managing reforms

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

Social security reform postponed until next European Parliament

Submitted by dfabbri on Thu, 05/02/2019 - 09:40

EurActiv (19.04.2019) Deep divisions among MEPs made it clear on Thursday (19 April) that the social security coordination directive, aimed at enforcing the rights of mobile workers, would be postponed for the next European Parliament, after May’s EU elections.

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european union
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Non, les salariés français ne travaillent pas moins que leurs voisins

Submitted by gfilhon on Mon, 04/29/2019 - 13:10

De l'usage des statistiques pour justifier la politique d'emploi que l'on souhaite développer. 

Global challenges
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Employment
Unemployment
Employment policies
Employment of young workers
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France: Retraite - Macron réaffirme les 62 ans mais veut inciter les Français à partir plus tard

Submitted by dfabbri on Fri, 04/26/2019 - 10:21

Les Echos (26.04.2019) Pour financer les baisses d'impôts, le chef de l'Etat souhaite notamment que les Français travaillent davantage. Il a écarté tout assouplissement supplémentaire des 35 heures ou l'instauration d'un jour de solidarité. La solution passera par l'allongement de la durée de cotisation avec un système de décote pour inciter à « partir plus tard ».

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france
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Pensions
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Recent social policy developments in Luxembourg, Portugal and Turkey

Submitted by dfabbri on Wed, 04/24/2019 - 09:06

Europa (17.04.2019) Three new Flash Reports prepared by the European Social Policy Network (ESPN) are now available and provide information on the increase in the minimum wage by the new government in Luxembourg, the effort to lower the cost of public transport for users in Portugal, and social assistance programmes recently introduced in Turkey.

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turkey
luxembourg
portugal
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Social assistance
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Brazil pension reform on track to pass by June

Submitted by dfabbri on Fri, 04/12/2019 - 14:16

Reuters (11.04.2019) Brazil’s pension reform process will pick up momentum after the Easter holidays, staying on track for approval in the lower house in May or June, the lower house speaker Rodrigo Maia said on Thursday.

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brazil
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Pensions
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México: Piden que ley secundaria de reforma laboral refuerce la seguridad social

Submitted by dfabbri on Thu, 04/11/2019 - 08:56

20minutos (09.04.2019) Las leyes secundarias de la reforma laboral que se que se distirán en la Cámara de Diputados deben reforzar la seguridad social, con el fin de proteger los derechos de los trabajadores y que exista...

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mexico
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Are Switzerland’s pensions too high?

Submitted by dfabbri on Tue, 04/09/2019 - 10:02

swissinfo.ch (08.04.2019) The Swiss pension system is in danger of collapse. At the same time, Swiss retirees get higher pensions than almost anywhere else in the world. Is the country due for a reality check?

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switzerland
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Pensions
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