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Supporting decision-making in retirement planning: do diagrams on pension benefit statements help? ESRI Research Bulletin 2019/09 [PDF]

, 2019
This study used a controlled experiment to test whether explanatory diagrams can improve comprehension of pensions and increase willingness to contribute to a pension. The study was undertaken by the ESRI’s Behavioural Research Unit in collaboration with
Lunn, Pete, McGowan, Féidhlim
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Social Determinants of Health and Health‐Related Quality of Life: The Potential Mediating Role of Social Activities, Access to Medical Services, and Access to Social Services

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explored the mediating influences of access to social activities, social services, and health and medical services on the relationship between social determinants of health and health‐related quality of life. A survey of 602 adults was conducted in a regional area of Australia.
Candice Oster, Ashleigh Powell, Claire Hutchinson, Richard Leibbrandt, Svetlana Bogomolova   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Superannuation Reimagined: Moving Beyond the Origins to an Indigenous Focus

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Retirement income systems, such as superannuation, are meant to be non‐discriminatory and consider disadvantage faced by members of society. There are significant differences between the life expectancies of Indigenous and non‐Indigenous peoples. The gap in life expectancies is not considered when determining when Indigenous peoples can retire.
Levon Ellen Blue, Peter Anderson, Mark Brimble   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Employment Data Lab: Reflections on the first two years

International Journal of Population Data Science
Objectives Shortly after rollout, the Employment Data Lab was showcased at the 2023 ADR conference. We have now gathered two years of practical experience of linking charity and third-party data with Government datasets to conduct evaluations.
Kavandeep Aujla
doaj   +1 more source

Is There a Role for Social Pensions in Asia

, 2015
Rapid population ageing and economic transformation in Asia underline the policy challenges associated with ensuring income security in old age. This article examines the potential role of social pensions in securing old-age income security in Asia.
A. Barrientos
semanticscholar   +1 more source

‘People Need to Understand That They Are Stealing From Their Neighbours’: A Critical Media Analysis of the Representations and Resistance Throughout the Robodebt Scheme

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Robodebt scheme issued thousand‐dollar debts to an estimated half a million people who had received social security. The debts were largely inaccurate and illegal, with the aim of improving the federal government's budget. The 2023 Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme found that the stigmatising political and public language about ...
Ella Kruger, Phillipa Evans
wiley   +1 more source

AN ALGORITHM FOR THE RETRAINING OF THE UNEMPLOYED. A NECESSITY AND A NEW APPROACH [PDF]

Analele Universităţii Constantin Brâncuşi din Târgu Jiu : Seria Economie, 2010
This study is aimed at the analysis of social insurance for unemployment, with a focus on the expenses necessary for the retraining and professional change of the unemployed in view of the free circulation of goods, people and capital that applies ...
Carina-Elena STEGAROIU, Valentin STEGĂROIU   +1 more
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How pensions contribute to the premium paid to experienced public school teachers [PDF]

, 2017
Many argue that public school systems should stop linking teachers’ salaries so closely to their years of experience. However, the effect of deferred retirement compensation on the premium paid to experienced teachers has, to date, been underappreciated.
McGee, Joshua B., Winters, Marcus A.
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The Legislation for Providing Animal Access in Australian Residential Aged Care: It's Not a Zoo

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Providing meaningful animal contact to residential aged care facility (RACF) residents is problematic due to a lack of animal policies and National Guidelines. This paper examines how Australian Legislation could influence access to animal contact in RACFs and aims to answer the question, ‘Could current Legislation facilitate the development ...
Wendy Newton, Tania Signal, Jenni A. Judd   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

REGULATION OF DIRECTIONS OF INVESTING OF PENSIONS ASSETS

Наука Красноярья, 2014
Peculiarities of regulation of directions of investing of pensions assets in Ukraine are considered in the article. Particularly, the main attention is paid to the significance of investment restrictions.
O. V. Shabanova
doaj   +1 more source