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| Title | Authored on | Regions / Country | Abstract | measures summary | Description/integral text (Internal-not for publishing) | Topics | Tags | Status | URL | |
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| France: Budget de la Sécu 2017 - les principales mesures | france | France TV Info (06.12.2016) En 2017, le déficit du régime général (maladie, vieillesse, famille, accident du travail) et du Fonds de solidarité vieillesse (FSV, qui verse les cotisations retraites des chômeurs et le minimum vieillesse) doit s'établir à -4,2 milliards d'euros (contre -7… |
Old-age pensions, Pensions, Governance and administration, Social policies & programmes | managing reforms | http://mobile.francetvinfo.fr/sante/politique-de-sante/budget-de-la-secu-2017-l… | monitor | ||||
| Kenya: KCB disburses Sh23.5 billion social welfare funds | kenya | Business Today News (13.12.2016) KCB Bank Kenya has disbursed at least Ksh23.5 billion under the government’s social welfare programme Inua Jamii over the past one year, putting money in the pockets of thousands of beneficiaries. |
Governance and administration | http://businesstoday.co.ke/kcb-disburses-sh23-5-billion-social-welfare-funds | monitor | |||||
| China social security fund picks 21 firms to manage assets reportedly topping $50 billion | china | Pensions & Investments (12.12.2016) China’s National Council for Social Security Fund last week announced the selection of 21 local managers to oversee a first tranche of provincial pension fund assets being consolidated under the 1.91 trillion renminbi ($276 billion) National Social… |
http://www.pionline.com/article/20161212/ONLINE/161219988?newsletter=global-dig… | monitor | ||||||
| America's largest companies don't meet parental leave recommendations | United States | Business Insider (01.12.2016) None of the 60 largest US corporations, offer the suggested amount of parental leave set forth by the American Academy of Pediatrics, a new report finds. |
Family benefits | http://uk.businessinsider.com/americas-largest-companies-fail-parental-leave-20… | monitor | |||||
| La Belgique consacre une part record de son PIB aux pensions des fonctionnaires | belgium | L'Echo (05.12.2016) En dépensant 10,6 milliards d'euros pour les pensions de ses fonctionnaires, la Belgique fait le plus gros effort de tous les pays de l'OCDE par rapport à son économie. Non que les services publics y soient surdimensionnés, mais notre pays est… |
http://www.lecho.be/economie_politique/belgique_economie/La_Belgique_consacre_u… | monitor | ||||||
| Bangladesh: Social protection to cover every person with disability: PM | bangladesh | Business News 24 BD (03.12.2016) The government is making a plan to bring all persons with disabilities from children to old-age citizens under a social protection programme |
Disability | http://businessnews24bd.com/social-protection-to-cover-every-person-with-disabi… | monitor | |||||
| UK: Pension deficits at £414bn as UK firms hope shift in bond markets can save the day | united kingdom | telegraph.co.uk (05.12.2016) Britain’s businesses have won a small reprieve from crushing pensions deficits as interest rates have started rising in the bond markets, reducing the strain a little on their finances. |
Pensions, Financing | http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/12/05/pension-deficits-414bn-uk-firms-… | monitor | |||||
| España: Un tercio de parados pasa un año antes de recibir atención del servicio público | spain | El País (15.12.2016) Un estudio de Fedea advierte de que el tiempo medio para recibir un primer servicio de política activa es de 9,5 meses |
Unemployment | megatrends | http://economia.elpais.com/economia/2016/12/15/actualidad/1481786580_418392.html | monitor | ||||
| India: Govt considering proposal to hike EPFO wage ceiling from Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000 | india | The Economic Times (05.12.2016) The government is considering a proposal to hike wage ceiling for coverage under social security schemes run by the retirement fund body EPFO to Rs 25,000 per month from the existing Rs 15,000, Parliament was informed today. |
Financing | http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/personal-finance-news/govt-consideri… | monitor | |||||
| France: Le congé parental fait de moins en moins recette dans les familles | france | L'Opinion (06.12.2016) Depuis une dizaine d’années, de moins en moins de familles prennent un congé parental pour garder leur enfant en bas âge, et l’évolution semble connaître une accélération |
Family benefits | http://www.lopinion.fr/edition/economie/conge-parental-fait-moins-en-moins-rece… | monitor | |||||
| España: El permiso por paternidad sube de dos a cuatro semanas desde enero | spain | El País (15.12.2016) El portavoz del Gobierno, Íñigo Méndez de Vigo, ha confirmado este viernes, en la rueda de prensa tras el Consejo de Ministros, que la ampliación a un mes del permiso de paternidad prevista en la Ley de Igualdad entrará en vigor en enero de 2017. "Puedo anunciarles que… |
Family benefits | http://economia.elpais.com/economia/2016/12/16/actualidad/1481893112_127597.html | monitor | |||||
| US: Storks and bonds - American Express expands parental leave to 20 weeks | United States | USA Today (12.12.2016) American Express is joining the movement for expanded parental leave, and it's doing so in a big way. |
Family benefits, Parental leave, Extension of coverage | extending coverage | http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/12/12/american-express-joins-trend-exp… | monitor | ||||
| Brazil's Temer unveils pension reform, sets retirement age at 65 | brazil | Reuters (05.12.2016) Brazil President Michel Temer appealed to political leaders on Monday to back his unpopular proposal to reform the country's costly pension system that would force Brazilians to work more years before being eligible for full retirement benefits |
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-economy-pension-idUSKBN13U1VT | monitor | ||||||
| Panorama Laboral 2016: Unemployment increased sharply in Latin America and the Caribbean | latin america | ILO (15.12.2016) The average unemployment rate reached 8.1 per cent, according to the annual report. There are 25 million people who are looking for work without success. The quality of employment has also deteriorated because of an increase in informality and self-employment. The impact on… |
Unemployment, Inequalities | economic crisis, megatrends | http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_538234/lang--en/inde… | monitor | ||||
| [Opinion] Sénégal: La couverture maladie universelle : Mythe ou réalité ? | senegal | ndarinfo (20.12.2016) La couverture universelle pour un meilleur accès de tous les Sénégalais aux services de santé est mise en œuvre depuis un peu plus de trois ans dans notre pays. En attendant les résultats de l’évaluation promise par le Président de la République – comme il l’avait également… |
Health, Extension of coverage | extending coverage | http://www.ndarinfo.com/La-couverture-maladie-universelle-Mythe-ou-realite_a176… | monitor | ||||
| Malaysia: Health Ministry mulls introducing government healthcare insurance scheme | malaysia | nst.com (23.07.2016) The Health Ministry is seriously considering to introduce a healthcare insurance scheme which is run and supported by the government to address the weaknesses in the private healthcare system. |
Health, Health insurance | managing reforms | http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/07/160083/health-ministry-mulls-introducing-gov… | monitor | ||||
| Deutschland: Lohnuntergrenze - Ohne Mindestlohn gäbe es heute 60.000 Jobs mehr | germany | Die Welt (19.12.2016) Seit zwei Jahren müssen Firmen ihren Beschäftigten Mindestlohn zahlen, 2017 steigt dieser nochmals an. Wirtschaftsforscher ziehen eine verheerende Bilanz - zum Unmut von Arbeitsministerin Nahles. |
Unemployment | poverty, megatrends | https://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/article160390731/Ohne-Mindestlohn-gaebe-es-heute… | monitor | ||||
| Emploi: L'UE veut faire payer la Suisse pour les frontaliers au chômage | switzerland, european union | TDG (19.12.2016) Emploi - Selon la presse, Bruxelles veut revoir le système d’indemnisation. Cela pourrait coûter cher à la Suisse |
Unemployment, Migration | migration | http://www.tdg.ch/suisse/ue-veut-payer-suisse-frontaliers-chomage/story/22768833 | monitor | ||||
| Japan to step up drug price reviews in bid to curb healthcare costs | japan | Reuters (20.12.2016) Japan said on Tuesday it will step up the pace and expand the scope of drug price reviews, one of the most aggressive measures it is taking to rein in ballooning healthcare costs for a rapidly ageing nation. |
Health | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-pharmaceuticals-prices-idUSKBN14907Z | monitor | |||||
| Eapaña: ¿El nuevo permiso de paternidad favorece la corresponsabilidad? | spain | El País (06.01.2017) El nuevo año 2017 ha traído, entre otras cosas, una nueva ley que afecta de lleno a las familias cuando llega a casa un recién nacido. Desde el 1 de enero, todas las parejas que tengan un bebé podrán acogerse a la nueva norma. Las madres, las mismas 16 semanas, y los padres… |
Family benefits | http://elpais.com/elpais/2017/01/05/mamas_papas/1483620472_268736.html | monitor | |||||
| [Report] Limiting profits in the welfare sector in Sweden? | sweden | europa.eu (16.12.2016) A new Flash Report prepared by the European Social Policy Network provides information on the policy debate on limiting profits in the welfare sector in Sweden. |
Financing | http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=fr&catId=89&newsId=2700&furtherNews=… | monitor | |||||
| EU: E-health and the ‘fine line’ of big data | european union | EurActiv (14.12.2016) The introduction of digital technology in healthcare systems might be viewed by health stakeholders in a positive light. However, policymakers are yet to address issues related to data collection and use that are considered crucial in the management of chronic conditions… |
Health, Information and communication technology | http://www.euractiv.com/section/health-consumers/news/special-report-e-health-a… | monitor | |||||
| [Opinion] France: La protection sociale au cœur de la présidentielle | france | Liberation (02.01.2017) Dans les années 70, à l’époque de l’Union de la gauche, la question posée pendant les campagnes électorales était de savoir si les Français souhaitaient s’engager dans une transition vers le socialisme ou s’ils préféraient la «société libérale avancée» de Giscard d’… |
http://www.liberation.fr/debats/2017/01/02/la-protection-sociale-au-coeur-de-la… | monitor | ||||||
| Dépenses publiques de protection sociale: la France et le Danemark en tête en Europe | european union | latribune.fr (22.12.2016) Les dépenses de protection sociale représentent 34,3% du PIB en France et 33,5% au Danemark. Mais les comparaisons européennes doivent tenir compte des différents systèmes nationaux de protection sociale ainsi que des structures démographiques. |
http://www.latribune.fr/economie/union-europeenne/depenses-publiques-de-protect… | monitor | ||||||
| [Opinion] Making growth more inclusive by enhancing social protection: the case of Malaysia | malaysia | OECD Ecoscope ((08.12.2016) Growth can be more inclusive by pursuing policies that enable improvements in a country’s living standards while sharing gains more equitably across the population. Inclusive growth incorporates a focus on relative – not just absolute – income and wealth inequality,… |
Extension of coverage | extending coverage | https://oecdecoscope.wordpress.com/2016/12/08/making-growth-more-inclusive-by-e… | monitor |