'accorder aux thérapies complémentaires le même statut que la médecine conventionnelle. La volonté des citoyens prime dans ce cas sur la science. |
Health | http://www.swissinfo.ch/fre/th%C3%A9rapies-alternatives_pourquoi-l-hom%C3%A9opa… | monitor | |||||
Deutschland: Ruhestand: Bundesbank fordert Rente mit 69 | germany | Die Zeit (15.08.2016) Das Renteneintrittsalter wird derzeit von 65 auf 67 Jahre angehoben. Den Experten der Bundesbank geht das nicht weit genug. |
Old-age pensions, Pensions | managing reforms | http://www.zeit.de/wirtschaft/2016-08/deutsche-bundesbank-ruhestand-rente-eintr… | monitor | ||||
France: L’Urssaf relâche la pression sur les patrons | france | L'Humanité (11.08.2016) Par le biais d’un décret, le gouvernement vient de modifier les missions de l’organisme de recouvrement de cotisations sociales dans un sens plus favorable aux employeurs. |
Governance and administration | http://www.humanite.fr/lurssaf-relache-la-pression-sur-les-patrons-613652 | monitor | |||||
South Africa: Stress, extra work put women’s health at risk | south africa | IOL (20.08.2016) People seldom take into account the extra unpaid hours of work that women put in each day - hours that increase their risk of serious health problems due to the added stress |
Occupational accidents and diseases | http://www.iol.co.za/business/news/stress-extra-work-put-womens-health-at-risk-… | monitor | |||||
La retraite à 69 ans, le sujet qui agite l’Allemagne | germany | EurActiv (22.08.2016) Des Allemands qui travailleraient jusqu’à 69 ans? L’idée, remise au goût du jour cette semaine par la Bundesbank, suscite l’adhésion de beaucoup d’économistes, mais fait frémir les politiques, en pré-campagne de législatives où la retraite risque d’être un enjeu majeur. |
http://www.euractiv.fr/section/europe-sociale-emploi/news/la-retraite-a-69-ans-… | monitor | ||||||
10.000 millones de personas poblarán la Tierra en 2053 | El País (25.08.2016) De los 7.400 millones de humanos que hay sobre este planeta ahora mismo pasaremos a 10.000 en el año 2053. Ese tercio extra de humanos se repartirá de forma muy desigual: la población asiática seguirá expandiéndose pero a menor ritmo, así como la americana. Pero los dos… |
Demographic change | megatrends | http://elpais.com/elpais/2016/08/25/ciencia/1472108333_340880.html | monitor | |||||
Suisse: Assurance maladie - Les primes augmentent plus vite que les salaires | switzerland | TDG (23.08.2016) Avec la fin de l’été vient le temps des tracas financiers pour la famille Mesot. Comme à chaque rentrée, elle va devoir tailler dans son budget pour s’assurer que ses quatre enfants, âgés de 15 à 24 ans, disposent des fournitures scolaires requises. |
Health, Financing | http://www.tdg.ch/geneve/actu-genevoise/primes-augmentent-vite-salaires/story/2… | monitor | |||||
ILO: World Employment and Social Outlook 2016 - Trends for Youth: Global youth unemployment is on the rise again | ILO/News (24.08.2016) Ongoing ILO research shows that after a number of years of improvement, youth unemployment is set to rise in 2016 and young people are disproportionately affected by working poverty. |
Employment of young workers | youth employment | http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_513728/lang--en/inde… | monitor |