Australia to review women's workplace equality
Australia's Minister of the Status of Women will review the effectiveness and efficiency of the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act and the agency that administers it. A consultation process will begin over the next two months.
(Select News,
25 Jun 2009)
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HRadio: Managing health benefit risk in China (Chinese)
Jeffrey Fan of Mercer Shanghai explains the risks employers must manage when providing health benefits, and ways to manage them. This is the Chinese language version of a podcast also presented in English. (Podcast, 2 Jul 2009) More
HRadio: Managing health benefit risk in China (English)
Jeffrey Fan of Mercer Shanghai explains the risks employers must manage when providing health benefits, and ways to manage them. This is the English language version of a podcast also presented in Chinese. (Podcast, 2 Jul 2009) More
UK agency's statement on pension scheme funding
The United Kingdom's Pensions Regulator published a statement on "Scheme funding and the employer covenant: prudence, affordability, applying flexibility through the economic cycle." Case studies are also provided to illustrate the regulator's role.
(Select News,
2 Jul 2009)
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Reform of the physician payment system
An overview of the physician payment system in the US, with emphasis on Medicare, is provided in this report. It identifies reform opportunities based on experiences in the UK, Germany, France and Japan.
(AARP,
2 Jul 2009,
32 pages)
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Anatomy of absenteeism in Norway
Norway's generous insurance payments for illness-related work absences amount to 2.4 per cent of national GDP, this report says. It finds recovery rates rise dramatically after claimants exhaust the maximum 12 months of insurance benefits.
(Institute for the Study of Labor (Germany),
1 Jul 2009,
37 pages)
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Asia-Pacific: Pros and cons of telecommuting
This article provides insight on telecommuting practices in the Asian-Pacific offices of multinational corporations. It cites survey data and explains how programs can be implemented to minimize concerns about security or productivity.
(Human Capital Magazine (Australia),
1 Jul 2009,
3 pages)
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Japan: HR survey on employing older workers
"This report sheds light on [Japanese] companies' efforts to extend employment beyond the age of 60, including measures to meet the revised law, and factors affecting these efforts, based on a questionnaire survey."
(Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training,
30 Jun 2009,
8 pages)
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