Download or read book Managing Public Money written by Great Britain. Treasury and published by Stationery Office Books (TSO). This book was released on 2007 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dated October 2007. The publication is effective from October 2007, when it replaces "Government accounting". Annexes to this document may be viewed at www.hm-treasury.gov.uk

Download or read book Pensions written by Pensions Commission and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2004 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This pack sets out the first report by the Pensions Commission, an independent body established by the Government (following the publication of the Pensions Green Paper ("Simplicity, security and choice: working and saving for retirement", Cm 5677, ISBN 0101567723) in December 2002) in order to review the adequacy of current arrangements for private pensions and retirement savings in the UK and to make recommendations on appropriate policy changes. This report sets out the Commissions detailed analysis of the current situation and trends in place, challenges identified and options for policy responses; and seeks to stimulate a structured, comprehensive fact-based debate about the problems facing Britains pension system which can contribute to the development of a sustainable pensions policy. The pack contains the main report, appendices and executive summary documents. (The main report (ISBN 0117027804) and the free executive summary (ISBN 0117027820) are available separately). The Commissions second report is planned for Autumn 2005, and this will include specific policy recommendations, following a public consultation period to the end of January 2005. However, the report does make recommendations relating to improvements in official data sources, which are discussed in an appendix and listed at the end of the main report.

Download or read book Communities in Action written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2017-04-27 with total page 583 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the United States, some populations suffer from far greater disparities in health than others. Those disparities are caused not only by fundamental differences in health status across segments of the population, but also because of inequities in factors that impact health status, so-called determinants of health. Only part of an individual's health status depends on his or her behavior and choice; community-wide problems like poverty, unemployment, poor education, inadequate housing, poor public transportation, interpersonal violence, and decaying neighborhoods also contribute to health inequities, as well as the historic and ongoing interplay of structures, policies, and norms that shape lives. When these factors are not optimal in a community, it does not mean they are intractable: such inequities can be mitigated by social policies that can shape health in powerful ways. Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity seeks to delineate the causes of and the solutions to health inequities in the United States. This report focuses on what communities can do to promote health equity, what actions are needed by the many and varied stakeholders that are part of communities or support them, as well as the root causes and structural barriers that need to be overcome.

Download or read book The Green Book written by Great Britain. Treasury and published by Stationery Office. This book was released on 2003 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition incorporates revised guidance from H.M Treasury which is designed to promote efficient policy development and resource allocation across government through the use of a thorough, long-term and analytically robust approach to the appraisal and evaluation of public service projects before significant funds are committed. It is the first edition to have been aided by a consultation process in order to ensure the guidance is clearer and more closely tailored to suit the needs of users.

Download or read book Pensions at a Glance 2019 OECD and G20 Indicators written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2019-11-27 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2019 edition of Pensions at a Glance highlights the pension reforms undertaken by OECD countries over the last two years. Moreover, two special chapters focus on non-standard work and pensions in OECD countries, take stock of different approaches to organising pensions for non-standard workers in the OECD, discuss why non-standard work raises pension issues and suggest how pension settings could be improved.

Download or read book Pension Systems and Old Age Income Support in East and Southeast Asia written by Donghyun Park and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-03-15 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Old age income support will be one of the biggest social and economic challenges facing Asia in the twenty-first century. The growing spotlight on old age income support is largely due to exceptionally rapid population aging which is fundamentally reshaping Asia’s demographic profile. A young continent reaping the demographic dividend of a large youthful workforce is giving way to a greying continent where the ratio of retirees to workers is on the rise. In contrast to industrialized countries, most Asian countries do not yet have mature, well-functioning pension systems. As a result, they are ill prepared to provide economic security for the large number of retirees who loom on the region’s horizon. This book takes a close look at the pension systems of eight countries in East and Southeast Asia – namely, China, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam – which encompass a wide range of income and development levels. The book provides a comprehensive overview of pension systems in the eight countries, including an in-depth diagnosis to identify their major weaknesses and shortcomings. On the basis of the diagnosis, the book sets forth concrete and specific policy options for reforming Asia’s pension systems. Many policy options for reform are country-specific. For example, a top priority in China is to extend the pension system to rural areas. At the same time, a number of reforms – such as the need to extend coverage – resonate across the entire region. Appropriate reform will enable the region’s pension systems to deliver affordable, adequate and sustainable old-age economic security.

Download or read book World Development Report 2019 written by World Bank and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2018-10-31 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Work is constantly reshaped by technological progress. New ways of production are adopted, markets expand, and societies evolve. But some changes provoke more attention than others, in part due to the vast uncertainty involved in making predictions about the future. The 2019 World Development Report will study how the nature of work is changing as a result of advances in technology today. Technological progress disrupts existing systems. A new social contract is needed to smooth the transition and guard against rising inequality. Significant investments in human capital throughout a person’s lifecycle are vital to this effort. If workers are to stay competitive against machines they need to train or retool existing skills. A social protection system that includes a minimum basic level of protection for workers and citizens can complement new forms of employment. Improved private sector policies to encourage startup activity and competition can help countries compete in the digital age. Governments also need to ensure that firms pay their fair share of taxes, in part to fund this new social contract. The 2019 World Development Report presents an analysis of these issues based upon the available evidence.

Download or read book Violence at Work written by Duncan Chappell and published by International Labour Organization. This book was released on 2006 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Violence at work, ranging from bullying and mobbing, to threats by psychologically unstable co-workers, sexual harassment and homicide, is increasing worldwide and has reached epidemic levels in some countries. This updated and revised edition looks at the full range of aggressive acts, offers new information on their occurrence and identifies occupations and situations at particular risk. It is organised in three sections: understanding violence at work; responding to violence at work; future action.

Download or read book Closing the Gap in a Generation written by WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2008 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social justice is a matter of life and death. It affects the way people live, their consequent chance of illness, and their risk of premature death. We watch in wonder as life expectancy and good health continue to increase in parts of the world and in alarm as they fail to improve in others.

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Download or read book Development in an Ageing World written by United Nations. Department of Economic and Social Affairs and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Greater longevity is an indicator of human progress in general. Increased life expectancy and lower fertility rates are changing the population structure worldwide in a major way: the proportion of older persons is rapidly increasing, a process known as population ageing. The process is inevitable and is already advanced in developed countries and progressing quite rapidly in developing ones. The 2007 Survey analyses the implications of population ageing for social and economic development around the world, while recognising that it offers both challenges and opportunities. Among the most pressing issues is that arising from the prospect of a smaller labour force having to support an increasingly larger older population. Paralleling increased longevity are the changes in intergenerational relationships that may affect the provision of care and income security for older persons, particularly in developing countries where family transfers play a major role. At the same time, it is also necessary for societies to fully recognise and better harness the productive and social contributions that older persons can make but are in many instances prevented from making. The Survey argues that the challenges are not insurmountable, but that societies everywhere need to put in place the policies required to confront those challenges effectively and to ensure an adequate standard of living for each of their members, while respecting and promoting the contribution and participation of all.

Download or read book A Century of Innovation written by 3M Company and published by 3m Company. This book was released on 2002 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compilation of 3M voices, memories, facts and experiences from the company's first 100 years.

Download or read book Achieving Sustainable Development and Promoting Development Cooperation written by Department of Economic & Social Affairs and published by United Nations Publications. This book was released on 2008 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents an overview of the key debates that took place during the Economic and Social Council meetings at the 2007 High-level Segment, at which ECOSOC organized its first biennial Development Cooperation Forum. The discussions also revolved around the theme of the second Annual Ministerial Review, "Implementing the internationally agreed goals and commitments in regard to sustainable development."--P. 4 of cover.

Download or read book Environmental Consequences of the Chernobyl Accident and Their Remediation written by International Atomic Energy Agency and published by IAEA. This book was released on 2006 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The explosion on 26 April 1986 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and the consequent reactor fire resulted in an unprecedented release of radioactive material from a nuclear reactor and adverse consequences for the public and the environment. Although the accident occurred nearly two decades ago, controversy still surrounds the real impact of the disaster. Therefore the IAEA, in cooperation with other UN bodies, the World Bank, as well as the competent authorities of Belarus, the Russian Federation and Ukraine, established the Chernobyl Forum in 2003. The mission of the Forum was to generate 'authoritative consensual statements' on the environmental consequences and health effects attributable to radiation exposure arising from the accident as well as to provide advice on environmental remediation and special health care programmes, and to suggest areas in which further research is required. This report presents the findings and recommendations of the Chernobyl Forum concerning the environmental effects of the Chernobyl accident.

Download or read book The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes Disclosure of Information Amendment Regulations Northern Ireland 2015 written by Northern Ireland and published by . This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enabling power: Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008, ss. 16 (3) (c), 28 (2) (b). Issued: 19.06.2014. Made: 19.03.2014. Coming into operation: 01.04.2014. Effect: S.R. 2010/122 amended & S.R. 2012/237, 390 partially revoked. Territorial extent & classification: NI. General. Approved by resolution of the Assembly on 16th June 2014

Download or read book The Occupational Pension Schemes Scheme Administration Amendment Regulations Northern Ireland 2016 written by Northern Ireland and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-05 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enabling power: Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015, s. 51(6), sch. 18, para. 2(1) (3) (5), 6, 7. Issued: 05.07.2016. Made: 23.03.2016. Laid: 23.03.2016. Coming into operation: 06.04.2016. Effect: S.R. 1997/94 amended & S.R. 2015/309 partially revoked. Territorial extent & classification: NI. General. Approved by resolution of the Assembly on 28th June 2016. Supersedes earlier version (ISBN 9780337099267) issued 31.03.2016

Download or read book The Occupational Pension Schemes Schemes That Were Contracted Out No 2 Regulations 2015 written by Great Britain and published by . This book was released on 2015-09-16 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enabling power: Pensions Schemes Act 1993, ss. 7, 9, 11 (5), 12A (4), 12D, 16 (3) (4), 17 (6), 20 (1) (3), 21 (1) (2), 24C, 25 (2), 34, 36 (6), 37 (1), 37A(1) (c), 50 (1B), 51 (2) (4), 53 (3), 55 (2) (2B) (2C), 56 (2), 57 (1) (2), 61 (7) (11), 155, 156 (2), 181 (1) (2), 182 (2) (3), 183 (1), sch. 2, pt I & Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993, ss. 51 (2) (2B) (2C), 52 (2), 53 (1) (2), 57 (7) (11), 176 (1), 177 (2) to (4), 178 (1), sch. 1, paras 1, 2, 5 & Pensions Act 1995, ss. 92 (6), 174 (3). Issued: 16.09.2015. Made: 09.09.2015. Laid: 16.09.2015. Coming into force: in accord. with reg. 1 (2). Effect: S.I. 1996/1462 amended & S.I. 1996/1172 amended & partially revoked & S.I. 2015/1452; S.R. 1996/493 partially revoked. Territorial extent & classification: E/W/S except Part 8, which extends to NI. General. This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.I. 2015/1452 (ISBN 9780111137987) issued 21.07.2015 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument