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Argentina: La Anses destacó que la Asignación Universal por Hijo (AUH) no afecta el crecimiento del empleo formal
La Nacion (11.07.2017) Un estudio preparado para la Anses afirma que la Asignación Universal por Hijo (AUH) no tiene impacto negativo sobre el mercado laboral.
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Gabon: Protection sociale: Le statut du retraité en question
Gabonreview (13.07.2017) La prise en charge des personnes du troisième âge et son mode de financement sont au cœur du forum national sur la retraite, dont les travaux ont été lancés le 13 juillet à Libreville.
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Österreich: Invaliditätspension verursachte Mehrkosten statt Einsparungen
derStandard (07.07.2017) Die Reform der Invaliditätspension hat weder die erhofften Einsparungen gebracht noch Menschen in ausreichendem Maß wieder zurück ins Arbeitsleben geführt. Das hat eine Rechnungshof-Prüfung ergeben. Dieser zu Folge wird das Budget in den Jahren 2014 bis 2018 nicht wie angekündigt um knapp 649 Millionen entlastet sondern es werden Mehrkosten zwischen 100 und 200 Millionen entstehen.
Regions / CountryaustriaTopicsDisabilityFinancing -
Afrique: le Rapport d’Alger sur le développement social au menu du 29e sommet de l’UA
Radio Algérie (03.07.2017) Le Rapport de la Commission africaine de la deuxième session du Comité technique spécialisé sur le développement social, le travail et l'emploi (CTS), organisée récemment à Alger sera soumis à l’examen et l’adoption par la 29eme Conférence des Chefs d’Etat et de gouvernement, dont les travaux débuteront lundi à Addis-Abeba.
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The ‘last chance for social Europe’: The European Pillar of Social Rights can only work if integrated into the EU’s existing policies
blogs.lse.ac.uk (may 2017) The European Commission published its proposals for the creation of a European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) at the end of April. Eleanor Brooks writes that it will be crucial to ‘mainstream’ the EPSR by integrating it into the EU’s existing policies, while civil society organisations will need to be afforded a strong role in the Pillar’s implementation if it is to meet its aims.
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UN glimpses blockchain future with eye scan payments for refugees
Zilient - Reuteur (21.07.2017) Thousands of Syrian refugees in Jordan's Azraq camp don't pay for their food with cash but by a scan of their eyes. Purchases are then recorded on a computing platform based on blockchain - the technology behind bitcoin. The U.N. agency launched the futuristic system in May as a one-month pilot involving 10,000 of Azraq's more than 50,000 inhabitants in a bid to explore blockchain's potential to cut costs and bottlenecks.
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Summary of the synthesis report 'Boosting youth employment in Africa: what works and why?'
INCLUDE Platform (22.05.2017) Summary of the synthesis report ‘Boosting youth employment in Africa: what works and why?’
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[Report] Aspects of non-standard employment in Europe
Eurofound (13.07.2017) This report examines developments in non-standard employment over the last decade. It looks at trends in the main categories of non-standard employment – temporary, temporary agency and part-time work and self-employment – based mainly on data from the European Union Labour Force Survey. The report includes a specific focus on work mediated by digital platforms, which is the most innovative of the new forms of employment that have emerged in the past decade.
Regions / Countryeuropean unionTopicsEmploymentEmployment of young workersSocial policies & programmesOld_Global ChallengesDigital Economy Topical ClusterDigital PlatformsLabour market -
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Business Intelligence platform
This is about a platform for data exploration and analysis which aims to allow large quantities of data to be visualized, filtered and categorized so as to inform organizational decisions affecting society at large.
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Documentation and workflow platform
This good practice comprises a workflow platform which automates a series of actions, activities and tasks performed by users when executing certain established processes. This allows work on the implementation and improvement of routine processes to be coordinated and organized. The platform integrates workflows, the requisite documentation, and internal and external services throughout the organization and allows processes to feed into one another which otherwise would be carried out in isolation.
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My ANSES Mobile (Mi ANSES Móvil)
An application was launched to facilitate access to the information and services of the National Social Security Administration (Administración Nacional de la Seguridad Social – ANSES) through mobile phones, which are widespread among the population.
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A judicious adjustment to the gig economy
Depending on who you ask, the gig economy, in which workers set their own schedules at companies such as Uber, either liberates employees from the grind of wage-slavery — or recreates the exploitation of earlier centuries by putting workers at the mercy of capricious and exploitative companies.
Regions / Countryunited kingdomTopicsEmploymentEmployment of young workersOld_Global ChallengesDigital Economy Topical ClusterDigital PlatformsLabour marketDigital Economy Observatory : Only TagsDocument Type -
Return to work: A foundational approach to return to function
Return to work is often not seen as a primary function of workers’ compensation systems, particularly in the United States. The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards & Commissions (IAIABC) is making a concerted effort to create a movement to help system stakeholders not only understand the value and benefits of return to work programs, but support them within their own organizations and in partnership with other system stakeholders.
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Health technology assessment of medical equipment: An efficient decision-making tool
The Social Health Insurance Institute (Seguro Social de Salud – EsSalud) consists of 10,978,635 members (one third of the Peruvian population), 30 highly and medium specialized assistance networks, various specialized institutions and others. With an annual budget of 411,401,032.93 US Dollars (USD), it carries out 28,079,260 hospital interventions annually.
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A covenant on service quality
This innovative program was implemented to improve the quality of care provided by the State Employees’ Social Security and Social Services Institute (Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado – ISSSTE) with the aim of strengthening interpersonal relationships by promoting proper treatment within the organization. The hypothesis is that the absence of quality in work life can result in negative consequences for workers, including work and psychological stress, anxiety, depression or health problems.
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Single portal for monotax contributors (monotributistas)
Single tax is an option designed for self-employed workers to pay contributions and taxes in a simplified way. Social security (retirement and health) and tax (VAT and income tax) contributions are collected together as a fixed monthly fee. To join the scheme, one has to comply with billing parameters including business surface area, electricity consumed and rental.
There are 3,373,712 single-tax contributors registered in Argentina.
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A retirement support programme (Jornadas de Acompañamiento al Proceso Jubilatorio)
Since 1993, the Bank Employees’ Pension Fund (Caja de Jubilaciones y Pensiones Bancarias – CJPB) has been providing “Support Sessions for the Retirement Process” with the participation of thousands of members.
The event targets members and their partners who have recently retired or are approaching the end of their working life, in order to help them in their retirement process and assist in the development of a “Second Life Plan” through workshops that promote personal development and generate rewarding, productive and healthy daily routines.
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Housing loans for persons with incapacities
The Housing Fund of the State Employees’ Social Security and Social Services Institute (Fondo de la Vivienda del Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado – FOVISSSTE), in collaboration with the State Employees’ Social Security and Social Services Institute’s (Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado – ISSSTE) “National Medical Center November 20”, promoted a pilot program to design an accessible, sustainable and quality housing prototype for people with different abilities.
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Old Age Security/Guaranteed Income Supplement automatic enrolment
The Old Age Security (OAS) program is the Government of Canada’s largest pension program. It is funded out of the Government’s general tax revenues, which means that beneficiaries do not pay into it directly. This program provides eligible seniors with basic income in retirement through the OAS Pension and the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS).
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Using ICT to improve access to information and communication
The scholarship service is intended to comprehensively intervene in the education of our members by providing them with an amount of money every month.
The scholarships cover secondary, tertiary and university levels, and are awarded through contests.
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Managing eyeglass benefit claims through opticians
The Social Insurance Bank (Banco de Previsión Social – BPS), guided by the aim to become more efficient and effective at managing Economic Benefits, has implemented online services to enable a beneficiary in need of eyeglasses to directly bring a prescription issued by an ophthalmologist and an identity card to an authorized optician, who then validates whether the benefit is to be granted or not.
The system verifies beforehand whether the user is eligible for the benefit or not, pending the granting or refusal of the benefit.
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Policy framework for the collection and use of publicly available personal information in the administration of the OAS and CPP programmes
The Old Age Security (OAS) and the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) programs are Canada’s public pensions programs. The OAS program is a residence based program which provides a minimum income to seniors to contribute to their income replacement in retirement. The CPP program is a mandatory, contributory, earnings-related social insurance program which provides partial income replacement for workers in Canada and their families in the event of retirement, disability or death.