Wednesday, October 26, 2005

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 26 October 2005

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,  26 October 2005


Academic Research

Upjohn Institute Staff Working Paper 05-124
Do Temporary Help Jobs Improve Labor Market Outcomes for Low-Skilled Workers? Evidence from Random Assignments
http://www.upjohninst.org/publications/wp/05-124.pdf
[full-text, 53 pages]
David Autor(MIT and NBER),Susan N. Houseman (W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research)
October 2005
Abstract
http://www.upjohninst.org/publications/wp/05124wp.html


Work Hours, Wages, and Vacation Leave
http://papers.nber.org/papers/w11693.pdf
[full-text, 48 pages]
Joseph G. Altonji, Emiko Usui
NBER Working Paper No. 11693
Issued in October 2005
---- Abstract -----
http://papers.nber.org/papers/W11693


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


International

European Comission
Press Release [20 October 2005]
NANOTECHNOLOGY: COMMISSION LAUNCHES A CONSULTATION ON HOW BEST TO ASSESS THE RISKS
http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/health_consumer/dyna/enews/enews.cfm?al_id=89
see-
Public consultation SCENIHR Opinion on
How to Assess the Potential Risks of Nanotechnologies
http://europa.eu.int/comm/health/ph_risk/committees/04_scenihr/scenihr_cons_01_en.htm


Federal

Issues in Labor Statistics
U.S. Department of Labor
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Summary 05-03 September 2005
Spending by Asian Families [18 October 2005]
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ils/pdf/opbils52.pdf
[full-text, 2 pages]


On October 19, 2005, the Bureau of Labor Statistics launched several new features on its web site.
http://www.bls.gov/bls/features102005.htm

   * Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) Tool
< http://data.bls.gov/oes/search.jsp?data_tool=OES>
--you can readily retrieve wage and employment statistics by occupation and area using this new tool.  For example, you can find out how much registered nurses are paid in different States and different metropolitan areas.
   * Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Profiles
< http://data.bls.gov/GQT/servlet/StartProfile?data_tool=Profile>
--this new online tool allows you to easily generate tables of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses data by industry, by the demographic characteristics of the worker, and by the characteristics surrounding the incident. These tables can be generated in either HTML or Excel format.  This is an online version of the Profiles system that had previously been available only on CD-ROM.
   * Injury and Illness Incidence Rate Calculator and Comparison Tool
< http://data.bls.gov/IIRC?data_tool=IIRC>
--this calculator allows you to compute injury and illness incidence rates for your establishment and to compare your rates with your industry's averages.
   * Changes to Business Employment Dynamics tools--in preparation for the upcoming release of new firm size class data, these data extraction tools for the Business Employment Dynamics database have been modified:
Create Customized Tables (one screen) (requires Java-enabled browser)
< http://data.bls.gov/PDQ/outside.jsp?survey=bd>
 and
Create Customized Tables (multiple screens).
< http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/dsrv?bd>


Office of Immigration Statistics (OIS)
Mapping Immigration: Legal Permanent Residents (LPRs) [October 2005]
http://uscis.gov/graphics/shared/statistics/data/maps/lprmaps.htm


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

AARP Public Policy Institute
#2005-13
October 2005
Transition Provisions in Large Converted Cash Balance Pension Plans
by Daniel J. Beller
http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/2005_13_pension.pdf
[full-text, 29 pages]


AARP Public Policy Institute
Rethinking the Role of Older Workers: Promoting Older Worker Employment in Europe and Japan
Research Report, October 2005
http://www.aarp.org/research/work/retirement/ib77_workers.html
or
http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/ib77_workers.pdf
[full-text, 32 pages]


European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) for Research, Education and Health and Safety (REHS)
European Economic and Employment Policy Brief
No. 6 ­2005
Social Europe and the Challenge of Globalisation [20 October 2005]
Ronald Janssen
http://www.etui-rehs.org/content/download/1404/9167/file/EEEPB_6-2005.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]


European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) for Research, Education, Health and Safety (REHS)
and the Hans Boeckler Stiftung's Macroeconomic Policy Institute (IMK)
http://www.boeckler.de/cps/rde/xchg/SID-3D0AB75D-972DD24B/hbs/hs.xsl/36176.html

Euro Area Economic Trends 2006: Time for a New Economic Policy Approach [25 October 2005]
http://www.etui-rehs.org/media/files/imk/time_for_a_new_economic_policy_approach
[full-text, 26 pages]



Human Resources Institute of New Zealand
17 October 2005
Unions go from strength to strength
http://www.hrinz.org.nz/SITE_Default/SITE_HR_Info/SITE_Hot_Stuff/x-files/14052.doc


The PEW Charitable Trusts
Nanotechnologies
[Report]
Principles for characterizing the potential human health effects from exposure to nanomaterials: elements of a screening strategy
http://www.particleandfibretoxicology.com/content/2/1/8
or
http://www.particleandfibretoxicology.com/content/pdf/1743-8977-2-8.pdf
[full-text, 35 pages]
Press Release 24 October 2005
Testing Nanomaterials’ Toxicity: Scientists Develop Elements of a Screening Strategy to Identify Human Health Effects
Grantee Press Releases
Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies
http://www.pewtrusts.org/ideas/ideas_item.cfm?content_item_id=3107&content_type_id=7&issue_name=Nanotechnologies&issue=46&page=7


SHRM
What Will the Future Workplace and Business Environment Look Like?  Will You be Ready? [19 October 2005]
SHRM Releases 2015 Scenarios for the Future of HR Management Report
http://www.shrm.org/press_published/CMS_014418.asp#P-4_0


SHRM Survey:  Diversity Important to Bottom Line
SHRM Releases Its 2005 Survey on Workplace Diversity Practices [25 October 2005]
http://www.shrm.org/press_published/TOC.asp
[This release will appear at the URL above shortly]

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations
LINE (Leading Indicator of National Employment), OCTOBER 2005
http://www.shrm.org/line/CMS_014467.pdf
[full-text, 11 pages]


Towers Perrin Study Finds Mixed Views of HR Outsourcing [19 October 2005]
Companies See Results in Cost Effectiveness, but Frustration with Service Quality Propels Some Dissatisfaction
http://www.towersperrin.com/hrservices/webcache/towers/United_States/press_releases/2005_10_19/2005_10_19.htm


Towers Perrin
2005 Study of HR Effectiveness
HR OUTSOURCING:  NEW RELATIES, NEW EXPECTATIONS [20 October 2005]
http://www.towersperrin.com/hrservices/webcache/towers/United_States/publications/Reports/2005_HRO/HRO_Report.pdf
[full-text, 24 pages]

Towers Perrin
Employees Seeking Better Information on Compensation and Benefits [14 October 2005]
http://www.towersperrin.com/hrservices/webcache/towers/TP_Monitor/jsp/showdoc_fromtowers.jsp?webc=../../TP_Monitor%2F2005%2F10%2Farticles%2Fmon_article_1005C.htm


Towers Perrin
GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES KEY 2006 BENEFIT NUMBERS
October 17, 2005
http://www.towersperrin.com/hrservices/webcache/towers/United_States/publications/Periodicals/Monitor_Update/2005_10/update_benefit.pdf


Law

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
ADR Report: Part I - ADR in the Federal Sector EEO Process FY 2003-FY 2004 [September 2005, online 18 October 2005]
http://www.eeoc.gov/federal/adr/adr_report_2004/adrpart1.html
or
http://www.eeoc.gov/federal/adr/adr_report_2004/adrpart1.pdf
[full-text, 75 pages]

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Office of General Counsel FY 2004 Annual Report - Summary of Accomplishments [online 18 October 2005]
http://www.eeoc.gov/litigation/04annrpt/index.html


Statistical Reports

BLS: MASS LAYOFFS IN SEPTEMBER 2005 [25 October 2005]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mmls.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mmls.pdf
[full-text, 11 pages]


BLS: USUAL WEEKLY EARNINGS OF WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS: THIRD QUARTER 2005 [20 October 2005]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/wkyeng.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/wkyeng.pdf
[full-text, 7 pages]


BLS: REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT:  SEPTEMBER 2005 [21 October 2005]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/laus.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/laus.pdf
[full-text, 22 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/laus.supp.toc.htm


BLS: COUNTY EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES:  FIRST QUARTER 2005 [20 October 2005]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cewqtr.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cewqtr.pdf
[full-text, 23 pages]

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Statewide Education Data Profiles [updated 24 October 2005]
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/stateprofiles/


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

The Washington Post/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard University
Survey of Teens in the Greater Washington, D.C. Area
http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/upload/-Survey-of-Teens-in-the-Greater-Washington-DC-Area-Toplines.pdf
[full-text, 25 pages]
See press release [24 October 2005]
Survey of Teens in the Greater Washington, D.C. Area
http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/7406.cfm
Washington Post articles in regard to the Survey
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/linkset/2005/10/19/LI2005101900984.html


FACTS for FEATURES from the Census Bureau
CB05-FF.15-2
October 24, 2005 (reissued)
Halloween--Oct. 31, 2005
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/005606.html
or
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2005/cb05ff15-2.pdf
[full-text, 3 pages]

_____________________________
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                  *
****************************************


Wednesday, October 19, 2005

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 19 October 2005

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,  19 October 2005


Academic Research

National Academies Press
Rising Above The Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future
http://books.nap.edu/catalog/11463.html
or
http://www.nap.edu/books/0309100399/html
[read it online free, 504 pages]
Press Release
Broad Federal Effort Urgently Needed to Create New, High-Quality Jobs for All Americans in the 21st Century [12 October 2005]
http://www4.nationalacademies.org/news.nsf/isbn/0309100399?OpenDocument


Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
Corporate Governance and Value in Brazil (and in Chile)
http://www.iadb.org/res/publications/pubfiles/pubR-514.pdf
[full-text, 60 pages]
R-514
Author: Leal, Ricardo; Carvalhal-da-Silva , André
Published: October 2005
Language: English
Abstract:
http://www.iadb.org/res/index.cfm?fuseaction=Publications.View&pub_id=R-514


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


International

European Commission (EC)
Growth and Jobs: Commission tables 19 measures to boost innovation and research
Brussels, 12 October 2005
http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/press/2005/pr1210en.cfm
For more information and examples see MEMO/05/366.
http://europa.eu.int/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/05/366&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=fr


European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Dublin 18 October 2005
NEW DIRECTOR appointed for the European Foundation
http://www.eurofound.eu.int/press/releases/2005/051018.htm


European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
The future of telecommunications - still in Europe? [online October 2005]
http://www.emcc.eurofound.eu.int/content/source/eu05018a.html


European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
Business Creation as a Result of Restructuring Processes [12 October 2005]
http://www.emcc.eurofound.eu.int/content/source/eu05019a.html


European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO) online
Combining family and full-time work [10 October 2005]
http://www.eurofound.ie/working/reports/TN0510TR02/TN0510TR02.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.ie/working/reports/TN0510TR02/TN0510TR02.pdf
[full-text, 47 pages]

International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICTFU)
Annual Survey of Violations of Trade Union Rights 2005
http://www.icftu.org/survey2005.asp?language=EN
or
http://www.icftu.org/www/pdf/survey05/Survey05-EN.pdf
[full-text, 329 pages]
See Press Release
ICFTU Annual Survey: Grim global catalogue of anti-union repression 18/10/2005
http://www.icftu.org/displaydocument.asp?Index=991222870&Language=EN


ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES
INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
BASIC DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE INTER-AMERICAN SYSTEM
(Updated to July 2003)
SECRETARIAT OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA 2003
http://www.corteidh.or.cr/publica/Basingl0.pdf
[full-text, 323 pages]
See -
Inter-American Court of Human Rights
http://www.corteidh.or.cr/index_ing.html
or
http://www.corteidh.or.cr/general_ing/index.html

For more publications (many in Spanish), see-
http://www.corteidh.or.cr/public_ing/index.html


The following resource is highly recommended as a source for macroeconomic data.
Compiled by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
[OECD] External Links to Macroeconomic Reports and Data
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/20/9/33813816.html
Includes the most valuable links for an economic overview of 30 Countries, plus the World and the European Union.
For example:
[OECD] World Economy:  External Links to Macroeconomic Reports and Data
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/27/37/18988469.htm
[OECD] European Union: External Links to Macroeconomic Reports and Data
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/28/14/18640945.htm
[OECD] United States: External Links to Macroeconomic Reports and Data
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/27/36/18634782.htm


Federal

U.S. Department of Commerce
Economics and Statistics Administration
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
Nonemployer Statistics: 2003  [12 October 2005]
Issued October 2005
NS03-00A-1
http://www.census.gov/prod/2005pubs/ns0300a01.pdf
[full-text, 467 pages]

Population Division
U.S. Bureau of the Census
Washington, DC 20233
Indicators of Marriage and Fertility in the United States from the American Community Survey: 2000 to 2003 [13 October 2005]
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/fertility/mar-fert-slides.html
Press release 13 October 2005
New Analysis Offers First-Ever State-by-State Look at Links Between Marriage, Fertility and Other Socioeconomic Characteristics
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/fertility/005807.html


EEOC:
See FREEDOM TO COMPETE AWARD (includes briefs on winners)
http://www.eeoc.gov/initiatives/compete/award/index.html
Press Release
EEOC TAKING NOMINATIONS FOR 2006 "FREEDOM TO COMPETE AWARD"
Honoring Best Practices that Promote Fair and Open Competition in the Workplace
http://www.eeoc.gov/press/10-12-05.html


National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS, 2004 [October 2005]
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d04/
List of Digest 2004 Tables
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d04_tf.asp


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

Families and Work Institute
From the "When Work Works" Project
http://familiesandwork.org/3w/index.html
Press Release
2005 NATIONAL STUDY OF EMPLOYERS REVEALS CHANGES IN  WORK LIFE ASSISTANCE OFFERED TO AMERICA’S EMPLOYEES
Small Employers Offer More Flexibility; Large Employers Offer More Benefits
http://familiesandwork.org/press/2005nserelease.html#nse


Migration Information Source (MIS)
14 October 2005
Global Data Center
http://www.migrationinformation.org/GlobalData/

Maps of the Foreign Born in the US
http://www.migrationinformation.org/DataTools/maps.cfm
Who's Where in the United States?
http://www.migrationinformation.org/USFocus/whoswhere.cfm
State Data on the Foreign Born
http://www.migrationinformation.org/USFocus/statemap.cfm
US Historical Trends
http://www.migrationinformation.org/GlobalData/charts2.cfm


Public Citizen
[Data]
2004 Truck Crash Deaths per 100,000 Population (100KP)*
http://www.trucksafety.org/pictures/HOS-chart2%20(3).pdf
Press Release
Oct. 17, 2005
Safety Groups Release List of Most Lethal States for Truck Crashes; Victims Urge Congress to Resist Industry Pressure to Weaken Hours of Service Rule
Government Gives Truckers a Free Pass on Rule Until End of Year; Safety Groups Issue Travelers Alert
http://www.citizen.org/pressroom/release.cfm?ID=2066


RAND
Inspiration, Perspiration, and Time
Operations and Achievement in Edison Schools
Brian P. Gill, Laura S. Hamilton, J. R. Lockwood, Julie A. Marsh, Ron W. Zimmer, Deanna Hill and Shana Pribesh
http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2005/RAND_MG351.pdf
[full-text, 292 pages]
and
Summary
http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2005/RAND_MG351.sum.pdf
[full-text, 21 pages]
Press Release
October 11, 2005
RAND SAYS MOST PUBLIC SCHOOLS MANAGED BY EDISON SCHOOLS MATCH OR EXCEED GAINS OF COMPARABLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN 4 TO 5 YEARS
http://www.rand.org/news/press.05/10.11.html


Law

EEOC
Questions and Answers About the Association Provision of the Americans with Disabilities Act [17 October 2005]
http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/association_ada.html
Press Release
FEDERAL LAW PROTECTS THOSE WHO ASSOCIATE WITH THE DISABLED, EEOC AFFIRMS [17 October 2005]
New Document Sheds Light on Little-Known ADA Provision
http://www.eeoc.gov/press/10-17-05.html


ILO: Conditions of Work and Employment Database
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/condtrav/database/index.htm
or
http://www-ilo-mirror.cornell.edu/public/english/protection/condtrav/database/index.htm


International Labour Organization (ILO)
Minimum Wages Database
http://www.ilo.org/travaildatabase/servlet/minimumwages


International Labour Organization (ILO)
Working Time Database
http://www.ilo.org/travaildatabase/servlet/workingtime


International Labour Organization (ILO)
Maternity Protection Database
http://www.ilo.org/travaildatabase/servlet/maternityprotection


Statistical Reports

BEA: U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES August 2005 [13 October 2005]
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2005/trad0805.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2005/trad0805.pdf
[full-text, 48 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2005/trad0805.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2005/trad0805_fax.pdf


BLS: Producer Price Indexes - September 2005 [18 October 2005]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ppi.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ppi.pdf
[full-text, 20 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/ppi.supp.toc.htm


BLS: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:  SEPTEMBER 2005 [14 October 2005]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf
[full-text, 19 pages]


BLS: REAL EARNINGS IN SEPTEMBER 2005 [14 October 2005]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/realer.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/realer.pdf
[full-text, 5 pages]


BLS: U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - SEPTEMBER 2005 - [13 October 2005]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ximpim.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ximpim.pdf
[full-text, 18 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/ximpim.supp.toc.htm


EuroStat: 127/2005 - 11 October 2005
Employment in hotels and restaurants
4% of total employment in the EU25 in 2004
Large share of young people and women
http://epp.eurostat.cec.eu.int/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/PGP_PRD_CAT_PREREL/PGE_CAT_PREREL_YEAR_2005/PGE_CAT_PREREL_YEAR_2005_MONTH_10/4-11102005-EN-AP.PDF
[full-text, 2 pages]

Federal Reserve Board (FRB)
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CAPACITY UTILIZATION [14 October 2005]
http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g17/current/default.htm
or
http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g17/current/g17.pdf
[full-text, 20 pages]


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Publication
October 17, 2005
Crime in the United States, 2004
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm
or
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius_04/
or
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius_04/documents/CIUS2004.pdf
[full-text, 538 pages]
and
Summary
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius_04/documents/CIUS_2004_Section1.pdf
[full-text, 10 pages]

_____________________________
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                  *
****************************************


Wednesday, October 12, 2005

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 12 October 2005

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,  12 October 2005


Academic Research

DISABILITY STATUS REPORTS [First Annual]
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/ped/disabilitystatistics/
or
http://www.DisabilityStatistics.org
Go to bottom center of this home page and use the pull-down menus to access full-text reports
See story at-
Oct. 5, 2005
Gap widens between working-age people with and without disabilities in the workforce, reports shows
By Linda Myers
http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct05/Disab.work.rpt.html


Gilles Mourre (Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs)
Wage compression and employment in Europe: First evidence from the structure of earnings survey 2002
(EUROPEAN ECONOMY. ECONOMIC PAPERS. No. 232. September 2005. European Commission. Brussels. 35pp. Tab. Free.) KC-AI-05-232-EN-C; ISBN 92-894-8871-9; ISSN 1725-3187
http://europa.eu.int/comm/economy_finance/publications/economic_papers/2005/ecp232en.pdf
[full-text, 30 pages]


The Labor Market and Macro Volatility: A Nonstationary General-Equilibrium Analysis
http://papers.nber.org/papers/w11684.pdf
[full-text, 38 pages]
Robert E. Hall
NBER Working Paper No. 11684
Issued in October 2005
---- Abstract -----
http://www.nber.org/papers/w11684


Working Paper #504
The Mid-1990s EITC Expansion: Aggregate Labor Supply Effects and Economic Incidence
Jesse Rothstein
Princeton University, Industrial Relations Section
September 1, 2005
http://www.irs.princeton.edu/pubs/pdfs/504.pdf
[full-text, 57 pages]


Princeton University, Industrial Relations Section
Working Paper #502
Layoffs as Part of an Optimal Incentive Mix: Theory and Evidence
Anders Frederiksen. and El½od Takáts†
September 19, 2005
http://www.irs.princeton.edu/pubs/pdfs/502a.pdf
[full-text, 31 pages]


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


International

European Commission (EC)
European Industry ­ A Sectoral Overview [5 October 2005]
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/enterprise_policy/industry/com_2005/sec_2005_1216.pdf
[full-text, 106 pages]
Press Release-
A new integrated industrial policy: to create the conditions for manufacturing to thrive [5 October 2005]
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/enterprise_policy/industry/index_en.htm


European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
EurLife Database [Statistics]
http://www.eurofound.eu.int/areas/qualityoflife/eurlife/index.php


The following report is available via SourceOECD
OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2005 - Towards a knowledge-based economy [11 October 2005]
http://www.sourceoecd.org/scoreboard
Press Release
Globalisation driving increase in international offshoring of research and development centres, finds OECD report [11 October 2005]
http://www.oecd.org/document/25/0,2340,en_2649_201185_35471385_1_1_1_1,00.html


OECD:
Living longer must mean working longer, says OECD [10 October 2005]
http://www.oecd.org/document/48/0,2340,en_2649_201185_35466736_1_1_1_1,00.html
See the following charts at-
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/60/16/35466761.pdf
Chart 1. Work becomes much less common after the age of 50 but with large country differences
        Percentage of the population aged either 25-49 or 50-64 who are employed, 2004
Chart 2. Effective age of retirement and the official age
Chart 3. Proportion of workers who participated in training during the past four weeks, 2004


OECD Policy Brief:
Economic Survey of the United Kingdom 2005 [12 October 2005]
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/18/34/35473312.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]
see also-
Economic Survey of the United Kingdom 2005
http://www.oecd.org/document/43/0,2340,en_2649_201185_35456619_1_1_1_1,00.html
Executive Summary
http://www.oecd.org/document/40/0,2340,en_2649_201185_35461544_1_1_1_1,00.html


Federal

BLS: Monthly Labor Review Online [11 October 2005]
September 2005
Vol. 128, Number 9
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm

Estimating gross flows consistent with stocks in the CPS
Harley J. Frazis, Edwin L. Robison, Thomas D. Evans, and Martha A. Duff
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2005/09/art1full.pdf
[full-text, 7 pages]

Analyzing CPS data using gross flows
Randy Ilg
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2005/09/art2full.pdf
[full-text, 9 pages]

Nonprofit organizations: new insights from QCEW data
Lester M. Salamon and S. Wojciech Sokolowski
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2005/09/art3full.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]

Model-based seasonally adjusted estimates and sampling error
Richard Tiller and Marisa Di Natale
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2005/09/art4full.pdf
[full-text, 11 pages]
Report

Variations in time use at stages of the life cycle
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2005/09/ressum.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]


CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON CHINA (CECC)
[CHINA] ANNUAL REPORT 2005 [11 October 2005]
http://www.cecc.gov/pages/annualRpt/annualRpt05/index.php
or
http://www.cecc.gov/pages/annualRpt/annualRpt05/CECCannRpt2005.pdf?PHPSESSID=451e72c71f621d3e92a4e725edc99ecd
[full-text, 193 pages]


CHINA: U.S. Commercial Service Web Site
http://www.buyusa.gov/china/en/
Designed as "one stop shopping" for information necessary to conducting business in China including leads and contacts.
A few brief examples are listed below.
CHINA: Country Information
http://www.export.gov/china/country_information/index.asp?dName=country_information

CHINA: Information by INDUSTRY (and Contacts)
http://www.buyusa.gov/china/en/industry.html

Standardization Administration of China
http://www.sac.gov.cn/english/home.asp

Useful Links
http://www.buyusa.gov/china/en/links.html

Frequently Asked Questions (Exporting to China)
http://www.export.gov/china/exporting_to_china/faq.asp

Visitor's Guide
http://www.buyusa.gov/china/en/visitorsguide.html


Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Testimony
Statement of Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Director
Macroeconomic and Budgetary Effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
before the Committee on the Budget U.S. House of Representatives
October 6, 2005
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/66xx/doc6684/10-06-Hurricanes.pdf
[full-text, 23 pages]


U.S. Department of Labor
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Highlights of Women's Earnings in 2004 [online October 2005]
September 2005
Report 987
http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpswom2004.pdf
[full-text, 40 pages]


Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 66 No. 1
(released September 2005) [online October 2005]
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v66n1/
or
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v66n1/v66n1.pdf
[full-text, 124 pages]


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
BALLPARK (estimate for a comfortable retirement) -- Free and updated
http://www.choosetosave.org/ballpark/
Press Release [6 October 2005]
Updated Ballpark E$timate® Appears in Two Formats
http://www.ebri.org/pdf/PR_714_6Oct05.pdf
[full-text, 2 pages]

Hudson
Worker Confidence Slips Further as Hudson Employment Index Drops to 96.8 [3 October 2005]
http://www.hudson-index.com/node.asp?SID=5256
or
http://www.hudson-index.com/documents/us-hudson-index-release-100505.pdf
[full-text, 3 pages]

PROFIT SHARING/401(k) COUNCIL OF AMERICA (PSCA)
New survey helps plan sponsors benchmark and shows industry trends [11 October 2005]
http://www.psca.org/PRESS/P2005/oct11-survey.html


(UK) The Work Foundation -- Latest Publications
http://www.theworkfoundation.com/research/publications.jsp


Law

U.S. Government Manual, 2005-06 [11 October 2005]
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/gmanual/index.html
or
Browse at-
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/gmanual/browse-gm-05.html

Examples:
Department of Labor
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2005_government_manual&docid=201944tx_xxx-45
or
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2005_government_manual&docid=201944tx_xxx-45.pdf
[full-text, 15 pages]

National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2005_government_manual&docid=201944tx_xxx-83
or
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2005_government_manual&docid=201944tx_xxx-83.pdf
[full-text, 5 pages]


Findlaw.com
Arbitration & Mediation (ADR)
http://public.findlaw.com/adr/

Statistical Reports

BLS: JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER:  AUGUST 2005 [12 October 2005]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/jolts.pdf
[full-text, 13 pages]


BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:  SEPTEMBER 2005 [7 October 2005]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf
[full-text, 25 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/empsit.supp.toc.htm


EuroStat: 124/2005 - 4 October 2005
August 2005
Euro-zone unemployment up to 8.6%
EU25 up to 8.7%
http://epp.eurostat.cec.eu.int/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/PGP_PRD_CAT_PREREL/PGE_CAT_PREREL_YEAR_2005/PGE_CAT_PREREL_YEAR_2005_MONTH_10/3-04102005-EN-BP.PDF
[full-text, 5 pages]


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

Census 2000 Special Report
Residential Finance Survey: 2001 ­ [5 October 2005]
http://www.census.gov/prod/2005pubs/censr-27.pdf
[full-text, 368 pages]


Congressional Pictorial Directory: 109th Congress [6 October 2005]
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/pictorial/109th/index.html


European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC)
Comparative Report: Policing Racist Crime and Violence [29 September 2005]
http://eumc.eu.int/eumc/material/pub/PRCV/PRCV-Final.pdf
[full-text, 52 pages]
See press release at-
Police need to do more to tackle racist crime in Europe
A new EUMC report finds police forces in many EU Member States to be ill-equipped to respond to racist violence
http://eumc.eu.int/eumc/material/pub/PRCV/MR-194-03-05-04-EN.pdf


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Wednesday, October 05, 2005

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 5 October 2005

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,  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]

_____________________________
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                  *
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