The extension of the ESI scheme was not progressing at the desired pace. In 2010 the threshold coverage level was reduced from 20 to 10 employees through an amendment to the Act. Moreover, in sparsely populated areas many establishments could not be covered even with the threshold of 10 employees.
Les Echos (03.09.2015) Le compte pénibilité simplifié Le compte pénibilité est simplifié 1 / 1 Précédent Suivant Comme annoncé en mai dernier, diverses mesures ont été adoptées afin de simplifier et de sécuriser l’application du compte pénibilité.
As part of the social security reform processes in Indonesia as mandated by the 2004 Law concerning the National Social Security System, BPJS Ketenagakerjaan must cover all workers in Indonesia, in both formal and informal sectors, totalling 120 million workers distributed in 17,000 islands.
L'essentiel Online (01.09.2015) Selon le ministre de la Sécurité sociale, Romain Schneider (LSAP), le système des pensions est viable en l’état pour au moins 30 ans voire plus.
To ensure adequacy and improve the quality of social security benefits the following actions have been taken:
The ESIC has taken the following measures to proactively improve the scheme:
The Public Institution for Social Security (PIFSS) faced several challenges in conducting services which affect the quality and cost provided. PIFSS set the following objective to tackle these challenges:
The Independent (03.09.2015) The retirement age for people who do physically demanding work should be lower than for people who work in sedentary professions, a Labour leadership contender has suggested.
bizSAFE is a five-step programme, developed by the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Council which is a statutory body under the Ministry of Manpower, that assists companies to build up their WSH capabilities to achieve quantum improvements in safety and health standards at the workplace (for more information click here
The New York Times (01.09.2015) sSome corners of corporate America have a new message for new parents: Put down that laptop and pick up your baby instead.
ionfrm.kz (02.09.1015) Kazakhstan's Secretary of State Gulshara Abdykalikova took part in the XIV International Conference "Towards ICT standards and common solutions for social security", Kazinform has learnt from Akorda.
ilo.org (01.09.2015) As a role model for social insurance systems, Mongolia, with the help of the ILO, shares its efficient single window system for social services with other countries in South East Asia.
tdg (01.09.2015) Mauvaise nouvelle sur le front des primes de l'assurance maladie. Selon le comparateur en ligne bonus.ch, qui se fonde sur une première analyse se basant sur 80'000 primes communiquées, la hausse moyenne sera légèrement supérieure à l'an passé et oscillera entre 4% et 6% de manière générale.
La Tribune (01.09.2015) Le ministère avait décidé d'augmenter de 10% sur cinq ans ce revenu minimum destiné aux personnes sans ressources. Il met progressivement en oeuvre sa promesse.
yabiladi.com (01.09.2015) Le Maroc et les Pays-Bas n'arrivent pas à trouver un accord sur la convention de sécurité sociale liant les deux pays. Les Pays-Bas menacent même de supprimer la convention. Mais le Maroc ne compte pas reculer sur les acquis des MRE. Ce qui ravive un différend que le ballet diplomatique ne parvient pas encore régler.
The "WorkRight" initiative is a national employment rights protection campaign which aims to uplift low-wage Singaporeans by ensuring good employment standards and retirement adequacy.
To achieve these outcomes, the "WorkRight" initiative raises workers' awareness of their employment rights, ensures employers fulfill their obligations under Singapore's employment laws, and targets improving compliance levels in low-wage sectors (retail, food and beverage, cleaning and security services).
The Daily Star (31.08.2015) The honourable Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina has promised to eradicate extreme poverty by 2021 and has made remarkable progress towards this goal. Over the past five years, an estimated 10 million people have made the catalytic leap out of extreme poverty and onto the first rung of the economic ladder. This has been possible because our government has recognized the extreme poor as a group very different from the poor, a group with different needs.
In February 2011, the Japan Pension Service (JPS) launched "Nenkin Net", an internet service for its customers to use personal computers to access their pension information at any time 24 hours a day.
AllAfrica (01.09.2015) The Vice-President of Zambia Inonge Wina has praised Namibia's social protection system, saying that Zambia could learn from its neighbour.
The Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS), as the largest social security institute in Latin America, services 70 million Mexicans through 6,000 medical units and administrative facilities across the country.
