Wednesday, September 21, 2005
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 21 September 2005
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, 21 September 2005
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, 21 September 2005
Academic Research
- Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies (CAHRS)
- U.S. Call Center Industry Report 2004 [July 2005]
- National Benchmarking Report
- Strategy, HR Practices & Performance
- Rosemary Batt, Virginia Doellgast, Hyunji Kwon
- CAHRS Working Paper 05 06
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/depts/cahrs/downloads/PDFs/WorkingPapers/WP05-06-CAHRS-USCallCenterReport.pdf
- [full-text, 62 pages]
- Does Social Security Privatization Produce Efficiency Gains?
- http://papers.nber.org/papers/w11622.pdf
- [full-text, 41 pages]
- Shinichi Nishiyama, Kent Smetters
- NBER Working Paper No. 11622
- Issued in September 2005
- ---- Abstract -----
- http://www.nber.org/papers/w11622
International
- European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
- GLOBAL NETWORK HOMEPAGE
- http://osha.eu.int/OSHA
- Press Release
- EU launches new global safety and health portal [14 September 2005]
- http://osha.eu.int/press_room/050914_GlobalPortal
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- Impact of training on peoples employability
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/files/EF05110EN.pdf
- [full-text, 72 pages]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- 19 of 41 CASE STUDIES on EUROPEAN WORKS COUNCILS -- more to appear at
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/bysubject/listindustrialrelations2005.htm
- The following are consolidated in the 2004 report-
- European Works Councils in Practice
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/files/EF04109EN.pdf
- [full-text, 154 pages]
- European Works Councils case studies: British Airways (BA)
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/files/EF05711EN.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- European Works Councils case studies: GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/files/EF05712EN.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- European Works Councils case studies: HSBC
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/files/EF05713EN.pdf
- [full-text, 7 pages]
- European Works Councils case studies: Amersham
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/files/EF05719EN.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- European Works Councils case studies: The BOC
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/files/EF057110EN.pdf
- [full-text, 7 pages]
- European Works Councils case studies: The British American Tobacco Company
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/files/EF057111EN.pdf
- [full-text, 5 pages]
- European Works Councils case studies: The Royal and Sun Alliance Group
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/files/EF057112EN.pdf
- [full-text, 9 pages]
- European Works Councils case studies: Allianz Group
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/files/EF057113EN.pdf
- [full-text, 9 pages]
- European Works Councils case studies: Bayer Group
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/files/EF057114EN.pdf
- [full-text, 5 pages]
- European Works Councils case studies: The DaimlerChrysler Group
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/files/EF057115EN.pdf
- [full-text, 7 pages]
- European Works Councils case studies: Deutsche Bank
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/files/EF057116EN.pdf
- [full-text, 5 pages]
- European Works Councils case studies: Kraft Foods
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/files/EF057117EN.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- European Works Councils case studies: Assa Abloy
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/files/EF057118EN.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- European Works Councils case studies: Atlas Copco
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/files/EF057119EN.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- European Works Councils case studies: Electrolux AB
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/files/EF057120EN.pdf
- [full-text, 9 pages]
- European Works Councils case studies: Securitas AB
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/files/EF057121EN.pdf
- [full-text, 9 pages]
- European Works Councils case studies: SKF
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/files/EF057122EN.pdf
- [full-text, 7 pages]
- European Works Councils case studies: Swedish Match
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/files/EF057123EN.pdf
- [full-text, 7 pages]
- European Works Councils case studies: IKEA
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/files/EF057124EN.pdf
- [full-text, 9 pages]
- The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)
- Labor Situation in Japan and Analysis : Detailed Exposition 2005/2006 [July 2005]
- http://www.jil.go.jp/english/laborinfo/library/documents/20052006LaborSituation.pdf
- [full-text, 57 pages]
- ILO
- (The following is to be presented at the World Congress on Safety and Health at Work, Orlando, Florida 18-22 September)
- FOOD AT WORK: Workplace Solutions for Malnutrition, Obesity, and Chronic Diseases
- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inf/download/foodatwork.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- Produced for the XVIIth World Congress on Safety and Health at Work (Orlando, 18-22 Sep. 2005)
- Introductory Report: Decent Work Safe Work
- by
- Dr. J. Takala, Director, SafeWork
- International Labour Office, Geneva
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/safework/wdcongrs17/intrep.pdf
- [full-text, 50 pages]
- See Press Release-
- Global workplace deaths vastly under-reported, says ILO 18 September 2005
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inf/pr/2005/36.htm
- [Please note: this is the first Economic Survey of China produced by the OECD]
- OECD Policy Brief:
- Economic Survey of China 2005 [16 September 2005]
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/10/25/35294862.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- See also-
- Economic Survey of China 2005
- http://www.oecd.org/document/21/0,2340,en_2649_201185_35331797_1_1_1_1,00.html
- Executive Summary
- http://www.oecd.org/document/45/0,2340,en_2649_201185_35344877_1_1_1_1,00.html
- Press Release, 16 September 2005
- China could become worlds largest exporter by 2010
- http://www.oecd.org/document/15/0,2340,en_2649_201185_35363023_1_1_1_1,00.html
- UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
- Progress of the World's Women 2005: Women, Work & Poverty [31 August 2005]
- http://www.unifem.org/resources/item_detail.php?ProductID=48
- or
- http://www.unifem.org/attachments/products/PoWW2005_eng.pdf
- [full-text, 116 pages]
- Press Release [31 August 2005]
- UNIFEM Report Calls for Increased Focus on Women's Informal Employment in Efforts to Combat Poverty and Gender Inequality
- http://www.unifem.org/news_events/story_detail.php?StoryID=295
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Older Workers: Employment and Retirement Trends - 14 September 2005
- http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RL30629_20050914.pdf
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Unemployment and Employment Programs Available to Workers from Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi Affected by Hurricane Katrina
- September 15, 2005
- Julie M. Whittaker
- Analyst in Applied Microeconomics, Domestic Social Policy Division
- Ann Lordeman
- Specialist in Social Legislation, Domestic Social Policy Division
- http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RL33084_20050915.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- EEOC
- BURGER CHAIN TO PAY $150,000 TO RESOLVE EEOC RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION SUIT
- Suit Says Red Robin Fired Employee for Religious Tattoos, Saying It Wanted 'All-American Kid' [16 September 2005]
- http://www.eeoc.gov/press/9-16-05.html
- GAO: Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Competition and Other Factors Linked to Wide Variation in Health Care Prices. GAO-05-856, August 15. [online 14 September 2005]
- http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-05-856
- or
- http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d05856.pdf
- [full-text, 80 pages]
- and
- Highlights -
- http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d05856high.pdf
- Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS)
- Number: 16-05
- September 15, 2005
- Form LM-2, LM -3 and LM -4 Advisory for Labor Organizations in Areas Affected by Hurricane Katrina
- http://www.dol.gov/esa/regs/compliance/olms/Katrina.htm
- NY STATE'S AUGUST PRIVATE SECTOR JOB GROWTH MATCHES NATION
- State's Unemployment Rate Lower Than Nation for Seventh Month in 2005 [15 September 2005]
- http://www.labor.state.ny.us/workforceindustrydata/PressReleases/pruistat.htm
- Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
- EBRI Notes, September 2005, Vol. 26, No. 9
- Retirement Plan Participation: Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) Data , p. 2
- New Publications and Internet Sites, p. 12
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/EBRI_Notes_09-2005.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- Press Release --
- New Research From EBRI:
- Study Shows Slight Gains in Retirement Plan Participation [21 September 2005]
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/PR_712_21Sept05.pdf
- Hewitt Study Shows Base Pay Increases Flat for 2006 With Variable Pay Plans Picking Up the Slack
- Health Care and Energy Cost Increases Threaten Salary Gains [31 August 2005]
- http://was4.hewitt.com/hewitt/resource/newsroom/pressrel/2005/08-31-05.htm
- CHARTS
- (1) Summary of Overall Salary Increases by City Location
- (2) U.S. Salary Increases (1995 - 2006)
- (3) Percentage of U.S. Companies With at Least One Type of Variable Pay Plan (1995 - 2005)
- (4) U.S. Company Spending on Variable Pay Awards for Salaried Exempt Employees (as a % of Payroll)
- http://was4.hewitt.com/hewitt/resource/newsroom/pressrel/2005/08-31-05_charts.pdf
- Hudson
- Why Employees Walk: 2005 Retention Initiatives Report [14 September 2005]
- http://www.hudson-index.com/node.asp?SID=5060
- COMPLETE DATA RESULTS
- http://www.hudson-index.com/documents/us-hudson-index-data-091405.xls
- Press Release, 14 September 2005
- http://www.hudson-index.com/node.asp?SID=5059
- [excerpts]
- Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS)
- Where in the World Is Your Job Going?
- by Maralyn Edid, Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS)
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/briefs/7/
- Full-text report at -
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1008&context=briefs
- [full-text, 7 pages]
- More IWS Issue Briefs by Maralyn Edid can be found at -
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/briefs/
- Kaiser Family Foundation
- Employer Health Benefits 2005 Annual Survey
- http://www.kff.org/insurance/7315/index.cfm
- or
- Summary of Findings
- http://www.kff.org/insurance/7315/sections/upload/7316.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- or
- Full Report
- http://www.kff.org/insurance/7315/sections/index.cfm
- (broken into sections)
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Prevailing Wage Requirements and the Emergency Suspension of the Davis-Bacon Act [16 September 2005]
- John R. Luckey and Jon O. Shimabukuro
- Legislative Attorneys
- American Law Division
- http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RS22265_20050916.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- EEOC
- Commission Appellate and Amicus Briefs
- http://www.eeoc.gov/litigation/appbriefs.html
- BLS: AMERICAN TIME USE SURVEY--2004 RESULTS ANNOUNCED BY BLS [20 September 2005]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/atus.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/atus.pdf
- [full-text, 25 pages]
- BLS: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: AUGUST 2005 [15 September 2005]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf
- [full-text, 18 pages]
- BLS: REAL EARNINGS IN AUGUST 2005 [15 September 2005]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/realer.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/realer.pdf
- [full-text, 5 pages]
- Census: County Business Patterns 1993-2003 [19 September 2005]
- http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/cbptotal.html
- The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University
- The Importance of Family Dinners II
- http://www.casacolumbia.org/Absolutenm/articlefiles/380-2005_family_dinners_ii_final.pdf
- [full-text, 21 pages]
- Press Release, 13 September 2005
- http://66.135.34.236/absolutenm/templates/PressReleases.asp?articleid=405&zoneid=56
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- Trends in the International Telecommunications Industry: Summary through 2003 [14 September 2005]
- http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-261024A2.pdf
- [full-text, 53 pages]
- Press Release at-
- FCC RELEASES "TRENDS IN THE INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY" REPORT
- http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-261024A1.pdf
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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