Database

Good Practices in Social Security

Database

Good Practices in Social Security

ISSA Database of Good Practices

This database provides ISSA members with privileged access to good practices, showcasing creative, smart and innovative ways to overcome challenges of social security administration at the institutional, national or international levels. Explore, be inspired by, and learn from these hard-earned and well-deserved successes of the ISSA members. Learn more about the ISSA Good Practices.

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Paying sick leave benefits to beneficiaries’ accounts in banks, financial institutions and/or electronic wallets

Implementation year:
2020
Award Year:
2023
Social Insurance Institute , Paraguay , Americas

Paraguay’s Social Insurance Institute (Instituto de Previsión de Social – IPS) used to make sick leave payments at its administrative offices, which had associated administrative costs and meant beneficiaries had to visit the IPS service counter in person.

Topic:
Governance and administration
Information and communication technology
Communication
Service quality
Social assistance
Platform workers

Extension of social security coverage

Implementation year:
2015
Award Year:
2015
Employees' State Insurance Corporation , India , Asia and Pacific

The extension of the ESI scheme was not progressing at the desired pace. In 2010 the threshold coverage level was reduced from 20 to 10 employees through an amendment to the Act. Moreover, in sparsely populated areas many establishments could not be covered even with the threshold of 10 employees.

Topic:
Extension of coverage

Adequacy and quality of social security benefits and services

Implementation year:
2013
Award Year:
2015
Employees' State Insurance Corporation , India , Asia and Pacific

To ensure adequacy and improve the quality of social security benefits the following actions have been taken:
 

Topic:
Service quality
Extension of coverage

Extension of social security coverage

Implementation year:
2010
Award Year:
2012
Employees' State Insurance Corporation , India , Asia and Pacific

The Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) undertook a number of actions which led to the following measures being introduced to extend coverage:

Topic:
Extension of coverage

Paying sick leave benefits to beneficiaries’ accounts in banks, financial institutions and/or electronic wallets

Implementation year:
2020
Award Year:
2023
Social Insurance Institute , Paraguay , Americas

Paraguay’s Social Insurance Institute (Instituto de Previsión de Social – IPS) used to make sick leave payments at its administrative offices, which had associated administrative costs and meant beneficiaries had to visit the IPS service counter in person.

Topic:
Governance and administration
Information and communication technology
Communication
Service quality
Social assistance
Platform workers

Extension of social security coverage

Implementation year:
2015
Award Year:
2015
Employees' State Insurance Corporation , India , Asia and Pacific

The extension of the ESI scheme was not progressing at the desired pace. In 2010 the threshold coverage level was reduced from 20 to 10 employees through an amendment to the Act. Moreover, in sparsely populated areas many establishments could not be covered even with the threshold of 10 employees.

Topic:
Extension of coverage

Adequacy and quality of social security benefits and services

Implementation year:
2013
Award Year:
2015
Employees' State Insurance Corporation , India , Asia and Pacific

To ensure adequacy and improve the quality of social security benefits the following actions have been taken:
 

Topic:
Service quality
Extension of coverage

Extension of social security coverage

Implementation year:
2010
Award Year:
2012
Employees' State Insurance Corporation , India , Asia and Pacific

The Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) undertook a number of actions which led to the following measures being introduced to extend coverage:

Topic:
Extension of coverage