Deutschland: Entscheidungen im Bundesrat - Leiharbeitsreform und Flexi-Rente kommen

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Tagesschau (25.11.2016) Kürzer treten oder länger arbeiten: Beides wird jetzt durch die Flexi-Rente attraktiver. Außerdem beschloss der Bundesrat nach dem Grundsatz "Gleicher Lohn für gleiche Arbeit" die Reform von Leiharbeit. Die neuen Regeln im Überblick.

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germany

Uganda: Social Protection Investments Register High Returns

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New Vision (25.11.2016) Investments in social protection have registered high returns and improved human development and labour productivity especially among the poor and vulnerable populations. This is according to the minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Janat Mukwaya in a statement.

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uganda
Topics
Financing

[Publication] How can social protection build resilience? Insights from Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda

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Overseas Development Institute (ODI) (nov 2016) In this BRACED working paper we present a synthesis of findings from Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda on the role of social protection programmes in contributing to people’s capacity to absorb, anticipate and adapt to climate-related shocks and stresses.

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Africa
ethiopia
kenya
uganda
Topics
Extension of coverage
Social policies & programmes
Inequalities

[Opinion] En France, le chômage ne baisse pas, il explose

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Les Echos (02.12.2016) Le nombre de demandeurs d’emploi de catégorie A baisse de manière récurrente, en France, selon les chiffres mensuels de Pôle emploi. Il faut attribuer cette décrue à l’orientation des chômeurs vers des stages de formation. Le sous-emploi et le chômage de longue durée, quant à eux, augmentent fortement.

UK: Five million self-employed workers set to benefit from new pensions revolution

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telegraph.co.uk (02.11.2016) Five million self-employed workers are set to benefit from a "pensions revolution" being planned by the Government, which could see them automatically enrolled into pensions and let them pick their own state pension age.

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united kingdom
Topics
Pensions