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Encouraging employment - OECD countries balance benefits, wages and taxes

13-Dec-2007

Faced with labour shortages and pressures on pension funding due to ageing populations, one in three OECD countries has cut unemployment benefits in the last six years with a view to encouraging unemployed people to find jobs, according to a new OECD report.

Improved childcare policies needed to achieve better work/life balance, says OECD

29-Nov-2007

Getting family-friendly policies right will help reduce poverty, promote child development, enhance equity between men and women and stem the fall in birth-rates, according to a new OECD report. Babies and Bosses, Reconciling Work and Family Life compares the different approaches that the 30 OECD countries take to help parents balance their work and family commitments.

Life-expectancy links: The quiet revolution in pension policy (Media Briefing)

10-Oct-2007

Continuous growth in life expectancy, often at a more rapid rate than forecast, creates financial challenges for retirement-income systems. Most countries have responded with pension reforms to contain rising pension costs. Around two-thirds of reforms will automatically link future pensions to changes in life expectancy. 

OECD Employment Outlook 2007

04-Sep-2007

The 2007 edition of the OECD Employment Outlook has been released in June. It addresses labour markets in the BRICs; the impact of labour market policies on productivity; the vulnerability of workers in the global economy; the financing of social protection; anf the way countries activate the unemployed.

Pensions at a Glance: Public Policies across OECD Countries - Edition 2007

05-Jul-2007

The 2007 edition of Pensions at a Glance has been published in May. It presents a consistent framework for comparing public-pension policies across OECD countries, as well as reliable data. The report provides the basis for not only evaluating existing pension systems, but also designing and implementing future reforms.

Facing the Future: Korea's Family, Pension and Health Policy Challenges

19-Jun-2007

This summary study looks at existing Korean family, health and pension policies from an international perspective and considers them in view of the emerging policy challenges in Korea. It was presented at a policy forum on Low fertility and Ageing Society, in September 2006 in Seoul.

People will need to save more as reforms cut pension promises, says OECD

07-Jun-2007

People in OECD countries will have to save more for their retirement as a result of the major pensions reforms carried out in recent years, according to a new OECD report. The average pension promise in 16 OECD countries studied was cut by 22%. For women, the reduction was 25%.

Creating more and better jobs in a globalising economy

07-May-2007

In his address to G8 Employment and Labour Ministers, Mr. Gurría noted that domestic policies can play a major role in promoting employment opportunities arising from globalisation and reducing adjustment costs.

Nouvelles approches concernant la capacité de travail partielle

02-May-2007

D’après l’examen thématique en cours des politiques de maladie et invalidité, les solutions apportées en cas de capacité de travail partiellement réduite sont en train d’évoluer. Ce document passe en revue ces nouvelles initiatives.

The new version of Social Expenditure Database (SOCX 2007) is available, with gross spending figures from 1980 to 2003 and net spending figures for 2003

23-Feb-2007

The OECD Social Expenditure Database (SOCX) has been developed in order to serve a growing need for indicators of social policy. It includes reliable and internationally comparable statistics on public and private social expenditure, from 1980 to 2003 for 30 OECD countries. This version also includes for the first time estimates of net total social spending for 2003 for 24 OECD countries.




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