managing reforms

The Real Story of Brazil’s Pension Reform

Submitted by dfabbri on Mon, 07/15/2019 - 10:24

The Americas Quarterly (11.07.2019)9  the constitutional amendment to the second and final vote at the Lower House has left many analysts scratching their heads. How is it that a controversial and usually unpopular reform everywhere in the world wound up with significant support both in the Brazilian Congress and among the population at large, including by stirring street demonstrations in its favor? There are a few competing theories out there, but I posit that the Brazilian outcome was mainly the result of political dysfunction and extreme polarization within society.

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Pensions
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France: Le décryptage éco. Réforme des retraites : des mesures dès 2020 ?

Submitted by dfabbri on Tue, 07/09/2019 - 09:24

francetvinfo (08.07.2019) La réforme des retraites promise par Emmanuel Macron se prépare. Mais ce week-end, Laurent Berger, le numéro un de la CFDT, a mis en garde le gouvernement si d’aventure il était tenté de prendre des mesures dès 2020 pour changer les règles. Laurent Berger a-t-il raison d’avoir peur ?

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france
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Pensions
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Bulgaria: More than 2,130,000 Pensioners Will Receive an Increase of 5.7% on Their Pensions From Today

Submitted by dfabbri on Mon, 07/01/2019 - 11:14

Novinite.com (01.07.3029) More than 2,130,000 pensioners will receive an increase of 5.7 percent on their pensions from today - 1 July. The change is in compliance with the Social Insurance Code provided for by all pension payments granted starting with 31 December 2018. This was announced by the National Social Security Institute

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bulgaria
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Pensions
Financing

France: Comment lutter contre le chômage ?

Submitted by dfabbri on Tue, 06/25/2019 - 11:18

France Inter (24.06.2019) La réforme de l'assurance chômage, présentées mardi dernier, devrait modifier les conditions d'accès à l'allocation et le calcul de son montant. 8,7 % de la population active est au chômage en France : cette réforme permettra-t-elle de faire baisser ce taux ? Comment lutter contre le chômage ? On en parle au 0145247000

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france
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Unemployment
Financing

France: Assurance-chômage - les principales mesures d'une réforme choc

Submitted by dfabbri on Wed, 06/19/2019 - 09:56

Les Echos (19.06.2019) Le Premier ministre et la ministre du Travail ont présenté ce mardi la réforme de l'assurance-chômage sur laquelle les partenaires sociaux avaient échoué à trouver un accord. Toutes les mesures seront adoptées par un décret, attendu pour la fin de l'été.

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france
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Unemployment
Financing
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France: Comment le gouvernement va durcir les conditions d'accès à l'indemnisation du chômage

Submitted by dfabbri on Fri, 06/07/2019 - 08:53

Les Echos (07.06.2019) Le gouvernement présentera la réforme de l'assurance-chômage le 17 juin. Au menu : bonus-malus sur les cotisations chômage patronales pour freiner l'abus des contrats courts, dégressivité des allocations pour les hauts revenus mais aussi durcissement des conditions d'accès à l'indemnisation. Il faudra avoir travaillé l'équivalent de six mois durant les 24 mois précédents au lieu de quatre mois durant 28 mois actuellement.

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france
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Unemployment
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Ireland: 'It's about a culture change': New welfare payment which could benefit up to 60,000 parents announced

Submitted by pmassetti on Thu, 06/06/2019 - 16:10

thejournal.ie (24.04.2019) A new welfare payment which will benefit up to 60,000 new parents who are employed or self-employed is set to come into effect from November.

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ireland
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Children
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Brazil’s Congress confident pension reform will pass

Submitted by dfabbri on Mon, 06/03/2019 - 15:27

 Financial Times (02.06.2019) The presidents of both houses of Brazil’s Congress have voiced confidence that legislators will approve a flagship pension reform supported by President Jair Bolsonaro in the next few months.

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brazil
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Pensions
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ISSA RSSF: Ministry of Labor of Azerbaijan talks wage increases

Submitted by dfabbri on Tue, 05/14/2019 - 11:17

menafn. (14.05.2019) Key reforms have been carried out in recent years aimed at improving the welfare of the population in Azerbaijan, the Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of Azerbaijan Sahil Babayev said at the ISSA Regional Social Security Forum for Europe held in Baku, Trend reports.

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azerbaijan