IWS Documented News WEEKLY BULLETIN

Educational Opportunity And Income Inequality

http://papers.nber.org/papers/w10879.pdf

[full-text, 38 pages]

Paul Willen, Igal Hendel, Joel Shapiro

NBER Working Paper No. w10879

Issued in November 2004

---- Abstract -----

http://papers.nber.org/papers/W10879

The US Gender Pay Gap in the 1990s: Slowing Convergence

http://papers.nber.org/papers/w10853.pdf

[full-text, 65 pages]

Francine D. Blau, Lawrence M. Kahn

NBER Working Paper No. w10853

Issued in October 2004

---- Abstract -----

http://papers.nber.org/papers/w10853

From European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

Issue 314 - Achieving better safety and health in CONSTRUCTION

06/10/2004

http://agency.osha.eu.int/publications/reports/314/en/314_construction.pdf

[full-text, 151 pages]

See also-

Good Practice: Construction

http://europe.osha.eu.int/good_practice/sector/construction/

Press release

Better planning could save 300 lives and avoid up to 500,000 accidents in

Europe’s construction sector each year [27 October 2004]

http://agency.osha.eu.int/news/press_releases/en/27_10_2004/index.htm

From the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditons (Dublin Foundation)

Living to work - Working to live: Tomorrow's work-life balance in Europe: Background paper for Foundation Forum 2004

http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/files/EF04121EN.pdf

[full-text, 10 pages]

Living to work - working to live

Tomorrow's work-life balance in Europe

Dublin Castle and Loughlinstown House, 3-4 November, 2004

Draft Programme - Please note: the list of speakers for some sessions may be incomplete.

http://www.eurofound.eu.int/about/forum2004/programme.htm

From the European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) Online

Industrial relations in the retail sector (COMPARATIVE STUDY) [27 October 2004]

http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2004/07/study/tn0407101s.html

Labour markets in the EU: an economic analysis of recent performance and prospects [26 October 2004]

http://europa.eu.int/comm/economy_finance/publications/european_economy/2004/ee604ch3_en.pdf

[full-text, 44 pages]

The above comes from

The EU Economy 2004 [26 October 2004]

http://europa.eu.int/comm/economy_finance/publications/european_economy/the_eu_economy_review2004_en.htm

or

http://europa.eu.int/comm/economy_finance/publications/european_economy/2004/ee604fullreport_en.pdf

[full-text, 285 pages]

From the Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)

Labor Laws of Japan (Provisional Translation) [updated 29 October 2004]

http://www.jil.go.jp/english/laborinfo/library/Laws.htm

OECD: Babies and Bosses: OECD Recommendations to Help Families Balance Work and Family Life [available 28 October 2004]

http://www.oecd.org/document/13/0,2340,en_2649_201185_33844621_1_1_1_1,00.html

OECD Policy Brief:

Economic Survey of CANADA, 2004 [28 October 2004]

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/31/1/33845154.pdf

[full-text, 7 pages]

Economic Survey Canada 2004

http://www.oecd.org/document/24/0,2340,en_2649_201185_33838040_1_1_1_1,00.html

OECD Policy Brief:

Economic Survey of TURKEY, 2004

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/42/47/33821199.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

For additional information, see-

http://www.oecd.org/document/44/0,2340,en_2649_201185_33804140_1_1_1_1,00.html

BLS: A Profile of the Working Poor, 2002 [27 October 2004]

U.S. Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics

September 2004

Report 976

http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpswp2002.pdf

[full-text, 14 pages]

BLS: Compensation and Working Conditions Online [27 October 2004]

Fatal Occupational Injuries Involving Helicopters, 1995-2002 (10/27/2004)

http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/sh20041022ar01p1.htm

Chart: Industries with 10 or More Major Work Stoppages for the Period 1993-2003 (10/27/2004)

http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cb20041022ch01.htm

Census: Ability to Speak English by Language Spoken at Home (PHC-T-37) [2 November 2004]

http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/phc-t37.html

EEOC: Interim Report on Best Practices

For the Employment of People with Disabilities In State Government [29 October 2004]

http://www.eeoc.gov/initiatives/nfi/int_states_best_practices_report.html

or

http://www.eeoc.gov/initiatives/nfi/int_states_best_practices.pdf

[full-text, 27 pages]

see Press Release at-

http://www.eeoc.gov/press/10-29-04b.html

Vice Chairman Jim Saxton (R-NJ)

Joint Economic Committee

United States Congress

October 2004

Insourcing Jobs

http://www.house.gov/jec/imf/insourcingjobs.pdf

[full-text, 10 pages]

From the HR Policy Association - Press Release

The Flip Side of the Global Sourcing Debate: Insourcing

http://www.hrpolicy.org/news/news_detail.asp?ID=1852

NLRB CASE PRODUCTION IMPROVES IN FY 2004

http://www.nlrb.gov/nlrb/press/releases/r2541.htm

or

http://www.nlrb.gov/nlrb/press/releases/r2541.pdf

From the Brookings Institution

"The Challenge of Achieving High Work Participation Rates in Welfare Programs," by LaDonna Pavetti

Brookings Welfare Reform & Beyond Brief #31

(October 2004)

http://www.brookings.edu/es/research/projects/wrb/publications/pb/pb31.htm

or

http://www.brookings.edu/dybdocroot/es/wrb/publications/pb/pb31.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

Catherwood Library, School of Industrial & Labor Relations, Cornell University

INDIA: Current Guide to BUSINESS and the WORKPLACE

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/subjectGuides/india.html

From Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP)

SHARE OF ECONOMY GOING TO WAGES AND SALARIES DROPS FOR UNPRECEDENTED 14th STRAIGHT QUARTER; Meanwhile, Corporate Profit Share Has Risen Significantly [29 October 2004]

By Isaac Shapiro and David Kamin

http://www.cbpp.org/10-29-04pov.htm

or

http://www.cbpp.org/10-29-04pov.pdf

[full-text, 3 pages]

From the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)

Public Attitudes on the U.S. Health Care System: Findings From the Health Confidence Survey

by Ruth Helman, Mathew Greenwald & Associates, and Paul Fronstin, EBRI

http://www.ebri.org/EBRI.HCS04.pdf

[full-text, 24 pages]

See Press Release

2004 Health Confidence Survey:

Americans Cut Savings To Pay Rising Health Bills; Fear Future Cost, Access Problems

http://www.ebri.org/prrel/pr678.pdf

U.S. Companies Revising Variable Pay Plans for Non-Executive Workers, Watson Wyatt Survey Finds [1 November 2004]

Changes signal continuing shift from fixed to variable compensation

http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=13863

The "Marco Biagi" Foundation and ADAPT in collaboration with the European

Commission organise an international conference on:

AGE, AGEING AND AGEISM IN WORKING LIFE

PROBLEMS AND PERSPECTIVES FROM A LEGAL POINT OF VIEW

www.lera.uiuc.edu/news/calendar/112604-ADAPT-Italy.pdf

EEOC: How to Comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act: A Guide for Restaurants and Other Food Service Employers [28 October 2004]

http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/restaurant_guide.html

See Press Release at-

http://www.eeoc.gov/press/10-28-04.html

From LLRX.com

Researching Labor Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution In Employment [24 October 2004]

By Suzanne Thorpe and Laura J. Cooper

http://www.llrx.com/features/adr.htm

BEA: PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS:  SEPTEMBER 2004 [1 November 2004]

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2004/pi0904.htm

or

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2004/pi0904.pdf

[full-text, 13 pages]

or

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2004/pi0904.xls

[spreadsheet]

and highlights at

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2004/pi0904_fax.pdf

BEA: GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT:  THIRD QUARTER 2004 (ADVANCE) [29 October 2004]

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2004/gdp304a.htm

or

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2004/gdp304a.pdf

[full-text, 14 pages]

or

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2004/gdp304a.xls

[spreadsheet]

and Highlights at

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2004/gdp304a_fax.pdf

BLS: EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX-SEPTEMBER 2004 [29 October 2004]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/eci.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/eci.pdf

[full-text, 18 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

http://www.bls.gov/web/eci.supp.toc.htm

BLS Comparative Foreign Labor Statistics:

Consumer Price Indexes in Nine Countries, percent change from same period of previous year, 1990-2004

ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ForeignLabor/flscpim.txt

Unemployment rates in nine countries, civilian labor force basis, approximating U.S. concepts, seasonally adjusted, 1990-2004

ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ForeignLabor/flsjec.txt

Unemployment rates in the European Union and selected member countries, civilian labor force basis (1), seasonally adjusted, 1990-2004

ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ForeignLabor/flseur.txt

Resources on the Internet for Business Journalists

Society of American Business Editors and Writers Business Investigative Reporting Workshop

Atlanta, Oct. 5, 2004

http://jclass.umd.edu/cars/Special/SABEW2004.htm

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