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[Opinion] Paid Parental Leave Is Fueling Sweden's Start-Up Boom

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The New Republic (25.08.2015) Each week, Sweden’s national Twitter account allows a different Swede to take over tweeting and tell his or her story. Last week it was Louise Samet, a new mom and an employee of Swedish e-commerce giant Klarna. But unlike Amazon, where women only receive eight weeks of paid leave and men receive none, Klarna supplements  68 weeks of paid leave, which is split evenly between mothers and fathers.

Topics
Family benefits
Parental leave

La population vietnamienne vieillit rapidement

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Vietnam+ (19.07.2015) Dans deux ans, les personnes de plus de 60 ans pourraient représenter 10% de la population totale du Vietnam selon les prévisions du Département général des statistiques. Face à ce vieillissement aux conséquences sur la société et son développement durable, de nouvelles politiques sont proposées.

Regions / Country
vietnam
Topics
Old-age pensions
Employment

Congé maternité: la Commission européenne pour "une nouvelle approche"

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France Soir (16.07.2015) Do it for Denmark" (Faites-le pour le Danemark). En réponse au faible taux de fécondité du Danemark, cette campagne publicitaire d’une agence de voyage en avril dernier incitait les Danois à faire des enfants. Elle avait lancé une compétition originale: réserver un voyage, prouver qu'on a conçu un enfant pendant le séjour, et gagner trois ans de provisions pour bébé

Regions / Country
european union
Topics
Family benefits
Parental leave

Climate change increases risk of death from heart disease, study says

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EurActiv (17.07.2015) High temperatures, heat waves and extreme temperature fluctuations pose an ever-increasing threat to the global population, with a recent study by the German Weather Service indicating higher health risks.

Regions / Country
european union
Topics
Health
Shocks & extreme events

Germany's minimum wage effect: Fewer workers receiving unemployment aid

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EurActiv (23.06.2015) Effective since the beginning of 2015, the minimum wage seems to be paying off, with government statistics showing that fewer workers have been dependent on the Hartz IV unemployment benefit since the start of the year. EurActiv Germany reports.

Regions / Country
germany
Topics
Unemployment
Social assistance