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| Recent social policy developments in Luxembourg, Portugal and Turkey | turkey, luxembourg, portugal | Europa (17.04.2019) Three new Flash Reports prepared by the European Social Policy Network (ESPN) are now available and provide information on the increase in the minimum wage by the new government in Luxembourg, the effort to lower the cost of public transport for users in Portugal, and social… |
Social assistance | managing reforms | Published_SS_Monitor | https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=89&newsId=9343&furtherNews… | dfabbri | |||
| AI and Manager Selection: Will your future consultant be a machine? | ipe.com (19.04.2019) The world’s largest pension fund is exploring the use of AI to help it select asset managers and assets in which to invest |
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artificial intelligence | Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.ipe.com/reports/special-reports/manager-selection/ai-and-manager-se… | pmassetti | ||||
| [Report] ILO: Occupational safety and health: New safety and health issues emerge as work changes | ILO (18.04.2019) A new report on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH), published ahead of the World Day for Safety and Health at Work on 28 April, reviews the ILO’s 100 years of achievements, and reveals some of the emerging challenges and opportunities in creating better working environments.… |
Changes in working practices, demographics, technology and the environment are creating new occupational safety and health (OSH) concerns, according to a new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO). |
OSH, prevention | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_686571/lang--en/ind… | dfabbri | ||||
| Metinvest group is Ukraine's first organisation to receive Vision Zero certificate | ukraine | steelguru (23.04.2019) On 18 April, a business breakfast titled 'Zero Accident Strategy: Benefits and Opportunities for Business' took place in the run-up to the World Day For Safety and Health at Work. |
On 18 April, a business breakfast titled 'Zero Accident Strategy: Benefits and Opportunities for Business' took place in the run-up to the World Day For Safety and Health at Work. At the event, Metinvest Group CEO Yuriy Ryzhenkov received a Vision Zero certificate from Helmut Ehnes, Secretary Gen |
Prevention of occupational risks | issa | Published_SS_Monitor | https://steelguru.com/steel/metinvest-group-is-ukraine-s-first-organisation-to-… | dfabbri | ||
| Putting Europe’s invisible precariat in the spotlight | european union | Social Europe (18.04.2019) The European Commission’s latest Employment and Social Developments in Europe report reveals record employment in the EU, with nearly 240 million Europeans in employment in 2018. Yet, there is little reason to celebrate this much-touted number: both high-paying and low… |
The European Commission’s latest Employment and Social Developments in Europe report reveals record employment in the EU, with nearly 240 million Europeans in employment in 2018. |
Unemployment, Difficult-to-cover groups | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.socialeurope.eu/europes-invisible-precariat | dfabbri | |||
| What We Know and Don’t Know About the International Cyberattack - The New York Times | united kingdom | Hospitals in Britain, several companies in Spain and 11 other countries have confirmed attacks to their systems. Patient information does not appear to have been stolen or compromised, according to the National Health Service of Britain. By Russell Goldman May 12, 2017 Right Now… |
Information and communication technology, Security | cybersecurity | https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/12/world/europe/international-cyberattack-ranso… | rruggia | ||||
| Deutsche Arbeitnehmer sind besonders unzufrieden | germany | EurActiv (12.04.2019) Überforderung, andere Gehaltsvorstellungen und ungenügende Flexibilität – trotz gut laufender Wirtschaft sinkt die Zufriedenheit der Mitarbeiter in deutschen Unternehmen wie in keinem anderen europäischen Land. |
rbeitnehmer in Deutschland sind schwer zufriedenzustellen. Ein in dieser Woche veröffentlichtes Arbeitsbarometer der Jobbörse Randstad offenbart großen Unmut, der europaweit nur von den Ungarn getoppt wird. In Großbritannien und Italien dagegen, die mit Brexit und Wirtschaftskrise unruhige Zeiten |
Employment | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.euractiv.de/section/finanzen-und-wirtschaft/news/deutsche-arbeitneh… | dfabbri | |||
| L’UE cale sur ses nouvelles règles du chômage des frontaliers | european union, switzerland | Le Temps (17.04.2019) Les 28 n’ont pu avaliser la réforme controversée qui aurait changé les règles de l’indemnisation des chômeurs frontaliers. Le report du dossier à la prochaine législature est un gain de temps bienvenu pour Berne |
Il est difficile de s’en réjouir officiellement, mais c’est plutôt une bonne nouvelle pour la Suisse: les 28 n’ont pas été en mesure de valider, la semaine dernière à Bruxelles, la réforme très controversée des régimes de sécurité sociale en discussion depuis fin 2016. La patate chaude a été tran |
Unemployment | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.letemps.ch/suisse/lue-cale-nouvelles-regles-chomage-frontaliers | dfabbri | |||
| Social security for elderly inadequate in India: UN report | india | socialprotection (03.04.2019) Every second elderly person in India is concerned about his or her social and financial security, a study conducted by Agewell Research and Advocacy Centre for the United Nations revealed. |
Old-age pensions, Difficult-to-cover groups | poverty | Published_SS_Monitor | https://socialprotection.org/discover/news/social-security-elderly-inadequate-i… | dfabbri | |||
| Le long chemin européen vers l’harmonisation sociale et fiscale | european union | theconversation. (16.04.2019) L’Union européenne dispose donc de moyens limités pour agir dans des domaines tels que la protection sociale. En revanche elle dispose de moyens importants qui ne sont pas en faveur d'une Europe sociale |
Governance and administration, Financing | contribution collection, coverage, data protection, egovernment, family_gender_society, international_agreement, interoperability, migration | Published_SS_Monitor | https://theconversation.com/le-long-chemin-europeen-vers-lharmonisation-sociale… | gfilhon | |||
| US: Daily on Healthcare: Medicare for All goes way beyond other countries’ universal healthcare plans | United States | washingtonexaminer (15.04.2019) he Medicare for All Act, the latest proposal to have the government become the only payer of healthcare services, is often billed by its supporters as a step toward realizing a similar system that other developed nations have in place. |
Health insurance | universal health care | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/daily-on-healthcare-medica… | dfabbri | |||
| UN rights chief calls for adequate social protection for older persons | Xinhua (15.04.2019) UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said Monday that older persons have the potential to continue contributing to the society, calling for adequate social protection for them. |
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said Monday that older persons have the potential to continue contributing to the society, calling for adequate social protection for them. Bachelet told the UN Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing that with progress in health, many pe |
Old-age pensions | Published_SS_Monitor | http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-04/16/c_137979767.htm | dfabbri | ||||
| Le champignon microscopique “Candida auris”, une menace grandissante pour la santé publique | Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe | Une mystérieuse infection due à un champignon résistant aux traitements se développe dans le monde, et ce dans un climat de secret |
Ce qui fait de C. auris un germe particulièrement tenace et mortel lorsqu’il colonise une personne aux défenses immunitaires affaiblies, c’est qu’il est insensible aux principaux médicaments antifongiques. “En deux mots, les champignons, tout comme les bactéries, créen |
Health promotion, Medical care, Health insurance, Shocks & extreme events, Natural disasters | https://www.courrierinternational.com/article/sante-le-champignon-microscopique… | gfilhon | ||||
| Myanmar: Analysis of the relationship between social protection and national cohesion and reconciliation | myanmar | Helpage (13.04.2019) HelpAge International has supported Myanmar since 2004 and has been an implementing partner of the Livelihoods and Food Security Fund (LIFT) donor consortium since January 2010. Building on its field experience, HelpAge began a policy oriented project funded by LIFT in 2014… |
Old-age pensions | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.helpage.org/who-we-are/jobs/analysis-of-the-relationship-between-so… | dfabbri | ||||
| Brazil pension reform on track to pass by June | brazil | Reuters (11.04.2019) Brazil’s pension reform process will pick up momentum after the Easter holidays, staying on track for approval in the lower house in May or June, the lower house speaker Rodrigo Maia said on Thursday. |
Brazil’s pension reform process will pick up momentum after the Easter holidays, staying on track for approval in the lower house in May or June, the lower house speaker Rodrigo Maia said on Thursday. Speaking at a conference in New York, Maia said he was also optimistic the final bill wo |
Pensions | managing reforms | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-economy-maia/brazil-pension-reform-on… | dfabbri | ||
| Bridging the gap in social protection and socio-economic policies in Asean | Asia | BusinessMirror (11.04.2019) On paper, the Philippines and other Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) are all committed to the protection of their citizens against social and economic risks. However, the adequacy of the social protection extended to the ordinary… |
On paper, the Philippines and other Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) are all committed to the protection of their citizens against social and economic risks. However, the adequacy of the social protection extended to the ordinary pe |
Published_SS_Monitor | https://businessmirror.com.ph/2019/04/11/bridging-the-gap-in-social-protection-… | dfabbri | ||||
| EU: High-level conference - The Future of Work: Today. Tomorrow. For All | Europe | Europa (09.04.2019) Hosted by the European Commission, the conference 'The Future of Work: Today. Tomorrow. For All.' has steered an open discussion on the main changes taking place in the world of work. |
Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=88&eventsId=1386&furtherEv… | pmassetti | |||||
| [Opinion] Europe’s future of work requires new safety nets | european union | EurActiv (April 2019) How, where and when we work is changing rapidly. There are now many diverse forms of work. In addition to the challenges that this new world of work brings to our existing systems of labour legislation, lifelong learning, taxation and collective bargaining, its impact on… |
How, where and when we work is changing rapidly. There are now many diverse forms of work. In addition to the challenges that this new world of work brings to our existing systems of labour legislation, lifelong learning, taxation and collective bargaining, its impact on our social protection sys |
Employment | megatrends | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/opinion/europes-future-of-work-re… | dfabbri | ||
| México: Piden que ley secundaria de reforma laboral refuerce la seguridad social | mexico | 20minutos (09.04.2019) Las leyes secundarias de la reforma laboral que se que se distirán en la Cámara de Diputados deben reforzar la seguridad social, con el fin de proteger los derechos de los trabajadores y que exista... |
Las leyes secundarias de la reforma laboral que se que se distirán en la Cámara de Diputados deben reforzar la seguridad social, con el fin de proteger los derechos de los trabajadores y que exista... Las leyes secundarias de la reforma laboral que se que se distirán en la Cámara de Diputados deb |
managing reforms | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.20minutos.com.mx/noticia/501482/0/piden-que-ley-secundaria-de-refor… | dfabbri | |||
| El empleo de éxito que crea la economía digital | Expansión | Expansión (18.12.2018) Quizá el camino más directo y eficaz para tener éxito en la búsqueda de empleo sea rastrear los nuevos puestos que impulsa la economía digital. Se trata de perfiles adaptados a los negocios y capacidades del futuro. También la FP genera profesiones muy reales y necesarias… |
http://www.expansion.com/expansion-empleo/empleo/2018/12/17/5c177e00268e3e371e8… | dfabbri | |||||||
| Brexit preparedness: EU preparations help safeguard citizens’ social security entitlements | european union | Europa (09.04.2019) As part of its Brexit preparedness and contingency work, the European Commission has taken several measures to protect EU citizens and UK nationals who are or have been living or working in another Member State. |
While the Commission remains committed to concluding the Withdrawal Agreement, it is still possible that the United Kingdom will leave the |
Published_SS_Monitor | https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=89&newsId=9342&furtherNews… | dfabbri | ||||
| Malaysia: NIOSH can give practical solutions to occupational health problems, says its chairman | malaysia | New Straits Times (09.04.2019) Organisations and companies could reduce occupational diseases by implementing engineering control through specific methods built into plant design, equipment and processes. National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam… |
Organisations and companies could reduce occupational diseases by implementing engineering control through specific methods built into plant design, equipment and processes. National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye said engineering control |
Prevention of occupational risks | OSH | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2019/04/477744/niosh-can-give-practical-solu… | dfabbri | ||
| Are Switzerland’s pensions too high? | switzerland | swissinfo.ch (08.04.2019) The Swiss pension system is in danger of collapse. At the same time, Swiss retirees get higher pensions than almost anywhere else in the world. Is the country due for a reality check? |
The Swiss pension system is in danger of collapse. At the same time, Swiss retirees get higher pensions than almost anywhere else in the world. Is the country due for a reality check? The Swiss are a nation of happy pensioners. A study by UBS ( |
Pensions | managing reforms | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/pension-funds_are-switzerland-s-pensions-too-high-… | dfabbri | ||
| France: Retraites - que deviendront les pensions de réversion et les droits familiaux? | france | Libération (08.04.2019) Sans cacher son agacement après les déclarations contradictoires des membres du gouvernement, Jean-Paul Delevoye, grand architecte de la réforme, poursuit ses travaux. Objectif affiché : rendre le système plus équitable, y compris entre les hommes et les femmes. |
Sans cacher son agacement après les déclarations contradictoires des membres du gouvernement, Jean-Paul Delevoye, grand architecte de la réforme, poursuit ses travaux. Objectif affiché : rendre le système plus équitable, y compris entre les hommes et les femmes. |
Old-age pensions, Survivors | managing reforms | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.liberation.fr/france/2019/04/08/retraites-que-deviendront-les-pensi… | dfabbri | ||
| France: Ce que propose le rapport Libault pour le grand âge | france | agefi (05.04.2019) Le rapport Grand âge demandé par le Premier ministre à Dominique Libault a été remis à la ministre des Solidarités et de la santé, Agnès Buzyn, jeudi 28 mars. Ce haut fonctionnaire avait pour mission de conduire une concertation et de faire des propositions de réforme,… |
family_gender_society, housing, megatrends, policy reponse, poverty, service intermediaries , services quality | Published_SS_Monitor | http://www.agefi.fr/asset-management/actualites/etude-texte-reference/20190328/… | gfilhon |