Wednesday, December 01, 2004
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 1 December 2004
IWS Documented News Service
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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, 1 December 2004
Academic Research
International
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.
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
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IWS Weekly Bulletin, 1 December 2004
Academic Research
- From the International Institute for Labour Studies (IILS - at the ILO)
- WORK IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
- Papers and proceedings of an international symposium
- Tokyo, 1-3 December 2003
- edited by Jean-Pierre Laviec, Mitsuko Horiuchi and Kazuo Sugenoby.
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inst/download/global.pdf
- [full-text, 231 pages]
- Increasing the Economic Development Benefits of Higher Education in Michigan
- http://www.upjohninst.org/publications/wp/04-106.pdf
- [full-text, 17 pages]
- Upjohn Institute Staff Working Paper 04-106
- Timothy J. Bartik, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
- September 27, 2004
- Abstract
- http://www.upjohninst.org/publications/wp/04106wp.html
International
- Parliament of Australia
- Department of Parliamentary Services
- Parliamentary Library RESEARCH NOTE
- Information, analysis and advice for the Parliament 29 November 2004, no. 22, 2004Â05, ISSN 1449-8456
- Labour market dynamics
- http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/rn/2004-05/05rn22.pdf
- [full-text, 2 pages]
- From the European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) Online
- AUSTRIA:
- Industrial disputes hit post-war peak in 2003 [23 November 2004]
- http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2004/11/feature/at0411202f.html
- The EU-US Cooperation Programme in Higher Education and Vocational Education Training 2001-2005 [23 November 2004]
- http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/eu-usa/projects_en.html
- From the European Commission > Employment and Social Affairs
- Fight against discrimination: strong demand for more EU action [26 November 2004]
- http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/news/2004/nov/antidiscrimination_en.html
- GREEN PAPER - Equality and non-discrimination in an enlarged European Union (June 2004)
- http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/fundamental_rights/greenpaper_en.htm
- Response statistics for Green Paper on anti-discrimination and equal treatment
- Status : inactive
- Date open : 01/05/2004
- End date : 31/08/2004
- There are 1443 responses
- http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/fundamental_rights/pdf/stats.pdf
- Full-text of the GREEN PAPER
- http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/fundamental_rights/pdf/greenpapfin_en.pdf
- [full-text, 40 pages]
- From ELDIS -
- ELDIS is a gateway to information on development issues hosted by the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex
- State of the World Reports (International Inter-governmental Reports)
- http://www.eldis.org/finance/big_reports_feature.htm
- From the Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)
- [Japan] Main Labor Economic Indicators (updated 30 November 2004)
- http://www.jil.go.jp/english/estatis/eshuyo/200412/index.htm
- From the Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)
- Japanese Working Life Profile 2004/2005: Labour Statistics [online 19 November 2004]
- http://www.jil.go.jp/english/laborinfo/library/documents/2004_2005jwlp.pdf
- [full-text, 99 pages]
- BLS: Monthly Labor Review Online
- November 2004
- Vol. 127, Number 11
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm
- Annual measures of gross job gains and gross job losses
- Joshua C. Pinkston and James R. Spletzer
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2004/11/art1full.pdf
- [full-text, 11 pages]
- The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey: what initial data show
- Kelly A. Clark
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2004/11/art2full.pdf
- [full-text, 10 pages]
- Employment and wages for the U.S. ocean and coastal economy
- Charles S. Colgan
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2004/11/art3full.pdf
- [full-text, 7 pages]
- Industry productivity trends under the North American Industry Classification system
- Matthew Russell, Paul Takac, and Lisa Usher
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2004/11/art4full.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- Federal statistics on healthcare benefits and cost trends
- John E. Buckley and Robert W. Van Giezen
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2004/11/art5full.pdf
- [full-text, 14 pages]
- Measuring defined benefit replacement rates with PenSync
- James H. Moore, Jr.
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2004/11/art6full.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- BLS: Compensation and Working Conditions Online [23 November 2004]
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/home.htm
- Major Work Stoppages in 2003 (11/23/2004)
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cb20041119ar01p1.htm
- Census: Issued November 2004
- Population Characteristics
- P20-553
- America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2003 [30 November 2004]
- http://www.census.gov/prod/2004pubs/p20-553.pdf
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- For DETAILED TABLES see-
- http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hh-fam/cps2003.htm
- Press Release [30 November 2004]
- Stay-at-HomeParents Top 5 Million, Census Bureau Reports
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/families_households/003118.html
- Census: Nonemployer Statistics [30 November 2004]
- http://www.census.gov/epcd/nonemployer/index.html
- See DETAILED TABLES at-
- http://www.census.gov/epcd/nonemployer/2002/us/US000.HTM
- Press Release [30 November 2004]
- Number of Small Businesses Continues to Grow; Nevada and Georgia Lead the Way
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/economic_surveys/003102.html
- CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE (CBO)
- A Description of the Immigrant Population [24 November 2004]
- http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/60xx/doc6019/11-23-Immigrant.pdf
- [full-text, 37 pages]
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- Trends in Educational Equity of Girls & Women: 2004 [19 November 2004]
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2005016
- or
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2005/2005016.pdf
- [full-text, 116 pages]
- From the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- Data File: Longitudinal School District Fiscal-Nonfiscal File, Fiscal Years 1990 to 2000 [23 November 2004]
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2005863
- From the Conference Board
- Help-Wanted Advertising Index Increases One Point [24 November 2004]
- http://www.conference-board.org/utilities/pressDetail.cfm?press_ID=2524
- From the Economic Policy Institute (EPI)
- Snapshot for December 1, 2004.
- State minimum wages on the move
- http://www.epinet.org/content.cfm/webfeatures_snapshots_12012004
- The Season of Giving Does Not Include Holiday Bonuses, According to Hewitt Associates
- More Companies Favor Pay-for-Performance as a Way to Award Bonuses [16 November 2004]
- http://was4.hewitt.com/hewitt/resource/newsroom/pressrel/2004/11-16-04.htm
- Mercer:
- IRS Takes a Position on Phased Retirement
- http://wrg.wmmercer.com/content.asp?article_id=20046915&blurb_id=48820&t=&p=&ar=1
- An earlier story appeared at - http://wrg.mercerhr.com/content.asp?article_id=20040331X&blurb_id=48508&t=&p=&ar=-1
- with the full-text of the proposed regulation at-
- http://wrg.mercerhr.com/content_print.asp?article_id=20046885&ext=.PDF
- Mercer:
- UK
- London, 29 November 2004
- Companies support new accounting for share options standard
- http://www.mercerhr.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1163680;jsessionid=NCTZINLWBYY5WCTGOUGCHPQKMZ0QYI2C
- Globalization Bulletin (From Rutgers - free subscription available)
- http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~dbensman/bulletin.html
- NLRB OVERRULES M.B. STURGIS
- http://www.nlrb.gov/nlrb/press/releases/r2545.htm
- The National Labor Relations Board, in a 3-2 decision, returned to longstanding Board precedent and held that employees obtained from a labor supplier cannot be included in a unit of permanent employees of the employer to which they are assigned unless all parties consent to the bargaining arrangement. Oakwood Care Center and N&W Agency, Inc., 343 NLRB No. 76. The decision is posted at http://www.nlrb.gov/nlrb/shared_files/decisions/343/343-76.pdf
- BEA: PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS: OCTOBER 2004 [1 December 2004]
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2004/pi1004.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2004/pi1004.pdf
- [full-text, 13 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2004/pi1004.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and Highlights at
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2004/pi1004_fax.pdf
- BLS: MASS LAYOFFS IN OCTOBER 2004 [24 November 2004]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mmls.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mmls.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- BLS: November 2003 Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates [26 November 2004]
- http://www.bls.gov/oes/home.htm#tables
- BLS: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS: FIRST QUARTER 2004 [30 November 2004]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cewbd.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cewbd.pdf
- [full-text, 11 pages]
- BLS: CONSUMER EXPENDITURES IN 2003 [30 November 2004]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cesan.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cesan.pdf
- [full-text, 2 pages]
- Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on
- Strategic Communication, September 2004 (online November 2004)
- http://www.acq.osd.mil/dsb/reports/2004-09-Strategic_Communication.pdf
- [full-text, 111 pages]
- [see pages 15,16, 28, 41,46]
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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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
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