Thursday, August 15, 2019
Employment Insurance (EI), the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Old Age Security (OAS) provide important support to millions of middle-class Canadians every year. At times, people may disagree with decisions made regarding their claims or...
Thursday, January 10, 2019
The Japanese government has failed to pay out tens of billions of yen (several hundred million dollars) in unemployment insurance and similar benefits due to years of inaccurate labor surveys, according to an internal investigation.
The...
Wednesday, August 15, 2018
The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and the Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kela) have launched a research project to examine how the adoption of the activation model for unemployment security has affected the unemployed.
The project is...
Monday, December 4, 2017
Only 29 percent of the world population enjoy comprehensive social protection and more than 1 out of 2 people have no protection at all, says the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
In its new World Social Protection Report released on...
Wednesday, November 22, 2017
The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits fell for the first time in three weeks, pushing total applications down to a low 239,000, further evidence of the strength of the labor market.
The NUMBERS: Applications...
Thursday, November 2, 2017
Malaysia's government plans to introduce unemployment benefits including allowances and support for training, a move that will help protect workers but has drawn fire from employers over growing costs. The program was voted into law in the lower house of...