The Guardian (08.12.2015) This week’s parliamentary review by crossbench peers and disability charities of cuts to out-of-work sickness benefits gives an insight into the thought the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has put into taking £30 a week from cancer patients and paraplegics.
Bloomberg (09.12.2015) Here’s what U.S. state and city pension funds are getting this year for the hundreds of millions of dollars in fees they’re forking over to hedge funds: almost nothing.
belarusinfocus.info (08.12.2015) The Belarusian authorities see no benefits from reforming the existing socio-economic model, while they see the costs and possible negative political effects from such a reform. In order to receive the IMF loan, the leadership will only cut social guarantees to the population and will preserve the existing social and economic model in somewhat abbreviated format. In the mid-term (5 years), the Belarusian authorities are planning to revise the social contract with the population and adopt unpopular measures anyway, regardless of the external financing.
Noventa Grados (08.12.2015) Con 343 votos a favor, 116 en contra y 2 abstenciones, el Pleno de la Cámara de Diputados aprobó el dictamen que reforma la Ley del Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado (ISSSTE) en materia de pensiones.
El Pais (09.12.2015) Empleo estimó en 270.000 los beneficiarios potenciales en enero y hasta septiembre apenas han percibido el subsidio unos 71.000 desempleados
IPE News (04.12.2015) The commission advising the Austrian government on the reform of the pension system is to be “restructured”, with entirely new members being selected in the coming months.
The Peninsula Qatar (06.12.2015) In a new initiative, the Supreme Council of Health (SCH) has trained 30 general practitioners and speciality physicians in basic occupational and environmental health services.
techcrunch.com (07.12.2015) Healthcare, like so many other sectors of the economy, is being transformed by technology. The changes are most obvious at the front end of healthcare. But just as important is what’s happening behind the scenes, in the healthcare system’s back-end infrastructure. This “unsexy plumbing,” as it has been called, makes the front-end advances possible.
Le Quotidien du Médecin (12.11.2015) En 2014, 1,1 million de sinistres (accidents du travail, de trajet et maladies professionnelles) ont été reconnus et pris en charge, dont plus de 750 000 ayant entraîné un arrêt de travail ou une incapacité permanente, selon le bilan annuel de la branche accidents du travail et maladies professionnelles (AT-MP) de la CNAM.
Lomé Infos (06.12.2015) La Caisse de Retraite du Togo (CRT) et la Caisse Nationale de Sécurité Sociale (CNSS) se portent de moins en moins bien. Les deux structures de couverture sociale au Togo font face à d’importantes difficultés financières, qui menacent sérieusement leur survie. Et si rien n’est fait, le déficit annuel de la CRT se verra gonfler de 70 milliards de F CFA d’ici 2050, soit 1,5% du PIB. Quant à la CNSS, le déficit 2050 sera de 50 milliards de F CFA, selon des études actuarielles sur les deux institutions, réalisées respectivement en 2010 et en 2011.
