Labor Toolkit

Key Elements of a Labor Program

PENSIONS AND PPI

The Pension Challenge

Types of Pension Plans

Addressing Prior Pension Obligations

Pensions and Labor Restructuring

Future Pension Design

Pensions: Implementation Steps

Material and Sources

 Tools

Terms of reference for a pension review
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Glossary of pension terms
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Frequently asked questions about pensions
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Job description for a long-term pension adviser
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 Additional Material

de Ferranti, David, Guillermo E. Perry, Indermit S. Gill, and Francisco H. G. Ferreira. 2000. "Helping Workers Deal with the Risk of Unemployment." Chapter 6 in Securing Our Future in a Global Economy. Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. (Provides an overview of income support programs that have been used in Latin America, including severance pay, public works programs, training programs, and unemployment insurance.)
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Ray, Pranabesh. 2001. "HR Issues in Private Participation in Infrastructure: A Case Study of Orissa Power Reforms." PPIAF case study. World Bank, Washington, D.C. (Includes discussion of the treatment of pension issues in one PPI transaction– electricity reform in Orissa.)
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Sin, Yvonne. 2003. "Pension Reform Options Simulation Toolkit–PROST." World Bank, Washington, D.C. (A presentation introducing the World Bank's PROST methodology; helpful to illustrate the inputs that are needed to review very large or national pension systems.)
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 Web Sites

Rapid Response: http://rru.worldbank.org/. (The site is a gateway to a range of information on infrastrucuture, privatization, and private sector development policies.)

World Bank: http://www.worldbank.org/. (Use the site's search engine to locate information about pensions and specialist sources of information.)

World Bank Institute (WBI): http://www.worldbank.org/wbi/. (The WBI is the training arm of the World Bank and provides courses on– among other topics–pension reform. For example, see: http://www.worldbank.org/wbi/pensions/courses/february2003/presentations.html.)

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Labor Impacts of PPI

Assessing the Scope of Restructuring

Strategies and Options

Key Elements of a Labor Program

Severance

Pensions and PPI

Redeployment Support

Employee Share Ownership

Engaging with Stakeholders

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