Wednesday, October 05, 2005

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 5 October 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,  5 October 2005


Academic Research

Important news for researchers --
Issues of the Industrial & Labor Relations Review  that are not within 18 months of the most current release are available free of charge on the Internet. Only subscribers can retrieve the current issues. Free issues date from APRIL 2003.
PLEASE NOTE: In order to retrieve the free issues, one must go to the ARCHIVES Pull-Down Menu in the left margin and pick the date(s) of interest. Then click on GO.
See
INDUSTRIAL & LABOR RELATIONS REVIEW
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/ilrreview/


American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
PAPERS AND STUDIES
National Poverty Center
How Do Tax Policies Affect Low Income Workers?
By Kevin A. Hassett
Posted: Monday, October 3, 2005
Publication Date: September 6, 2005
http://www.aei.org/docLib/20051003_HassettSept2005.pdf
[full-text, 36 pages]

WORKING PAPER #503
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS SECTION
September 2005
Union Membership in the United States: The Divergence between the Public and Private Sectors
Henry S. Farber
Princeton University
September 19, 2005
http://www.irs.princeton.edu/pubs/pdfs/503.pdf
[full-text, 30 pages]


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


International

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Pacts for employment and competitiveness (Database of Case Studies)
http://www.eurofound.eu.int/areas/industrialrelations/pecs/index.htm
[studies completed in 2001 now available by country and firm]

European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) Online
[Comparative Study]
Industrial relations in the Airline Sector [29 September 2005]
http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2005/08/study/index.html
or
http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2005/08/study/tn0508101s.html


ILO, Bangkok:
The following are recent publications on
         Human Trafficking & Labor Migration in the Greater Mekong Sub-region


Analysis report of the baseline survey for the TICW Project Phase II in Yunnan province
by ILO IPEC Task Team of Yunnan Provincial Statistics Bureau
Bangkok: ILO IPEC, 2005
xi, 106 p.
ISBN 92-2-117358-5 (Print version)
ISBN 92-2-117359-3 (Web version)
< http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/asro/bangkok/library/../child/trafficking/downloads/yunnan.pdf >


The Mekong challenge - employment and protection of migrant workers in Thailand: national laws/practices versus international labour standards?
by ILO IPEC Mekong Sub-regional Project to Combat Trafficking in Children and Women
Bangkok: ILO IPEC, 2005
vii, 156 p.
ISBN 92-2-017551-7 (Print version)
ISBN 92-2-017552-5 (Web version)
< http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/asro/bangkok/library/../child/trafficking/downloads/migrantworkers.pdf >


The Mekong challenge - human trafficking: redefining demand
by ILO IPEC Mekong Sub-regional Project to Combat Trafficking in Children and Women
Bangkok: ILO IPEC, 2005
v, 84 p.
ISBN 92-2-117559-6 (Print version)
ISBN 92-2-117560-X (Web version)
< http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/asro/bangkok/library/../child/trafficking/downloads/demand.pdf >


         Poverty Alleviation

Positive action: reducing poverty through social dialogue - a guidebook for trade unions and employers' organizations
by Rosalind Harvey and edited by Chang-Hee Lee
Bangkok: ILO, 2005
88 p.
ISBN 92-2-116151-X
< http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/asro/bangkok/library/download/pub05-03.pdf >


Positive action: reducing poverty through social dialogue - a training manual for trade unions
by Rosalind Harvey and edited by Raghwan
Bangkok: ILO, 2005
94 p.
ISBN 92-2-116177-3
< http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/asro/bangkok/library/download/pub05-02.pdf >


Cambodia


Report to the Government on employment injury insurance in Cambodia: legislation, financing and administration
Bangkok: ILO Sub-regional Office for East Asia, 2005
xii, 165 p.
ISBN 92-2-117593-6 (Print version)
ISBN 92-2-117594-4 (Web version)
< http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/asro/bangkok/library/download/pub05-04.pdf >


OECD
Home High-Level Policy Forum: Ageing and Employment Policies
http://www.oecd.org/document/33/0,2340,en_2649_201185_35420449_1_1_1_1,00.html
Thematic Review
http://www.oecd.org/department/0,2688,en_2649_34747_1_1_1_1_1,00.html
COUNTRY REPORTS (currently 18 available)--
http://www.oecd.org/document/18/0,2340,en_21571361_35042830_27765586_1_1_1_1,00.html
Available now and free are COUNTRY NOTES found at the above URL
For example, see--
OECD urges FRANCE to do more to help older workers
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/52/51/34593805.pdf


OECD Policy Brief:
Economic Survey of Korea 2005 [5 October 2005]
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/33/32/35446408.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]
For more information, see --
Economic Survey of Korea 2005 [5 October 2005]
http://www.oecd.org/document/18/0,2340,en_2649_201185_35428626_1_1_1_1,00.html


Federal

BLS: [COMPENSATION DATABASE]
NCS Wage Query System
http://data.bls.gov/PDQ/outside.jsp?survey=nc


See OVERVIEW at
http://data.bls.gov/help/pdq/nchlpover.htm


See also--
National Compensation Survey (NCS) --WAGES
http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/compub.htm


See also --
National Compensation Survey:
GUIDE FOR EVALUATING YOUR FIRM'S JOBS  AND PAY
http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbr0004.pdf
[full-text, 77 pages]


BLS: Compensation and Working Conditions (CWC) Online [28 September 2005]
http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/home.htm

Retirement Plan Design and the Mobile Workforce (09/28/2005)
http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20050926ar01p1.htm


Census: 2004 State and Local Government Employee-Retirement Systems [28 September 2005]
http://www.census.gov/govs/www/retire.html
or
MARCH 2004 Data at
http://www.census.gov/govs/www/retire04.html


Census: School Enrollment ­ Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 2004 ­ [3 October 2005]
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/school.html


State

Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists
In collaboration with National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Putting Data to Work: Occupational Health Indicators from Thirteen Pilot States for 2000
October 2005
http://www.cste.org/pdffiles/newpdffiles/CSTEOHIndicatorResultsfinal92705.pdf
[full-text, 82 pages]


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

Mercer
2006 Worldwide Pay Survey
United Kingdom
London, 3 October 2005
http://www.mercerhr.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml?idContent=1116005


Mercer
2005 China Corporate Benchmark Monitor (CBM)
China
Beijing, 19 September 2005
http://www.mercerhr.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1194985


October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month
SHRM Showcases Disability Mentoring Day, October 19th
http://www.shrm.org/press_published/TOC.asp
Please note: an excellent site for more information on this topic is the
EMPLOYMENT and DISABILITY INSTITUTE  (EDI) at
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/


Towers Perrin Projects An 8% Increase In Employer-Sponsored Health Care Costs For 2006 As Annual Cost per Employee Reaches $8,424 [28 September 2005]
After Five Years of Double-Digit Increases, The Crisis Turns Chronic for U.S. Businesses
Some Employers Take Action to Control Costs and Minimize Cost Shift to Employees
http://www.towersperrin.com/hrservices/webcache/towers/United_States/press_releases/2005_09_28/2005_09_28.htm


Towers Perrin U.S. Legislative Tracking Charts -- UPDATED 26 September 2005
Health and Welfare
< http://www.towersperrin.com/hrservices/webcache/towers/jsp/publications_search/../../United_States/publications/Periodicals/Leg_Tracking_Charts/2005_09_26/LTC_HW_2005_09_26.pdf >
[full-text, 24 pages]
Human Resources
< http://www.towersperrin.com/hrservices/webcache/towers/jsp/publications_search/../../United_States/publications/Periodicals/Leg_Tracking_Charts/2005_09_26/LTC_HR_2005_09_26.pdf >
[full-text, 8 pages]
Retirement
< http://www.towersperrin.com/hrservices/webcache/towers/jsp/publications_search/../../United_States/publications/Periodicals/Leg_Tracking_Charts/2005_09_26/LTC_RET_2005_09_26.pdf >
[full-text, 15 pages]


Law

FindLaw
Workers' Compensation
http://injury.findlaw.com/workers-compensation/


Statistical Reports

BEA: PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS:  AUGUST 2005 [30 September 2005]
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2005/pi0805.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2005/pi0805.pdf
[full-text, 13 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2005/pi0805.xls
[spreadsheet]
or
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2005/pi0805_fax.pdf


OECD Consumer Prices - Updated: 4 October 2005
http://www.oecd.org/document/24/0,2340,en_2649_201185_35431640_1_1_1_1,00.html
or
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/13/32/35439765.pdf
[full-text 5 pages]


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy [STATISTICS]
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS - October 2005 Update
http://www.sba.gov/advo/stats/sbfaq.pdf
[full-text, 2 pages]

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