Friday, November 20, 2009

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin -- NO MESSAGES until 2 December 2009

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor----------------------
Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

 

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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.

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Institute for Workplace Studies 
Cornell/ILR School                        
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor             
New York, NY 10016                        
                                   
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Monday, November 16, 2009

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 18 November 2009

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016
-------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

IWS Weekly Bulletin, 18 November 2009


Academic Research

Hans Boeckler Foundation
Tangian  (Tanguiane) , Andranik S.
Six families of flexicurity indicators developed at the Hans Boeckler Foundation
WSI-Diskussionspapier, Nr. 168, November 2009.
http://www.boeckler.de/pdf/p_wsi_diskp_168.pdf
[full-text, 97 pages]


Center for Retirement Research at Boston College
WORKING PAPERS
http://crr.bc.edu/working_papers/index.php


ILR Press (an imprint of Cornell University Press)
COUNTER CULTURE: The American Coffee Shop Waitress
Candacy A. Taylor
http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=5398
$19.95t paper
2009, 160 pages, 9 x 9, 119 color photographs, 4 black-and-white photographs
ISBN: 978-0-8014-7440-8


ILR Press (an imprint of Cornell University Press)
STATES' GAINS, LABOR'S LOSSES: China, France, and Mexico Choose Global Liaisons, 1980­2000
Dorothy J. Solinger
http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=5457
$45.00s cloth
2009, 224 pages, 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
ISBN: 978-0-8014-4777-8


ILR Press (an imprint of Cornell University Press)
CHANGING THE COURSE OF AIDS: Peer Education in South Africa and Its Lessons for the Global Crisis
David Dickinson; Charles Deutsch (Foreword)
http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=5477
$39.95s cloth
2009, 272 pages, 6 x 9, 14 tables
ISBN: 978-0-8014-4831-7


IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
Recent studies include ---
4564    Life Expectancy and the Environment     
4563    Sundays Are Blue: Aren't They? The Day-of-the-Week Effect on Subjective Well-Being and Socio-Economic Status    
4562    How Much Should We Trust Linear Instrumental Variables Estimators? An Application to Family Size and Children's Education       
4561    No Child Left Behind: Universal Child Care and Children's Long-Run Outcomes     
4560    Low-Skilled Immigrant Entrepreneurship
4559    Inflation and Welfare in Long-Run Equilibrium with Firm Dynamics        
4558    Culture, Policies and Labor Market Outcomes     
4557    The Trade-off between Fertility and Education: Evidence from before the Demographic Transition  
4556    Catch Me If You Can: Education and Catch-up in the Industrial Revolution


Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local


International

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
CASE STUDY
The impact of bankruptcy on restructuring in the UK tourism sector: XL Leisure [12 November 2009]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0993.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/93/en/1/EF0993EN.pdf
[full-text, 29 pages]

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Monitoring Centre on Change
CASE STUDY
Insolvency and restructuring in the Spanish real estate and construction sector: Martinsa-Fadesa [9 November 2009]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0992.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/92/en/1/EF0992EN.pdf
[full-text, 15 pages]

India
National Informatics Center (NIC)
INDIA: DIRECTORY OF INDIAN GOVERNMENT WEBSITES
http://goidirectory.nic.in/
SEARCH for this site
http://goidirectory.nic.in/search.htm


India
National Informatics Center (NIC)
THE NATIONAL PORTAL OF INDIA
http://india.gov.in/


India
National Informatics Centre (NIC)
THE BUSINESS PORTAL OF INDIA
http://business.gov.in/default.php


International Labour Organization (ILO)
EMPLOYMENT
Job Creation and Enterprise Development Department (EMP/ENTERPRISE)
Sustainable Enterprise Programme
Promoting Responsible and Sustainable Enterprise-Level Practices at Times of Crisis : A Guide for Policy-Makers and Social Partners
http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_emp/---emp_ent/documents/publication/wcms_108420.pdf
[full-text, 36 pages]

World Bank
World Bank Data Now in Google Search Results [11 November 2009]
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:22386512~pagePK:64257043~piPK:437376~theSitePK:4607,00.html


World Health Organization (WHO)
GLOBAL ATLAS  of the HEALTH WORKFORCE
http://apps.who.int/globalatlas/default.asp
To access the data please click the Data Query tab
http://apps.who.int/globalatlas/DataQuery/default.asp
To access statistics on health workforce demographics
http://apps.who.int/globalatlas/docs/HRH/HTML/SASA_Aug08.htm


Federal

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
The Global Financial Crisis: Analysis and Policy Implications
Dick K. Nanto, Coordinator, Specialist in Industry and Trade
October 2, 2009
http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34742_20091002.pdf
[full-text, 155 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/683/
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1688&context=key_workplace


Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Job Loss and Infrastructure Job Creation Spending During the Recession
Linda Levine, Specialist in Labor Economics
October 2, 2009
http://opencrs.com/document/R40080/2009-10-02/download/1013/
[full-text, 16 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/681/
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1686&context=key_workplace


Employment & Training Administration (ETA)
ETAOP 2009-13
UI BENEFITS STUDY: Recent Changes in the Characteristics of Unemployed Workers
Release Year :  2009
IMPAQ International, LLC
  Author(s): Michaelides, Marios ; Mueser, Peter
http://wdr.doleta.gov/research/keyword.cfm?fuseaction=dsp_resultDetails&pub_id=2422&mp=y
or
http://wdr.doleta.gov/research/FullText_Documents/UI%20Benefits%20Study%20%2D%20Recent%20Change%20in%20Characteristics%20of%20Unemployed%20Workers%2Epdf
[full-text, 43 pages
See additional research topics at
http://wdr.doleta.gov/research/


National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Farm Labor [21 August 2009]
http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1063
or
http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/current/FarmLabo/FarmLabo-08-21-2009_new_format.pdf
[full-text, 21 pages]

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Public Elementary and Secondary School Student Enrollment and Staff From the Common Core of Data: School Year 2007-08  [10 November 2009]
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2010309
or
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2010/2010309.pdf
[full-text, 25 pages]

Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
New Web Site!
WORKPLACE SAFETY & H1N1 (Flu) [9 November 2009]
http://www.osha.gov/h1n1/


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

AARP
Personal Finances: The Final Frontier for Social Media
Results of a National Survey of Young Adults
By: Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research; Anna Greenberg; Jessica Keating | October 2009
http://www.aarp.org/research/surveys/money/finance/invest/articles/lifetuner.html
or
http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/lifetuner.pdf
[full-text, 52 pages]


AARP
Job Skills Training and Opportunities: Opinions and Perceptions of Alabama Workers Age 40+
By: Jennifer H. Sauer; Cassandra Burton, AARP Knowledge Management | October 2009
http://www.aarp.org/research/surveys/money/work/employment/articles/al_workers_09.html
or
http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/al_workers_09.pdf
[full-text, 40 pages]


Euro-WorksCouncil
www.euro-workscouncil.net
Training and Consultancy
The training and consultancy network "euro-workscouncil.net" is there to inform you about the activities of European Works Councils and related subjects.
EWC News
issue no. 3 / 2009
31st October 2009
http://www.ewc-news.com/en032009.htm
or
http://www.ewc-news.com/en032009.pdf
[full-text, 16 pages]
Past Issues at
http://www.ewc-news.com/


Sibson Consulting (A Division of Segal)
Expatriate Talent Market Trends Survey [Fall 2009]
http://www.sibson.com/publications/surveysandstudies/expats.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]

Urban Institute
Variation in Insurance Coverage Across Congressional Districts: New Estimates from 2008 [5 October 2009]
http://urbaninstitute.org/publications/411967.html
or
http://urbaninstitute.org/uploadedpdf/411967_variation_in_insurance.pdf
[full-text, 48 pages]

Wells Fargo
Workers Failing to Save Enough for Expected Retirement Lifestyle, Wells Fargo Study Finds [5 November 2009]
Women more likely to feel affected by economic downturn and less certain about retirement
https://www.wellsfargo.com/press/2009/20091105_Retirement


WorldatWork Sponsored Research:
Case Studies in Optimizing Executive Compensation Design
Diane Vavrasek, Cornell University
November 2009
http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/adimLink?id=35568
[full-text, 33 pages]


Law

American Bar Association
Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law
Disability Statistic Reports
http://www.abanet.org/disability/resources/statistics.shtml
(1)  * 2009 Goal III Report
http://www.abanet.org/disability/docs/2009GoalIII.pdf
[full-text, 24 pages]


(2)   * 2009 Disability Diversity Statistics:
http://www.abanet.org/disability/docs/ABADisabilityStatisticsReport.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]


Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Federal Employees' Retirement System: Legislation Enacted in the 111th Congress
Patrick Purcell, Specialist in Income Security
November 12, 2009
http://opencrs.com/document/RS22933/2009-11-12/download/1013/
[full-text, 10 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/682/
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1687&context=key_workplace


Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Private Health Insurance Provisions of H.R. 3962
Hinda Chaikind, Specialist in Health Care Financing
Bernadette Fernandez, Analyst in Health Care Financing
Chris L. Peterson, Specialist in Health Care Financing
Paulette C. Morgan, Specialist in Health Care Financing
Mark Newsom, Analyst in Health Care Financing and Insurance
Janemarie Mulvey, Specialist in Aging Policy
October 30, 2009
http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R40885_20091030.pdf
[full-text, 33 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/680/
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1685&context=key_workplace


Statistical Reports

BEA: U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES September 2009 [13 November 2009]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2009/trad0909.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2009/pdf/trad0909.pdf
[full-text, 47 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2009/xls/trad0909.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2009/pdf/trad0909_fax.pdf


BLS: U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - OCTOBER 2009 [13 November 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ximpim.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ximpim.pdf
[full-text, 16 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/ximpim.supp.toc.htm


BLS: International Comparisons of Annual Labor Force Statistics, Adjusted to U.S. Concepts, 10 Countries, 1970-2008 [2 October 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/fls/flscomparelf.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/fls/flscomparelf/lfcompendium.pdf
[full-text, 52 pages]
or
ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ForeignLabor/lfcompendium.xls
[spreadsheet]


BLS: Job Openings and Labor Turnover ­ September 2009 [10 November 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/jolts_11102009.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/jolts_11102009.pdf
[full-text, 16 pages]


BLS: EXTENDED MASS LAYOFFS ­ THIRD QUARTER OF 2009 [10 November 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mslo.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mslo.pdf
[full-text, 21 pages]


Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Unit labour costs rise strongly across OECD economies in second quarter 2009 [13 November 2009]
http://www.oecd.org/document/9/0,3343,en_2649_34251_44051913_1_1_1_37457,00.html
or
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/40/36/44061973.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

International Labour Organizaton (ILO)
ILO PHOTO GALLERY
http://www.ilo.org/global/About_the_ILO/Media_and_public_information/photo/lang--en/index.htm
See in particular
SEARCH the PHOTO GALLERY at
http://www.ilo.org/dyn/media/mediasearch.home?p_lang=en


Interuniversity Research Centre on Globalization and Work (CRIMT)
22 October 2009 • Call for papers
THEMATIC AND EXTRA-THEMATIC CALLS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
Employee Representation in the New World of Work: The Dynamics of Rights, Voice, Performance and Power
http://www.crimt.org/Francais/Accueil_fr.html
[in FRENCH)
or
http://www.crimt.org/English/Accueil_eng.html
or
http://www.crimt.org/CIRA-CRIMT-2010_Thematic_and_Extra-thematic_Call_for_papers.pdf
[full-text, 3 pages]


NOTE: The IWS Documented News Service is committed to helping the Rwanda Tribunal garner more attention world-wide. The lessons and legacy of ground-breaking legal matters related to the unspeakable events in Rwanda should not be forgotten. Humans, whether from rich or poor countries, must remain vigilant in curbing the motivations that lead individuals and groups to violent hatred and barbaric acts against a class of people. Consequently, items about this tribunal, which will end shortly after 2010, will appear from time to time on this news service.

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
www.ictr.org
Press Release
IICTR/INFO-9-2-662.EN
Arusha, 16 November 2009
Prosecutors of International Criminal Tribunals Call for Full Cooperation
http://www.ictr.org/ENGLISH/PRESSREL/2009/622.htm


THE BACHARACH BLOG
http://bacharachblog.com/


Top 10 Compelling Proactive Leadership Links: Nov. 9-13
http://bacharachblog.com/proactive-leadership-skills/top-10-compelling-proactive-leadership-links-nov-9-13/
Posted by Samuel B. Bacharach on Nov 13, 2009 •


Top 10 Compelling Proactive Leadership Links: Nov. 9-13
http://bacharachblog.com/proactive-leadership-skills/10-funny-leadership-cartoons/
By Samuel B. Bacharach on 11/12/09


Leadership Book Corner: Leadership in China and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
http://bacharachblog.com/proactive-leadership-skills/leadership-book-corner-leadership-in-china-and-the-heavenly-kingdom/
By Samuel B. Bacharach on 11/11/09

______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.

****************************************
Stuart Basefsky                   
Director, IWS News Bureau                
Institute for Workplace Studies 
Cornell/ILR School                        
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor             
New York, NY 10016                        
                                   
Telephone: (607) 255-2703                
Fax: (607) 255-9641                       
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu                  
****************************************


Monday, November 09, 2009

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 11 November 2009

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016
-------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

IWS Weekly Bulletin, 11 November 2009


Academic Research

IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
Recent studies include ---
4550    Dynamic Female Labor Supply     
4549    Redistributive Politics and Market Efficiency: An Experimental Study    
4548    From Angela's Ashes to the Celtic Tiger: Early Life Conditions and Adult Health in Ireland      
4547    The Unknown Immigration: Incentives and Family Composition in Intercountry Adoptions to the United States       
4546    The Ratio Bias Phenomenon: Fact or Artifact?    
4545    Incentive Effects on Risk Attitude in Small Probability Prospects       
4544    Impacts of Labor Taxation with Perfectly and Imperfectly Competitive Domestic Labor Markets under Flexible Outsourcing  
4543    A Simple GMM Estimator for the Semi-Parametric Mixed Proportional Hazard Model  
4542    The Timing of Work and Work-Family Conflicts in Spain: Who Has a Split Work Schedule and Why?   
4541    Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Migration, Entrepreneurship and Social Capital       
4540    Lab Experiments Are a Major Source of Knowledge in the Social Sciences
                 (definitive version published in: Science, 2009, 326 (5952), 535-538)   
4539    Does Self-Employment Increase the Economic Well-Being of Low-Skilled Workers?   
4538    Happiness in Europe: Cross-Country Differences in the Determinants of Subjective Well-Being


Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local


International

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Living and working in Ireland [9 November 2009]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0946.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/46/en/1/EF0946EN.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
4th Foundation Forum, Dublin Castle,
Ireland, 5-6 November 2009
Global recession: Europe's way out - Background paper [2 November 2009]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0998.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/98/en/1/EF0998EN.pdf
[full-text, 28 pages]

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
ERM Report 2009: Restructuring in recession [4 November 2009]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0973.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/73/en/1/EF0973EN.pdf
[full-text, 148 pages]

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA)
2009 Annual report: the state of the drugs problem in Europe [5 November 2009]
EMCDDA, Lisbon, November 2009
http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/publications/annual-report/2009
[Go to this URL above to pick the language of your choice in downloading the report]
or
ONLINE VERSION
http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/situation/analysis
or
ENGLISH FULL-TEXT
http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/attachements.cfm/att_93236_EN_EMCDDA_AR2009_EN.pdf
[104 pages]
For earlier reports, see -
http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/publications/searchresults?action=list&type=PUBLICATIONS&SERIES_PUB=w36


Government of India
Labour Bureau
[INDIA] Pocket Book of Labour Statistics 2008
http://labourbureau.nic.in/PBLS%202k8%20Contents.htm


Government of India
Labour Bureau
[INDIA] LATEST REPORTS
http://labourbureau.nic.in/reports.htm

including the following:
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX NUMBERS FOR AGRICULTURAL & RURAL LABOURERS (BASE 1986-87=100) ANNUAL REPORT 2007-08
http://labourbureau.nic.in/Annual_Rep_ALRL_2k7_08.pdf
OCCUPATIONAL WAGE SURVEY SIXTH ROUND 2008 REPORT ON TEN ENGINEERING  INDUSTRIES
http://labourbureau.nic.in/OWS%202k8%20Engg%20contents.htm
WAGE RATES  IN RURAL INDIA (2007-08)
http://labourbureau.nic.in/WR%20Rural%20India%202k7-8%20Contents.htm
REPORT ON EFFECT OF ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN ON EMPLOYMENT IN INDIA ( APRIL - JUNE 2009 )
http://labourbureau.nic.in/Third_Quick_Report_Main_1.pdf
EVALUATION STUDY ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MINIMUM WAGES ACT,1948 IN STONE BREAKING & STONE CRUSHING INDUSTRY IN GUJARAT 2007-08
http://labourbureau.nic.in/EMW_Guj_Stone_200708.pdf
SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF WOMEN WORKERS IN PLANTATION INDUSTRY 2008-09  - MAIN REPORT
http://labourbureau.nic.in/SECOWW_Plantation_200809.pdf
ANNEXURES
http://labourbureau.nic.in/SECOWW_Annex_200809.pdf
EVALUATION STUDY ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MINIMUM WAGES ACT,1948 IN STONE BREAKING & STONE CRUSHING INDUSTRY IN KARNATAKA 2007-08
http://labourbureau.nic.in/EMW_REP_KAR_2007.pdf
REPORT ON THE WORKING OF THE MINIMUM WAGES ACT, 1948 FOR  THE YEAR 2006
http://labourbureau.nic.in/MW2k6%20Contents.htm
STATISTICS ON INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES, CLOSURES, RETRENCHMENTS AND LAY-OFFS IN INDIA DURING THE YEAR, 2007
http://labourbureau.nic.in/ID%202k7%20Contents.htm
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX NUMBERS (for Industrial Workers) 2001 = 100
ANNUAL REPORT 2007
http://labourbureau.nic.in/CPI%20IW%202K7%20Contents.htm
WAGE RATES IN RURAL INDIA 2006-07
http://labourbureau.nic.in/WR%202k6-7%20Contents.htm

AND MUCH MORE.....


Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
OECD: Key employment statistics
http://www.oecd.org/document/53/0,3343,en_2649_39023495_42788213_1_1_1_37457,00.html
How does your country compare?
http://www.oecd.org/document/53/0,3343,en_2649_39023495_42788213_1_1_1_37457,00.html#cc
How do OECD labour markets perform?
http://www.oecd.org/document/53/0,3343,en_2649_39023495_42788213_1_1_1_37457,00.html#lm


Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Union members and employees
Data on the number of trade union members and employees
http://stats.oecd.org/wbos/default.aspx?DatasetCode=U_D_D
TRADE UNION DENSITY IN OECD COUNTRIES, 1960-2007
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/25/42/39891561.xls
SOURCES for:
TRADE UNION MEMBERS AND UNION DENSITY IN OECD COUNTRIES
Jelle Visser, Sébastien Martin and Peter Tergeist
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/37/2/35695665.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]


Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Online OECD Employment Database
http://www.oecd.org/document/34/0,3343,en_2649_33927_40917154_1_1_1_1,00.html


(UK) National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
NICE public health guidance 22: Promoting mental wellbeing at work
Promoting mental wellbeing through productive and healthy working conditions: guidance for employers [5 November 2009]
http://www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/pdf/PH22Guidance.pdf
[full-text, 41 pages]

World Bank
China Quarterly Update, November 2009
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/EASTASIAPACIFICEXT/CHINAEXTN/0,,contentMDK:22102737~pagePK:1497618~piPK:217854~theSitePK:318950,00.html
or
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTCHINA/Resources/318862-1237238982080/5923417-1257229995645/cqu_Oct_2009.pdf
[full-text, 23 pages]
and
Overview
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTCHINA/Resources/318862-1237238982080/5923417-1257229995645/overview_cqu_Oct_2009.pdf
[full-text, 1 pages]


Federal

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Spotlight On Statistics: HEALTH CARE [4 November 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/spotlight/2009/health_care/home.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/spotlight/2009/health_care/pdf/health_care_bls_spotlight.pdf
[full-text, 13 pages]

Census
Selected Characteristics of Baby Boomers 42 to 60 Years Old in 2006 [9 November 2009]
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/miscellaneous/014411.html
or
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/age/general-age.html#bb
or
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/age/2006%20Baby%20Boomers.pdf
[full-text, 46 pages -- PDF of PowerPoint]

Census
Consumer Income
P60-237
Custodial Mothers and Fathers and Their Child Support: 2007 [9 November 2009]
http://www.census.gov/prod/2009pubs/p60-237.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]
DETAILED TABLES
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/childsupport/cs07.html
or
2007
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/childsupport/chldsu07.pdf
[full-text, 49 pages]
Press Release 9 November 2009
Nearly Half of Parents Get Full Amount of Child Support, Census Bureau Reports
Report Finds Increase in Age and Education of Custodial Mothers
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/children/014410.html


Census
School Enrollment in the United States: 2008 [2 November 2009]
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/education/014354.html
or
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/school.html
DETAILED TABLES
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/school/cps2008.html
Source and Accuracy
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/school/2008school_S&A.pdf
[full-text, 19 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Income of Americans Aged 65 and Older, 1968 to 2008
Patrick Purcell, Specialist in Income Security
November 4, 2009
http://opencrs.com/document/RL33387/2009-11-04/download/1013/
[full-text, 40 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/672/
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1677&context=key_workplace


Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response: The SAFER Grant Program
Lennard G. Kruger, Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
October 16, 2009
http://opencrs.com/document/RL33375/2009-10-16/download/1013/
[full-text, 12 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/676/
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1681&context=key_workplace


Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Poverty in the United States: 2008
Thomas Gabe, Specialist in Social Policy
October 6, 2009
http://opencrs.com/document/RL33069/2009-10-06/download/1013/
[full-text, 21 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/678/
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1683&context=key_workplace


National Science Foundation (NSF)
NSF 10-302 | November 2009
Science and Engineering State Profiles: 2006­08 [4 November 2009]
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf10302/
or
Summary
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf10302/tables/summary.pdf
[full-text, 5 pages]
or
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf10302/tables/summary.xls
[spreadsheet]
Individual State Profiles
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf10302/#state


National Science Foundation (NSF)
Detailed Statistical Tables | NSF 10-300 | November 2009 |
Science and Engineering Degrees, by Race/Ethnicity: 1997­2006 [4 November 2009]
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf10300/
or
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf10300/pdf/nsf10300.pdf
[full-text, 129 pages]


U.S. Department of State
2009 Report on International Religious Freedom [26 October 2009]
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2009/index.htm
Reports on individual countries are available via the URL above.
Remarks on the Release of the 2009 Annual Report on International Religious [26 October 2009]
http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2009a/10/130937.htm


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

CHALLENGER, GRAY & CHRISTMAS, INC.
JOB-CUT ANNOUNCEMENT REPORT
Press Release 4 November 2009
Job Cuts Continue To Fall In October
OCTOBER JOB CUTS FALL 16% TO 55,679
http://iwsdocumentednewsdaily.blogspot.com/2009/11/iws-challenger-job-cuts-fall-16-to.html


Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
Fast Facts from EBRI
Oct. 28, 2009 #141
How Does Union Membership Affect Health Insurance Coverage? [28 October 2009]
http://www.ebri.org/pdf/FFE141.28Oct09.Final.pdf


Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
EBRI Issue Brief #336
November 2009
Employment-Based Retirement Plan Participation: Geographic Differences and Trends, 2008 [4 November 2009]
http://www.ebri.org/publications/ib/index.cfm?fa=ibDisp&content_id=4402
or
http://www.ebri.org/pdf/briefspdf/EBRI_IB_11-2009_No336_Ret-Part.pdf
[full-text, 40 pages]

Green jobs, safe jobs
Hazards magazine | International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Lead – a case of right answer, wrong question
By Rory O'Neill | Published: 6 November, 2009
http://www.hazards.org/greenjobs/blog/2009/11/06/lead-%E2%80%93a-case-of-right-answer-wrong-question/


Urban Institute
Unemployment Statistics on Older Americans [6 November 2009]
Updated 11/09
Richard W. Johnson, Corina Mommaerts
http://www.urban.org/publications/411904.html
or
http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/411904_unemploymentstatistics.pdf
[full-text, 11 pages]


Law

NOTE: The IWS Documented News Service is committed to helping the Rwanda Tribunal garner more attention world-wide. The lessons and legacy of ground-breaking legal matters related to the unspeakable events in Rwanda should not be forgotten. Humans, whether from rich or poor countries, must remain vigilant in curbing the motivations that lead individuals and groups to violent hatred and barbaric acts against a class of people. Consequently, items about this tribunal, which will end shortly after 2010, will appear from time to time on this news service.
Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS)
Presented by the IWS in conjunction with the Cornell Law School
Last month, the IWS Colloquium Series, with cosponsorship of the Cornell Law School (represented by Prof. Claire Germain) hosted Sir Dennis Byron, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for
Rwanda (ICTR), who spoke about the Role of the Courts in Protecting and Preserving Human Rights.  It was a fascinating evening that touched on both legal and institutional issues, never flinching from some of the moral and social issues. Of particular note are the ground-breaking precedents of the ICTR in regard to sexual violence and the limits of freedom of speech.

Video highlights from  the October 6th lecture
THE ROLE OF THE COURTS IN PROTECTING AND PRESERVING HUMAN RIGHTS
with Judge Sir Charles Michael Dennis Byron , President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/iws/news/humanrights1069.html


Brief biographical description of Sir Charles Michael Dennis Byron , President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
http://www.ictr.org/ENGLISH/factsheets/byron.htm


Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Health Reform and the 111th Congress
Hinda Chaikind, Specialist in Health Care Financing
October 14, 2009
http://opencrs.com/document/R40581/2009-10-14/download/1013/
[full-text, 27 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/679/
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1684&context=key_workplace


Congressional Research Service (CRS)
The Proposed U.S.-Panama Free Trade Agreement
J. F. Hornbeck, Specialist in International Trade and Finance
October 15, 2009
http://opencrs.com/document/RL32540/2009-10-15/download/1013/
[full-text, 33 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/677/
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1682&context=key_workplace


U.S. Dept. of Labor
Employment Standards Administration [ESA}
Employers jailed for failing to comply with court order to pay back wages to Southland cleaning service workers [4 November 2009]
Southern California Maid Service owes workers more than $3.5 million in back pay
http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/esa/esa20091092.htm


Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Black Lung Benefits Program: Administrative and Structural Changes Could Improve Miners' Ability to Pursue Claims
GAO-10-7,  October 30, 2009
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d107.pdf
[full-text, 57 pages]


Statistical Reports

BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- OCTOBER 2009 [6 November 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf
[full-text, 29 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/empsit.supp.toc.htm


BLS: PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS Third Quarter 2009, Preliminary [5 November 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod2.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod2.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/prod2.supp.toc.htm


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
NCHS Data Brief
Number 23, November 2009
Behind International Rankings of Infant Mortality: How the United States Compares with Europe
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db23.htm
or
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db23.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]


NOTE: The IWS Documented News Service is committed to helping the Rwanda Tribunal garner more attention world-wide. The lessons and legacy of ground-breaking legal matters related to the unspeakable events in Rwanda should not be forgotten. Humans, whether from rich or poor countries, must remain vigilant in curbing the motivations that lead individuals and groups to violent hatred and barbaric acts against a class of people. Consequently, items about this tribunal, which will end shortly after 2010, will appear from time to time on this news service.

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
www.ictr.org
Press Release
ICTR/INFO-9-2-620.EN
Arusha, 6 November 2009
Michel Bagaragaza Sentenced to 8 years imprisonment
http://www.ictr.org/ENGLISH/PRESSREL/2009/620.htm


THE BACHARACH BLOG
http://bacharachblog.com/


How Does a Leader Sustain Momentum? 4 Key Strategies
http://bacharachblog.com/podcasts/how-does-a-leader-sustain-momentum-4-key-strategies/
Posted by Samuel B. Bacharach on Nov 6, 2009 •


10 Compelling Proactive Leadership Links: November 2-6
http://bacharachblog.com/leadership-links/10-compelling-proactive-leadership-links-november-2-6/
By Samuel B. Bacharach on 11/06/09


4 Tactics for Sustaining the Coalition Mindset
http://bacharachblog.com/proactive-leadership-skills/4-tactics-for-sustaining-the-coalition-mindset/
By Samuel B. Bacharach on 11/05/09

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Wednesday, November 04, 2009

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 4 November 2009

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016
-------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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IWS Weekly Bulletin, 4 November 2009


Academic Research

IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
Recent studies include ---
4509    How Effective Are Unemployment Benefit Sanctions? Looking Beyond Unemployment Exit      
4508    Policy Relevant Heterogeneity in the Value of Statistical Life: New Evidence from Panel Data Quantile Regressions
                 (forthcoming in: Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2010)         
4507    Two Heads Are Less Bubbly than One: Team Decision-Making in an Experimental Asset Market        
4506    Health and Income: A Robust Comparison of Canada and the US     
4505    How Sensitive Are Retirement Decisions to Financial Incentives: A Stated Preference Analysis    
4504    Money for Nothing? Universal Child Care and Maternal Employment         
4503    Can Child Care Policy Encourage Employment and Fertility? Evidence from a Structural Model      
4502    The Extent of Collective Bargaining and Workplace Representation: Transitions between States and their Determinants. A Comparative Analysis of Germany and Great Britain        
4501    Credit Constraints and the Persistence of Unemployment  
4500    Now Daddy's Changing Diapers and Mommy's Making Her Career: Evaluating a Generous Parental Leave Regulation Using a Natural Experiment  
4499    Village Economies and the Structure of Extended Family Networks         
4498    Extended Family Networks in Rural Mexico: A Descriptive Analysis        
4497    Family Networks and School Enrolment: Evidence from a Randomized Social Experiment


Cornell Higher Education Research Institute (CHERI) Working Papers
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/cheri/workingPapers/
Recent Studies include --
WP 124  The Scope and Scale of Clinical Research Accomplished by Rheumatologists Early in Their Careers
WP 123           Job Stability among U.S. University Presidents  
WP 122           Building Knowledge Stocks:  The Role of State Higher-Education Policies
WP 121           Do Expenditures Other Than Instructional Expenditures Affect Graduation and Persistence Rates in American Higher Education?
WP 120  Keeping up with the Joneses:  Institutional Changes Following the Adoption of a Merit Aid Policy
WP 119  The Effects Of Higher Admission Standards On NCAA Student-Athletes: An Analysis Of Proposition 16       
WP 118  Demystifying Endowments


Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local


International

International Labour Organization (ILO)
Employment Sector
Strategy for Gender Mainstreaming in the Employment Sector for the implementation of the ILO Action Plan for Gender Equality 2008-09 [2009]
http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_emp/documents/publication/wcms_103610.pdf
[full-text, 24 pages]

International Labour Organization (ILO)
Multinational Enterprises (EMP/MULTI)
http://www.ilo.org/empent/WorkingUnits/lang--en/facet--ORG-_-ED_EMP----EMP_ENT----MULTI-_-TYP-_-Publication-_-2678/WCMS_DOC_ENT_DPT_MLT_EN

The ILO and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) -
< http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_emp/---emp_ent/---multi/documents/publication/wcms_116336.pdf >
29 October 2009 - ILO Helpdesk Factsheet No. 1 (Fact sheet) The MNE Declaration: Your gateway to understanding and implementing labour standards -
< http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_emp/---emp_ent/---multi/documents/publication/wcms_116337.pdf >
29 October 2009 - ILO Helpdesk Factsheet No. 2 (Fact sheet) The MNE Declaration - the detail -
< http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_emp/---emp_ent/---multi/documents/publication/wcms_116338.pdf >
29 October 2009 - ILO Helpdesk Factsheet No. 3 (Fact sheet) Declaration on the Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work -
< http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_emp/---emp_ent/---multi/documents/publication/wcms_116339.pdf >
29 October 2009 - ILO Helpdesk Factsheet No. 4 (Fact sheet) Putting Decent Work Principles into Practice: Labour-Management Cooperation for Responsible Enterprise Restructuring - < http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_emp/---emp_ent/---multi/documents/publication/wcms_116340.pdf >
29 October 2009 - ILO Helpdesk Factsheet (Fact sheet) Eliminating Discrimination in the Workplace -
< http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_emp/---emp_ent/---multi/documents/publication/wcms_116342.pdf >
29 October 2009 - ILO Helpdesk Factsheet No. 5 (Fact sheet) Workers' housing -
< http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_emp/---emp_ent/---multi/documents/publication/wcms_116344.pdf >
29 October 2009 - ILO Helpdesk Factsheet No. 6 (Fact sheet) International Labour Standards for Plantation Work -
< http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_emp/---emp_ent/---multi/documents/publication/wcms_116346.pdf >
29 October 2009 - ILO Helpdesk Factsheet No. 7 (Fact sheet) The Financial & Economic Crisis: Responding Responsibly Some frequently asked questions -
< http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_emp/---emp_ent/---multi/documents/publication/wcms_116348.pdf >



New Zealand
Ministry of Social Development
2009 SOCIAL REPORT [27 October 2009]
http://socialreport.msd.govt.nz/
or
http://socialreport.msd.govt.nz/tools/downloads.html
or
http://socialreport.msd.govt.nz/documents/social-report-2009.pdf
[full-text, 178 pages]
and
REGIONAL INDICATORS 2009
http://socialreport.msd.govt.nz/documents/regional/regional-indicators-2009.pdf
[full-text, 39 pages]
Press Release
The Social Report 2009 [27 October 2009]
http://www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-our-work/newsroom/media-releases/2009/pr-2009-10-23.html


Federal

BLS: Monthly Labor Review Online [30 October 2009]
October 2009, Vol. 132, No. 10
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2009/10/home.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2009/10/mlr200910.pdf
[full-text, 117 pages]


Part-time workers: some key differences between primary and secondary earners
H. Luke Shaefer
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2009/10/art1full.pdf
[full-text, 13 pages]


Manhattan's financial sector and the 2005­07 employment dynamic
Solidelle F. Wasser, Bruce J. Bergman, and Emily A. Harcum
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2009/10/art2full.pdf
[available soon]


The parenting of infants: a time-use study
Robert Drago
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2009/10/art3full.pdf
[full-text, 11 pages]


Unemployment insurance recipients and nonrecipients in the CPS
Wayne Vroman
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2009/10/art4full.pdf
[full-text, 10 pages]


BLS
Compensation and Working Conditions
http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/

The New Health Participation and Access Data from the National Compensation Survey
by Jason L. Ford
Originally Posted: October 26, 2009
http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20091022ar01p1.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/print/cm20091022ar01p1.htm


The Employment Cost Index and the Impact on Medicare Reimbursements
by Jeffrey L. Schildkraut
Originally Posted: October 26, 2009
http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20091020ar01p1.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/print/cm20091020ar01p1.htm


Census
Finances of Selected State and Local Government  Employee Retirement Systems [29 October 2009]
http://www.census.gov/govs/www/qpr.html


Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Preliminary Analysis of the Affordable Health Care for America Act [29 October 2009]
http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=10688
or
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/106xx/doc10688/hr3962Rangel.pdf
[full-text, 27 pages]

Office of Homeland Security
Office of Immigration Statistics
POLICY DIRECTORATE
Estimates of the Legal Permanent Resident Population in 2008 [October 2009]
NANCY RYTINA
http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/ois_lpr_pe_2008.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]


USAID
GLOBAL EDUCATION DATABASE (GED)
http://ged.eads.usaidallnet.gov/
includes
EDUCATION DATA
http://ged.eads.usaidallnet.gov/data/
ANALYTIC TOOLS
http://ged.eads.usaidallnet.gov/analysis/


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

Conference Board
Working at the Intersection of Human Resources, Ethics, and Compliance - The Need for Collaboration [29 October 2009]
http://www.conference-board.org/publications/describe.cfm?id=1699
Press Release 29 October 2009
Working at the Intersection of Human Resources, Ethics, and Compliance - The Need for Collaboration
http://www.conference-board.org/utilities/pressDetail.cfm?press_ID=3775


RAND
National Evaluation of the Demonstration to Improve the Recruitment and Retention of the Direct Service Community Workforce [27 October 2009]
Cover: National Evaluation of the Demonstration to Improve the Recruitment and Retention of the Direct Service Community Workforce
By: John Engberg, Nicholas G. Castle, Sarah B. Hunter, Laura A. Steighner, Elizabeth Maggio
http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR699/
or
http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/2009/RAND_TR699.pdf
[full-text, 419 pages]
or
Summary
http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/2009/RAND_TR699.sum.pdf
[full-text, 7 pages]

RAND
[Dissertation]
Self-Employment among Older Workers: Assistance Programs, Liquidity Constraints and Employment Patterns [23 October 2009]
By: Qian Gu
http://www.rand.org/pubs/rgs_dissertations/RGSD252/
or
http://www.rand.org/pubs/rgs_dissertations/2009/RAND_RGSD252.pdf
[full-text, 145 pages]


Watson Wyatt
Effect of the Economic Crisis on HR Programs
Update: October 2009 [28 October 2009]
http://www.watsonwyatt.com/hrprogramsOct09
[full-text, 12 pages]
Press Release 28 October 2009
Number of Companies Planning to Reverse Salary, Hiring Freezes Jumps Sharply Since August, Watson Wyatt Survey Finds
http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=22602


Law

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
EEOC Poster Request Form [22 October 2009]
http://www.eeoc.gov/posterform.html


HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON WORKFORCE PROTECTIONS
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION
HEARING HELD IN WASHINGTON, DC, MARCH 3, 2009
Serial No. 111­5
ENCOURAGING FAMILY­FRIENDLY WORKPLACE POLICIES
http://catalog.gpo.gov:80/F/7IHB98NJ54B12TH17GRKBV11BMTSI1SNX3D6XN6SIK78PK4EY2-11728?func=service&doc_library=GPO01&doc_number=000650144&line_number=0002&service_type=MEDIA
[full-text, 52 pages]

News Release
OSHA News Release: [10/30/2009]
Contact Name: Diana Petterson
Phone Number: (202) 693-1898
Release Number: 09-1311-NAT
US Department of Labor's OSHA issues record-breaking fines to BP [30 October 2009]
http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/osha/osha20091311.htm


Statistical Reports

BEA: GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT: THIRD QUARTER 2009 (ADVANCE ESTIMATE) [29 October 2009]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2009/gdp3q09_adv.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2009/pdf/gdp3q09_adv.pdf
[full-text, 14 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2009/xls/gdp3q09_adv.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2009/pdf/gdp3q09_adv_fax.pdf


BLS: EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX - SEPTEMBER 2009 [30 October 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/eci.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/eci.pdf
[full-text, 22 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/eci.supp.toc.htm


BLS: WORKPLACE INJURIES AND ILLNESSES--2008 [29 October 2009]
also known as
Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (Annual)
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/osh.toc.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/osh.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/osh.pdf
[full-text, 28 pages]


BLS: METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- SEPTEMBER 2009 [28 October 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/metro.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/metro.pdf
[full-text, 21 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/metro.toc.htm


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Asian Sanitation Data Book 2008: Achieving Sanitation for All [October 2009]
http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/sanitation-dbook/2008/default.asp
or
http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/sanitation-dbook/2008/sanitation-dbook.pdf
[full-text, 178 pages]

SAVE the DATE
Thursday, DECEMBER 3, 2009 at the CORNELL CLUB-New York
Challenging Issues, Challenging Times
THE EMPLOYMENT LAW HORIZON FACING GLOBAL EMPLOYERS IN 2010
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/law/events/120309_GlobalEmployers.html
A Program Co-Sponsored by
The Cornell ILR Labor and Employment Law Program
and
Ius Laboris/The Global Alliance of Leading Employment Law Practices
http://www.iuslaboris.com/


NOTE: The IWS Documented News Service is committed to helping the Rwanda Tribunal garner more attention world-wide. The lessons and legacy of ground-breaking legal matters related to the unspeakable events in Rwanda should not be forgotten. Humans, whether from rich or poor countries, must remain vigilant in curbing the motivations that lead individuals and groups to violent hatred and barbaric acts against a class of people. Consequently, items about this tribunal, which will end shortly after 2010, will appear from time to time on this news service.

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
www.ictr.org
Press Release
ICTR/INFO-9-2-619.EN
Arusha, 28 October 2009
ICTR Launches a Pilot Outreach Project in Rwanda
http://www.ictr.org/ENGLISH/PRESSREL/2009/619.html


THE BACHARACH BLOG
http://bacharachblog.com/


50 Great Leadership Videos
http://bacharachblog.com/leadership-videos/50-great-leadership-videos/
Posted by Samuel B. Bacharach on Nov 3, 2009


The Gut Feelings of Leaders: Two Books You Should Read
http://bacharachblog.com/proactive-leadership-skills/the-gut-feelings-of-leaders-two-books-you-should-read/
By Samuel B. Bacharach on 11/03/09


10 Signs You Are a Facilitative Leader
http://bacharachblog.com/proactive-leadership-skills/10-signs-you-are-a-facilitative-leader/
By Samuel B. Bacharach on 11/02/09


______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.

****************************************
Stuart Basefsky                   
Director, IWS News Bureau                
Institute for Workplace Studies 
Cornell/ILR School                        
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor             
New York, NY 10016                        
                                   
Telephone: (607) 255-2703                
Fax: (607) 255-9641                       
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu                  
****************************************


Tuesday, October 27, 2009

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 28 October 2009

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016
-------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

IWS Weekly Bulletin, 28 October 2009


Academic Research

Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)
JILPT Research Report No. 106
Research Study on Diversification of Working Places and Working Hours Summary [21 October 2009]
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/reports/documents/jilpt-research/no.106.pdf
[full-text, 13 pages]
Additional Research Reports at
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/reports/jilpt_01.html


IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
Recent studies include ---
4459    Asabiyya: Re-Interpreting Value Change in Globalized Societies          
4458    Do All Material Incentives for Prosocial Activities Backfire? The Response to Cash and Non-Cash Incentives for Blood Donations  
4457    The Dynamics of Social Assistance Benefit Receipt in Britain    
4456    Genes, Legitimacy and Hypergamy: Another Look at the Economics of Marriage      
4455    What Should Be Done About Rising Unemployment in the OECD?      
4454    20 Years of German Unification: Evidence on Income Convergence and Heterogeneity        
4453    Regional Economic Growth and Human Capital: The Role of Overeducation   
4452    Looking Inside the Perpetual-Motion Machine: Job and Worker Flows in OECD Countries     
4451    Evaluating Nonexperimental Estimators for Multiple Treatments: Evidence from Experimental Data  
4450    Happiness and Health Care Coverage


Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local


International

African Development Bank (AfDB)
Gender, Poverty and Environmental Indicators on African Countries 2009
http://www.afdb.org/en/knowledge/publications/gender-poverty-and-environmental-indicators-on-african-countries-2009/
or
http://www.afdb.org/fileadmin/uploads/afdb/Documents/Publications/GenderPovertyEnvironmental_IndicatorsAfricanCountries2009_01_Full_Report.pdf
[full-text, 305 pages]

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (EC):
Brussels, 14.10.2009
SEC(2009)1334
COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT
TURKEY 2009 PROGRESS REPORT
accompanying the
COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL
Enlargement Strategy and Main Challenges 2009-2010
{COM(2009) 533}
http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/pdf/key_documents/2009/tr_rapport_2009_en.pdf
[full-text, 94 pages]
and
Conclusions on Turkey
(extract from the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European
Parliament "Enlargement Strategy and Main Challenges 2009-2010", COM(2009)533 final)
http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/pdf/key_documents/2009/conclusions_on_turkey_en.pdf
[full-text, 7 pages]

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
CASE STUDY
Managing restructuring without redundancies in the Austrian banking sector: BAWAG PSK [22 October 2009]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0969.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/69/en/1/EF0969EN.pdf
[full-text, 21 pages]

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
CASE STUDY
Added value of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: A comparison of experiences in Germany and Finland [22 October 2009]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0970.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/70/en/1/EF0970EN.pdf
(full-text, 38 pages]

World Economic Forum (WEF)
The Global Gender Gap Report 2009 [27 October 2009]
http://www.weforum.org/en/Communities/Women%20Leaders%20and%20Gender%20Parity/GenderGapNetwork/index.htm
or
http://www.weforum.org/pdf/gendergap/report2009.pdf
[full-text, 205 pages]
Press Release 27 October 2009
Iceland leads Forum's Global Gender Gap Index 2009
http://www.weforum.org/en/media/Latest%20Press%20Releases/PR_GGG09


Federal

Census
2006-2008 American Community Survey Data Tables
http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_program=ACS&_submenuId=&_lang=en&_ts =
Media Kit Toolkit
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2004/NewsMediaKit.html
Press Release
Census Bureau Releases 2006-2008 American Community Survey Data [27 October 2009]
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/014340.html


Census
Government Employment & Payroll 2008
http://www.census.gov/govs/apes/index.html
Press Release
Education Employees Comprise Majority of State and Local Government Workforce [26 October 2009]
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/employment_occupations/014352.html


Census
ALTERNATIVE MEASURES OF INCOME & POVERTY 2008 [22 October 2009]
INCOME
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/cpstables/032009/rdcall/toc.htm
and
POVERTY
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/povmeas/tables.html
Press Release
*REVISED*
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THURSDAY, OCT. 22, 2009
Alternative Income and Poverty Estimates: 2008
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/income_wealth/014349.html


Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Background Paper
How Slower Growth in the Labor Force Could Affect the Return on Capital [6 October 2009]
October 2009
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/106xx/doc10632/10-06-LaborForce.pdf
[full-text, 18 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/669/
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1674&context=key_workplace
[full-text, 18 pages]

CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON CHINA
[CHINA] ANNUAL REPORT 2009 [16 October 2009]
http://www.cecc.gov/pages/annualRpt/annualRpt09/CECCannRpt2009.pdf
[full-text, 468 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/670/
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1675&context=key_workplace
[full-text, 468 pages]

Congressional-Executive Commission on China
Political Prisoner Database
China: List of Political Prisoners Detained or Imprisoned as of October 7, 2009
(1,279 cases)
http://www.cecc.gov/pages/victims/20091007_PPD.pdf
[full-text, 384 pages]

Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
Special Topic Paper: Tibet 2008-2009
October 22, 2009
http://www.cecc.gov/pages/virtualAcad/tibet/tibet_2008-2009.pdf
[full-text, 155 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Income and Poverty Among Older Americans in 2008
Patrick Purcell, Specialist in Income Security
October 2, 2009
http://opencrs.com/document/RL32697/2009-10-02/download/1013/
[full-text, 30 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/672/
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1677&context=key_workplace
[full-text, 30 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
European Union Enlargement: A Status Report on Turkey's Accession Negotiations
Vincent Morelli, Section Research Manager
Carol Migdalovitz, Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs
October 8, 2009
http://www.opencrs.com/document/RS22517/2009-10-08/download/1013/
[full-text, 16 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
The U.S. Automotive Industry: National and State Trends in Manufacturing Employment
Michaela D. Platzer, Specialist in Industrial Organization and Business
Glennon J. Harrison, Section Research Manager
August 3, 2009
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/666/
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1671&context=key_workplace
[full-text, 42 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
U.S. Motor Vehicle Industry Restructuring and Dealership Terminations
Bill Canis, Specialist in Industrial Organization and Business
Michaela D. Platzer, Specialist in Industrial Organization and Business
August 7, 2009
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/667/
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1672&context=key_workplace
[full-text, 36 pages]

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Numbers and Types of Public Elementary and Secondary Local Education Agencies From the Common Core of Data: School Year 2007-08 - First Look [22 October 2009]
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2010306
or
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2010/2010306.pdf
[full-text, 30 pags]

Small Business Administration (SBA)
Office of Advocacy
An Analysis of the Effect of Reserve Activation on Small Business [8 October 2009]
John B. Hope, Douglas B. Christman and Patrick C. Mackin SAG Corporation Annandale, VA 20003
Under contract no. SBAHQ-07-F-0306
Release Date: October 2009
http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs352tot.pdf
[full-text, 52 pages]
Research Summary
http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs352.pdf
[full-text, 2 pages]


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

Alliance for Health Reform
A TOOLKIT: HEALTH INSURANCE COOPERATIVES [16 October 2009]
http://www.allhealth.org/publications/Private_health_insurance/Co-Op_Toolkit_Master_--_91.pdf
[full-text, 20 pages]

Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.
HOLIDAY JOBS & COMPETITION & ADVICE [19 October 2009]
(1) COMPETITION FOR RETAIL JOBS WILL BE FIERCE
(2) BEST SECTORS FOR HOLIDAY HIRING
(3) ADVICE FOR HOLIDAY JOB SEEKERS
(4) BIGGEST MISTAKES MADE BY HOLIDAY JOB SEEKERS
http://iwsdocumentednewsdaily.blogspot.com/2009/10/iws-challenger-holiday-jobs-competition.html


Mercer
Global survey finds employers offering more benefit choices to employees [22 October 2009]
http://www.mercer.com/summary.htm?idContent=1361840


McKinsey & Company
Restoring Americans� Retirement Security: A Shared Responsibility [15 October 2009]
http://www.retirementmadesimpler.org/Library/Retirement_Security.pdf
[full-text, 31 pages]


Law

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 111th Congress
Andorra Bruno, Coordinator, Specialist in Immigration Policy
Karma Ester, Information Research Specialist
Chad C. Haddal, Analyst in Immigration Policy
Yule Kim, Legislative Attorney
Margaret Mikyung Lee, Legislative Attorney
Alison Siskin, Specialist in Immigration Policy
Ruth Ellen Wasem, Specialist in Immigration Policy
October 2, 2009
http://opencrs.com/document/R40848/2009-10-02/download/1013/
[full-text, 18 pages]


Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Removing Aliens from the United States: Judicial Review of Removal Orders
Yule Kim, Legislative Attorney
September 25, 2009
http://opencrs.com/document/RL34444/2009-09-25/download/1013/
[full-text, 18 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Military Recruitment on High School and College Campuses: A Policy and Legal Analysis
David F. Burrelli, Specialist in Military Manpower Policy
Jody Feder, Legislative Attorney
September 22, 2009
http://opencrs.com/document/R40827/2009-09-22/download/1013/
[full-text, 15 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/671/
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1676&context=key_workplace
[full-text, 15 pages]


Statistical Reports

BLS: MASS LAYOFFS -- SEPTEMBER 2009 [22 October 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mmls.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mmls.pdf
[full-text, 10 pages]


BLS: INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS OF MANUFACTURING PRODUCTIVITY AND UNIT LABOR COST TRENDS, 2008 [22 October 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod4.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod4.pdf
[full-text, 16 pages]


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

Sapienza University of Rome
Seminario Lionello R. Levi Sandri
http://dirpriva.eco.uniroma1.it/seminarioLeviSandri/seminarioLeviSandri.htm
To Register for the upcoming conference [brochure below], go to
http://dirpriva.eco.uniroma1.it/seminarioLeviSandri/doc/registration%20form.pd
CONFERENCE
November 12-13, 2009 (in ROME)
�Transnational activities, juridical knowledge and translation science�
http://dirpriva.eco.uniroma1.it/seminarioLeviSandri/doc/levi_sandri_pieghevole_ENG.pdf


DISTRACTED: THE EROSION of ATTENTION and the COMING DARK AGE
by Maggie Jackson
http://www.maggie-jackson.com/
or
http://www.amazon.com/Distracted-Erosion-Attention-Coming-Dark/dp/1591026237/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1211348657&sr=8-1
or
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Distracted/Maggie-Jackson/e/9781591026235/?itm=2&usri=distracted


NOTE: The IWS Documented News Service is committed to helping the Rwanda Tribunal garner more attention world-wide. The lessons and legacy of ground-breaking legal matters related to the unspeakable events in Rwanda should not be forgotten. Humans, whether from rich or poor countries, must remain vigilant in curbing the motivations that lead individuals and groups to violent hatred and barbaric acts against a class of people. Consequently, items about this tribunal, which will end shortly after 2010, will appear from time to time on this news service.

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
www.ictr.org
Press Release
ICTR/INFO-9-2-618.EN
Arusha, 20 October 2009
Trial of Jean-Baptiste Gatete Commences
http://www.ictr.org/ENGLISH/PRESSREL/2009/618.html


Press Release
ICTR/INFO-9-2-617.EN
Arusha, 14 October 2009
Idelphonse Nizeyimana Pleads Not Guilty
http://www.ictr.org/ENGLISH/PRESSREL/2009/617.html


Press Release
ICTR/INFO-9-2-616.EN
Arusha, 6 October 2009
Idelphonse Nizeyimana Arrested and Transferred Today to Arusha
http://www.ictr.org/ENGLISH/PRESSREL/2009/616.html


THE BACHARACH BLOG
http://bacharachblog.com/


10 Signs You are a Directive Leader
http://bacharachblog.com/proactive-leadership-skills/10-signs-you-are-a-directive-leader/
Posted by Samuel B. Bacharach on Oct 27, 2009


Directive Leadership & Craigslists: The Innovation of Nothing
http://bacharachblog.com/proactive-leadership-skills/directive-leadership-craigslists-the-innovation-of-nothing/
By Samuel B. Bacharach on 10/26/09


Leadership Limitations in 1776: But, Mr. Adams
http://bacharachblog.com/leadership-videos/leadership-limitations-in-1776-but-mr-adams/
By Samuel B. Bacharach on 10/23/09


______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.

****************************************
Stuart Basefsky                   
Director, IWS News Bureau                
Institute for Workplace Studies 
Cornell/ILR School                        
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor             
New York, NY 10016                        
                                   
Telephone: (607) 255-2703                
Fax: (607) 255-9641                       
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu                  
****************************************


Thursday, October 08, 2009

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin -- NO MESSAGES until 28 October 2009

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016
-------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

NO MESSAGES will be sent until 28 October 2009.
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.

****************************************
Stuart Basefsky                   
Director, IWS News Bureau                
Institute for Workplace Studies 
Cornell/ILR School                        
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor             
New York, NY 10016                        
                                   
Telephone: (607) 255-2703                
Fax: (607) 255-9641                       
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu                  
****************************************


Monday, October 05, 2009

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 7 October 2009

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016
-------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

IWS Weekly Bulletin, 7 October 2009


Academic Research

U.K.
Employment Market Analysis and Research
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)
EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS RESEARCH SERIES NO. 102
SEPTEMBER 2009
International Review of Leave Policies and Related Research 2009
http://www.berr.gov.uk/files/file52778.pdf
[full-text, 375 pages]


Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local


International

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Cities for Local Integration Policies (CLIP)
HOUSING & SEGREGATION of MIGRANTS: CASE STUDIES [30 September 2009]
Housing and segregation of migrants - Case study: Frankfurt, Germany
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef09493.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/493/en/1/EF09493EN.pdf
[full-text, 36 pages]
Housing and segregation of migrants - Case study: Stuttgart, Germany
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef09494.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/494/en/1/EF09494EN.pdf
[full-text, 33 pages]
Housing and segregation of migrants - Case study: Terrassa, Spain
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef09495.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/495/en/1/EF09495EN.pdf
[full-text, 40 pages]
Housing and segregation of migrants - Case study: Vienna, Austria
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef09496.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/496/en/1/EF09496EN.pdf
[full-text, 61 pages]
Housing and segregation of migrants - Case study: Antwerp, Belgium
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef09491.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/491/en/1/EF09491EN.pdf
[full-text, 41 pages]
Housing and segregation of migrants - Case study: Arnsberg, Germany
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef09492.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/492/en/1/EF09492EN.pdf
[full-text, 28 pages]

New Zealand
Office for the Community and Voluntary Sector
THE NEW ZEALAND NON-PROFIT SECTOR AND GOVERNMENT POLICY [online 1 October 2009]
By Mike O'Brien, Jackie Sanders and Margaret Tennant
http://www.ocvs.govt.nz/work-programme/building-knowledge/study-of-the-non-profit-sector/index.html
or
http://www.ocvs.govt.nz/documents/work-pragramme/building-knowledge/study-of-the-non-profit-sector/nz-nonprofit-sector-and-govt-policy.doc
[full-text, 53 pages]
Press Release
New Zealand Non-Profit Sector and Government Policy research published online
1 October 2009
http://www.ocvs.govt.nz/news-and-updates/index.html#NewZealandNonProfitSectorandGovernmentPolicyresearchpublishedonline3


Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Economic Survey of Japan 2009 [30 September 2009]
http://www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/japan
Policy Brief
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/1/48/43787671.pdf
[full-text. 12 pages]


Federal

U.S. Department of Labor
   U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
   September 2009
   Report 1018
Women in the Labor Force: A Databook (2009 Edition) [30 September 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/cps/wlf-databook2009.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/cps/wlf-databook-2009.pdf
[fulll-text, 101 pages]
Highlights
http://www.bls.gov/cps/wlf-intro-2009.pdf
[full-text, 3 pages]


BLS: Compensation and Working Conditions
http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/

Local Area Employee Benefits Estimates for 15 Metropolitan Areas
by Michael K. Lettau, Jonathan Lisic, Jesus Ranon, Bradley D. Rhein, Thuy T. Shipp, and Sarah J. Stafira, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Originally Posted: September 28, 2009
http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20090924ar01p1.htmo
or
http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/print/cm20090924ar01p1.htm


BLS Introduces New Employer Costs for Employee Compensation Data for Private Industry Workers in 15 Metropolitan Areas
by Albert E. Schwenk, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Originally Posted: September 28, 2009
http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20090921ar01p1.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/print/cm20090921ar01p1.htm


BLS: Monthly Labor Review Online
September 2009, Vol. 132, No. 9 [30 September 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2009/09/home.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2009/09/mlr200909.pdf
[full-text., 125 pages]
Articles
Health care industries and the New York City labor market
Martin Kohli
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2009/09/art1full.pdf
[full-text, 18 pages]

Employment growth in the Kansas City, MO-KS, Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jacqueline Michael-Midkiff, Linda Nickisch, and Cassandra Yocum
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2009/09/art2full.pdf
[full-text, 15 pages]

Fifty years of BLS surveys on Federal employees' pay
John E. Buckley
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2009/09/art3full.pdf
[full-text, 11 pages]


Census
Population Characteristics
P20-561
America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2007 [1 October 2009]
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hh-fam/p20-561.pdf
[full-text, 21 pages]
and
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hh-fam/detailed_tables_ACS.xls
[spreadsheet]
See also
FAMILIES and LIVING ARRANGEMENT (Formerly "Households and Families")
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hh-fam.html
Press Release 1 October 2009
Stay-at-Home Moms are More Likely Younger, Hispanic and Foreign-Born Than Other Mothers
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/families_households/014266.html


Census
The Hispanic Population in the United States: 2008  [30 September 2009]
Detailed Tables
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hispanic/cps2008.html
The Hispanic Population in the United States: 2007 [30 September 2009]
Detailed Tables
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hispanic/cps2007.html


Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Changes in the Distribution of Workers' Annual Earnings Between 1979 and 2007 [2 October 2009]
http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=10527&type=1
[full-text, 44 pages]

International Trade Administration (ITA)
[AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY]
The Road Ahead [April 2009]
http://trade.gov/wcm/groups/public/@trade/@mas/@man/@aai/documents/web_content/auto_report_roadahead09.pdf
[full-text, 82 pages]

National Science Foundation (NSF)
NSF 09-318 | September 2009 |
Federal Government is Largest Source of University R&D Funding in S&E; Share Drops in FY 2008 [1 October 2009]
by Ronda Britt[1]
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf09318/
or
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf09318/nsf09318.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]

National Science Foundation (NSF)
NSF 09-320 | September 2009 |
Federal R&D Support Shows Little Change in FY 2008 [2 October 2009]
by Michael Yamaner[1]
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf09320/
or
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf09320/nsf09320.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]

Social Security Administration (SSA)
Income of the Aged Chartbook, 2006 [1 October 2009]
(released October 2009)
  http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/chartbooks/income_aged/2006/
or
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/chartbooks/income_aged/2006/iac06.html
or
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/chartbooks/income_aged/2006/iac06.pdf
[full-text, 36 pages]

Social Security Administration (SSA)
State Assistance Programs for SSI Recipients, January 2009 [1 October 2009]
(released October 2009)
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssi_st_asst/2009/
[scroll way down for html and pdf choices by state]
or
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssi_st_asst/2009/ssi_st_asst09.pdf
[full-text, 127 pages]


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

Catalyst: Expanding Opportunities for Women and Business
http://www.catalyst.org/
2009 CATALYST MEMBER BENCHMARKING REPORT
http://www.catalyst.org/file/306/bench_web.pdf
[full-text, 24 pages]

Center for Retirement Research at Boston College
September 2009, Number 9-20
MAKING YOUR NEST EGG LAST A LIFETIME
by Anthony Webb
http://crr.bc.edu/briefs/making_your_nest_egg_last_a_lifetime.html
or
http://crr.bc.edu/images/stories/Briefs/ib_9-20.pdf
[full-text, 7 pages]


Heidrick & Struggles
Corporate Governance Report 2009: Boards in turbulent times
http://www.heidrick.com/NR/rdonlyres/A03A8F3A-A676-43FC-BBBA-06105F43B034/0/CorporateGovernance2009Europe.pdf
[full-text, 54 pages]

Pew Research Center
The Harried Life of the Working Mother
by Kim Parker, Senior Researcher, Pew Research Center
October 1, 2009
http://pewsocialtrends.org/pubs/745/the-harried-life-of-the-working-mother


The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
Leading Indicators of National Employment or LINE
LINE Employment Report for OCTOBER 2009 [2 October 2009]
http://www.shrm.org/Research/MonthlyEmploymentIndices/line/Documents/LINE%20October%202009.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]

Urban Institute
The Cost of Failure to Enact Health Reform: Implications for States [1 October 2009]
Bowen Garrett, John Holahan, Lan Doan, Irene Headen
http://www.urban.org/publications/411965.html
or
http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/411965_failure_to_enact.pdf
[full-text, 64 pages]


Law

Bureau of International Labor Affairs ( ILAB)
Office of Trade and Labor Affairs (OTLA)
Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)
http://www.dol.gov/ilab/programs/otla/freetradeagreement.htm


National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Press Release
Supreme Court is asked to settle the question of two-member rulings by the NLRB
September 29, 2009
http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Press%20Releases/2009/R-2704.pdf
[full-text, 2 pages]


Statistical Reports

BEA: PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS: AUGUST 2009 [1 October 2009]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2009/pi0809.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2009/pdf/pi0809.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2009/xls/pi0809.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2009/pdf/pi0809_fax.pdf


BEA: GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT:  SECOND QUARTER 2009 (THIRD ESTIMATE) [30 September 2009]
CORPORATE PROFITS:  SECOND QUARTER 2009 (REVISED ESTIMATE)
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2009/gdp2q09_3rd.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2009/pdf/gdp2q09_3rd.pdf
[full-text, 15 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2009/xls/gdp2q09_3rd.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2009/pdf/gdp2q09_3rd_fax.pdf


BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- SEPTEMBER 2009 [2 October 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf
[full-text, 31 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/empsit.supp.toc.htm


BLS: September 2009
Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) Highlights:
Industry focus ­ Food services and drinking places [30 September 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/oes/highlight_foodanddrink.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/oes/highlight_foodanddrink.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]


BLS: METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- AUGUST 2009 [30 September 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/metro.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/metro.pdf
[full-text, 21 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/metro.supp.toc.htm


EuroStat
139/2009 - 1 October 2009
August 2009
Euro area unemployment up to 9.6%
EU27 up to 9.1%
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_PUBLIC/3-01102009-AP/EN/3-01102009-AP-EN.PDF
[full-text, 4 pages]


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

NOTE: The IWS Documented News Service is committed to helping the Rwanda Tribunal garner more attention world-wide. The lessons and legacy of ground-breaking legal matters related to the unspeakable events in Rwanda should not be forgotten. Humans, whether from rich or poor countries, must remain vigilant in curbing the motivations that lead individuals and groups to violent hatred and barbaric acts against a class of people. Consequently, items about this tribunal, which will end shortly after 2010, will appear from time to time on this news service.

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
www.ictr.org
Press Release
ICTR/INFO-9-2-615.EN
Arusha, 2 October 2009
22nd Plenary Session
http://www.ictr.org/ENGLISH/PRESSREL/2009/615.html

Press Release
ICTR/INFO-9-2-614.EN
Arusha, 30 September 2009
Appeals Chamber Hears Oral Arguments in the Bikindi Case
http://www.ictr.org/ENGLISH/PRESSREL/2009/614.html

Press Release
ICTR/INFO-9-2-613.EN
Arusha, 29 September 2009
Appeals Chamber Hears Oral Arguments in the Nchamihigo Case
http://www.ictr.org/ENGLISH/PRESSREL/2009/613.html


National Archives and Footnote.com
THE HOLOCAUST COLLECTION
http://go.footnote.com/holocaust/
New Release 29 September 2009
National Archives and Footnote.com Announce New Digital Holocaust Collection
< http://www.footnote.com/holocaust/> Holocaust records at Footnote.com
Collection includes Holocaust-related photos and records available online for first time
http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2009/nr09-115.html


IEEE SPECTRUM
FEATURE
How to Beat Information Overload
BY Nathan Zeldes // October 2009
http://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/it/how-to-beat-information-overload
or
http://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/it/how-to-beat-information-overload/0
[full-text]
To Probe Further
Visit the Information Overload Research Group's site at http://www.iorgforum.org.
Nathan Zeldes's personal Web site is http://www.nzeldes.com


THE BACHARACH BLOG
http://bacharachblog.com/


Proactive Leadership Program: Introduction [Video]
http://bacharachblog.com/leadership-videos/proactive-leadship-program/
Posted by Samuel B. Bacharach on Oct 2, 2009


10 Tips on How to Sustain Momentum
http://bacharachblog.com/proactive-leadership-skills/10-tips-on-how-to-sustain-momentum/
By Samuel B. Bacharach on 10/01/09


4 Traits of a Sincere Leader: Leadership's Litmus Test
http://bacharachblog.com/proactive-leadership-skills/4-traits-of-a-sincere-leader-leaderships-litmus-test/
By Samuel B. Bacharach on 09/30/09


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