1. Enhancing employers’ involvement in Social Protection policy debates
Session 3.2. How social protection systems, including floors, are developed in countries – Role of Employer Organizations

2. 1. The concepts
2. Finance and economic concerns
3. Implementation aspects
4. Transferring the learning

3. Session 3.2. Role of Employer Organizations
At the end of this session, you will:
Get an idea of broad steps to develop social protection systems, including floors, in countries
Get a sense of what EOs can do
During this session:
We will listen to a presentation on development of national social protection systems and how employers can contribute to the implementation of social protection floors

4. Main steps to build SPFs
Assessment-based National Dialogue
National social protection strategy: Vision & Priorities
Assessment matrix with recommendations:
1. Schemes
2. Operations 
Design & reforms of SP schemes
Costing, fiscal space, impact 
Policy design, institutional, actuarial and legal studies
Scenarios 1, 2, 3 …
Tripartite/national endorsement
National law adopted and enacted
Improvement of operations
Analysis of operations leading to recommendations (administrative governance, financial governance)
Pilot test / roll out of the recommendations; amendment of the law 
Presentation of the ABND in Thailand
Presentation of the UI design in Malaysia
Presentation of the improvement of administration in France? (THibault)
18 months
24 months
36 months

5. Assessment-based National Dialogue

6. Assessment-based National Dialogue
Main decision points:
Priority policy options to complete the Social Protection Floor in the next 5 years based on:
Priority needs
Cost and available fiscal space
Financing options
Impact on poverty reduction & rate of return
Understanding the ABND:
Financing the SPF:

7. Supporting the design of specific schemes
Broad parameters of the prioritized schemes are defined.
Detailed parameters of the schemes are defined, including coverage, qualifying conditions, benefit package definition, duration, and entitlement conditions.
The legal framework for the scheme is developed.
The institutional set-up is defined.
Broad parameters of the prioritized schemes are defined.
Key activities:
Develop national capacities on international labour standards.
Conduct bilateral meetings with the main stakeholders (including government, worker, and employer representatives) to discuss the objectives of the reform or new scheme.
Organize a multilateral discussion to validate these objectives.
Conduct bilateral meetings with the main stakeholders (including government, worker, and employer representatives) to discuss the broad parameters
Organize a national discussion to validate the broad parameters and facilitate a consensus on the possible reform or introduction of a scheme.
Conduct primary feasibility studies
Detailed parameters of the schemes are defined, including coverage, qualifying conditions, benefit package definition, duration, and entitlement conditions.
Provide technical support to responsible agencies in defining the schemes’ coverage, qualifying conditions, benefit package definition, duration, and entitlement conditions based on international labour standards and principles of Recommendation No. 202.
Conduct actuarial valuations of the schemes to compute the contribution rates and ensure the sustainability of the schemes.
Support the dialogue process (tripartite and national) that is required to validate the parameters of the schemes.
Ensure that the national budget reflects the policy reforms.
The legal framework for the scheme is developed.
Undertake the necessary legal feasibility and impact studies to ensure sustainable implementation of the legal changes.
Develop national capacities on legal drafting for social protection.
Provide technical support to draft the legal framework required for the implementation of the schemes.
Support the dialogue process required to finalize and validate the legal framework.
The institutional set-up is defined.
Develop national capacities on good governance principles.
Develop the management arrangements for the schemes based on good governance principles.
Assess capacities of the existing organizations to determine the stakeholders to be involved with each function of the scheme.
Draft the institutional set-up and estimate the related costs to operate the scheme.
Support the dialogue process required to finalize and validate the institutional set-up.

8. Supporting the design of specific schemes
Main decision points (example of Malaysia):
Decision to move from a severance pay to UI
Broad design of the scheme (Pillars I, I+II, I+II+III)
Detailed design of the benefit package with financial implications
Choice of the institutional arrangement
Legal implications
Example of the Unemployment protection in Malaysia:
Developing the Legal framework:

9. Improving the delivery of social protection
Enforcing good governance principles
Developing capacities
Developing and improving coordination mechanisms
5 principles
Accountable
Transparent
Predictable
Participative
Dynamic
Human resources capacities
IT systems
Information to people
Commitment from board members
Single registries and identification systems
Integrated Management Information Systems
One stop shops
Administrative Objectives:
All eligible applicants are identified and enrolled
Regular and reliable delivery of and access to accurate benefits
Accountability for resources and performance
Core functions
Registration and enrollment
Payments
Grievance Mechanisms
Additional functions
Communication
Collection of contributions
Case management
Conditionality monitoring and enforcement
Management support functions
Monitoring and evaluation
Service Standards, and Performance Management
Human and physical resources
Management Information Systems
Financial Management Systems
Further accountability systems
Reference: Governance of Social Security Systems: a Guide for Board Members in Africa

10. Improving the delivery of social protection
Main decision points:
Efficiency and effectiveness of the social protection system:
Identification system for social protection – payment system
Investment plan for the funds/reserve
Coordination and cooperation, one-stop shops – single registries, integrated management information systems
Good governance and participation
Administration:
IT systems for social protection:

11. Exercise – Role of employers’ organizations in each of these steps
3 groups (one group per step)
Employers participate in the development of the national social protection strategy using an ABND approach
Employers participate in the design of an unemployment protection scheme
Employers are willing to improve the governance of the social protection system
Instructions:
Why is it important for employers to be engaged in this «step»?
Share your experience
Identify what worked / what did not work
Propose solutions to enhance employers’ participation
Presentations and wrap up in plenary
minutes

12. Thank you! Questions?