FutureProofing Healthcare (25.11.2018) FutureProofing Healthcare: The Sustainability Index aims to start an EU-wide conversation on the need to act now to futureproof healthcare systems, to ensure patients will get the care they need in the coming decades. The Index – which was led by an independent panel of healthcare experts from across the EU, in partnership with Roche – gives a unique snapshot of the current status of the 28 EU healthcare systems, based on the largest data set of its kind.

dguv-forum (Nov. 2018) Flexibilisierung, demografischer Wandel, die ständige Verfügbarkeit von Diensten in der digitalen Wirtschaft – zentrale Themen der Arbeitswelt 4.0 stellen die Kernarbeitszeit von acht Stunden pro Tag infrage. Was bedeutet das für den Arbeitsschutz? Wo ist seine Position in dieser politisch geführten Diskussion? Aber zunächst einige Fakten. In den vergangenen 25 Jahren (1991 bis 2016) ist die Zahl der Erwerbstätigen in Deutschland um vier Millionen auf 43 Millionen Menschen gestiegen. Die Zahl der Arbeitsstunden aber blieb unverändert.

Le Temps (26.11.2018) Dorénavant, tout le monde va s’observer. Les assureurs disposeront d’une base légale permettant d’engager des détectives pour surveiller les assurés soupçonnés de toucher des prestations sociales – notamment d’invalidité ou d’accident – de manière abusive. Les adversaires de ces dispositions vont contrôler leur mise en œuvre. Ceux qui les ont soutenues vont faire de même: ils veilleront au grain afin que les promesses faites durant la campagne soient tenues. Après l’arroseur arrosé, voici le surveillant surveillé.

boursorama (23.11.2018) Au 1er janvier 2019, les régimes de retraite complémentaire Agirc et Arrco fusionnent. A cette occasion, de nouvelles conditions de départ à la retraite sont mises en place. Si vous êtes salarié du privé, le montant de votre retraite complémentaire va être majoré ou minoré de manière temporaire en fonction de votre âge de départ à la retraite. Ce mécanisme est appelé bonus/malus ou coefficient de solidarité.

OECD (November 2018) This annual edition of Labour Force Statistics provides detailed statistics on labour force, employment and unemployment, broken down by gender, as well as unemployment duration, employment status, employment by sector of activity and part-time employment. It also contains participation and unemployment rates by gender and detailed age groups as well as comparative tables for the main components of the labour force. Data are available for each OECD member country and for OECD-Total, Euro area and European Union.

Taarifa Rwanda (23.11.2018) Between 1990 and 2015, Rwanda registered quite a number of milestones in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Infant mortality rate was reduced by 74%, while the rate of maternal mortality reduced by 78%, according to Finance Minister Dr. Uzziel Ndagijimana.

TowerPostNews (20.11.2918) The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has won the prestigious Gold Award, Report of The Year at the 8th edition of the Annual Financial Reporting Awards (FiRe Awards) that took place last Wednesday at Kampala Serena Hotel. The Fund was commended for presenting an all-round impressive and highly innovative annual report, showing a clear commitment to high standards of financial reporting, effectively reporting on financial, governance, environmental & social aspects and other activities of the Fund.

Depuis quelques années, le nombre d’arrêts de travail est en augmentation constante en France. Pourquoi cette tendance que l’on ne retrouve pas forcément chez nos voisins ? Dans la dernière étude de l’Institut Sapiens sur le sujet, Laurent Cappelletti, professeur au CNAM, avance une explication intéressante : il s’agirait là de l’expression d’un « ras-le-bol » managérial, puisque 99% des absences évitables seraient liées avant tout à des dysfonctionnements dans le management des personnes.

 Healthcare Informatics (21.11.2018) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has made strides in providing more affordable, accessible care for all patients. A new rule allowing Medicare Advantage beneficiaries to access telehealth from home was recently proposed. CMS also released its CY 2019 Physician Fee Schedule final rule, which includes reimbursement for telehealth and virtual care services.

resakss.org (2018) Social protection initiatives in Africa increasingly aim to institutionalize systems that guarantee assistance for the poor and protect the vulnerable against livelihood risks. Through direct and indirect income effects, social protection programs can also play an instrumental role in promoting agricultural development and, more broadly, economic growth. Two major trends will determine the future demand for social protection in African countries.