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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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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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School of Industrial & Labor Relations
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16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
NO MESSAGES will be sent until 8 March 2006.
_____________________________
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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# posted by SBasefsky : 12:34 PM
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 22 February 2006
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, 22 February 2006
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.
_______________________________
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Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
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________________________________________________________________________
IWS Weekly Bulletin, 22 February 2006
Academic Research
- Hans Boeckler Foundation
- Tangian A. (2005) A composite indicator of working conditions in the EU-15 for policy monitoring and analytical purposes
- http://www.boeckler.de/pdf/p_wsi_diskp_135.pdf
- [Full-text, 80 pages, in GERMAN ]
- or
- http://www.boeckler.de/pdf/p_wsi_diskp_135_e.pdf
- [full-text, 78 pages, in ENGLISH]
- Tangian A. (2005) Monitoring flexicurity policies in the EU with dedicated composite indicators
- http://www.boeckler.de/pdf/p_wsi_diskp_137.pdf
- [full-text, 50 pages, in ENGLISH]
- Tangian A. ( December 2005) European welfare state under the policy "make work pay": Analysis with composite indicators
- http://www.boeckler.de/pdf/p_wsi_diskp_141.pdf
- [full-text, 38 pages, in ENGLISH]
International
- European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) Online
- EU Level
- Key EU industrial relations initiatives in prospect [20 February 2006]
- http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2006/02/feature/eu0602203f.html
- European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO)
- SWEDEN:
- Working Conditions for Employees with Disabilities [8 February 2006]
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/ewco/2006/02/SE0602NU03.htm
- For other NEWS UPDATES from EWCO, see --- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/ewco/newsupdates.htm
- For other NEWS UPDATES from EWCO, see --- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/ewco/newsupdates.htm
- THE WORLD BANK
- Washington, D.C.
- Office of the Chief Economist, Latin America and the Caribbean
- POVERTY REDUCTION AND GROWTH: VIRTUOUS AND VICIOUS CIRCLES [14 February 2006]
- Guillermo E. Perry, Omar S. Arias, J. Humberto López, William F. Maloney, Luis Servén
- http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/LACEXT/EXTLACOFFICEOFCE/0,,contentMDK:20819439~pagePK:64168445~piPK:64168309~theSitePK:870893,00.html
- or
- http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EXTLACOFFICEOFCE/Resources/870892-1139877599088/virtuous_circles1_complete.pdf
- [full-text, 238 pages]
- Census: The Effects of Government Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty: 2004 [14 February 2006]
- http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2004/effect2004.html
- Press Release 14 February 2006
- Census Bureau Releases Income and Poverty Estimates Reflecting Expanded Income Definitions
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/income_wealth/006450.html
- Council of Economic Advisors
- Economic Report of the President 2006 [15 February 2006]
- http://www.gpoaccess.gov/eop/index.html
- or
- http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/13feb20061330/www.gpoaccess.gov/eop/2006/2006_erp.pdf
- [full-text, 401 pages]
- GAO: Social Security Numbers: Coordinated Approach to SSN Data Could Help Reduce Unauthorized Work, by Barbara D. Bovbjerg, director, education, workforce, and income security, before a joint hearing of the Subcommittee on Social Security and the Subcommittee on Oversight, House Committee on Ways and Means. GAO-06-458T, February 16.
- http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-458T
- or
- http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06458t.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages
- and
- Highlights -
- http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d06458thigh.pdf
- Health and Human Services
- 2006 HHS POVERTY GUIDELINES [24 January 2006]
- http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/06poverty.shtml
- See also -
- Prior HHS Poverty Guidelines and Federal Register References
- http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/figures-fed-reg.shtml
- NIOSH Safety and Health Topic:
- Avian Influenza: Protecting Workers from Exposure
- http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/avianflu/
- Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
- Job Posting
- February 20, 2006
- CCPA Inequality Research Project
- Title: Project Director
- http://www.policyalternatives.ca/index.cfm?call=C75469B1&act=main
- Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
- Designing Benefits With Evidence in Mind [16 February 2006]
- February 2006
- EBRI Issue Brief #290
- Paperback, 16 pp.
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/briefspdf/EBRI_IB_02-20062.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- Executive Summary
- http://www.ebri.org/publications/ib/index.cfm?fa=ibDisp&content_id=3622
- Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)
- Taking The Mystery Out Of Retirement Planning [15 February 2006]
- http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/publications/NRTOC.html
- Press Release
- Labor Department Unveils Resource to Help Americans Plan for Retirement [15 February 2006]
- http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/ebsa/EBSA20060274.htm
- Kauffman Foundation
- Press Release [16 February 2006]
- New Kauffman Foundation Study Identifies Key Factors Driving Offshoring of Corporate R&D
- http://www.kauffman.org/items.cfm?itemID=678
- Highlights at
- Here or There? A Survey on the Factors in Multinational R&D Location and IP Protection
- http://www.kauffman.org/pdf/thursby_slides_022006.pdf
- [full-text, 29 pages]
- The study mentioned above was presented to the National Academies on 16 February. It may appear at the following links soon.
- Government--University--Industry Research Roundtable
- http://www7.nationalacademies.org/guirr/index.html
- and/or
- http://www7.nationalacademies.org/guirr/PUBLICATIONS.html
- Manpower Inc.
- Talent Shortage Survey: Global Results [21 February 2006]
- http://www.manpower.com/mpcom/files?name=Results_TalentShortage_2006.pdf
- [full-text, 7 pages]
- [Thanks to Gary Price at ResourceShelf.com for the tip]
- Related white paper --
- Confronting the Coming Talent Crunch: What's Next?
- http://www.manpower.com/mpcom/files?name=Talent_Shortage_Whitepaper_Global_Final.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- Press Release 21 February 2006
- Manpower Inc. Talent Shortage Survey Reveals 40% of Employers Worldwide Are Struggling to Find Qualified Job Candidates
- http://investor.manpower.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=188082
- National MultiCultural Institute
- Human Trafficking Search
- http://www.humantraffickingsearch.net/
- National Health Policy Forum
- Background Paper
- February 8, 2006
- Health Benefits in Retirement: Set for Extinction?
- Mark Merlis, Consultant
- http://www.nhpf.org/pdfs_bp/BP_RetireeHealth_02-08-06.pdf
- [full-text, 33 pages]
- NewsNow
- To monitor Human Resources related stories coming out of the United Kingdom (UK) on an ongoing and/or real time basis, use the following link from NewsNow.
- Human Resources (UK)
- http://www.newsnow.co.uk/newsfeed/?name=Human+Resources
- Towers Perrin
- Update for 14 February 2006 (online 16 February 2006)
- 1. Towers Perrin U.S. Legislative Tracking Charts Health and Welfare
- United States
- http://www.towersperrin.com/hrservices/webcache/towers/United_States/publications/Periodicals/Leg_Tracking_Charts/2006_02_16/LTC_HW_2006_02_16.pdf
- [full-text, 28 pages]
- 2. Towers Perrin U.S. Legislative Tracking Charts Human Resources
- United States
- http://www.towersperrin.com/hrservices/webcache/towers/United_States/publications/Periodicals/Leg_Tracking_Charts/2006_02_16/LTC_HR_2006_02_16.pdf
- [full-text, 9 pages]
- 3. Towers Perrin U.S. Legislative Tracking Charts Retirement
- United States
- http://www.towersperrin.com/hrservices/webcache/towers/United_States/publications/Periodicals/Leg_Tracking_Charts/2006_02_16/LTC_RET_2006_02_16.pdf
- [full-text, 17 pages]
- U.S. Department of Labor
- Employment Standards Administration Wage and Hour Division
- Opinion Letters
- http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/opinion/opinion.htm
- EEOC PRESS RELEASE
- FEBRUARY 17, 2006
- ALL EEOC AGE BIAS CLAIMS AGAINST SIDLEY & AUSTIN TO GO FORWARD, FEDERAL APPEALS COURT RULES
- Unanimous 7th Circuit Says EEOC Has Enforcement Authority To Obtain Money for Expelled Partners
- http://www.eeoc.gov/press/2-17-06.html
- BLS: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: JANUARY 2006 [22 February 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf
- [full-text, 27 pages]
- BLS: REAL EARNINGS IN JANUARY 2006 [22 February 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/realer.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/realer.pdf
- [full-text, 7 pages]
- BLS: Producer Price Indexes -- January 2006 [17 February 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ppi.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ppi.pdf
- [full-text, 21 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/ppi.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS OF MANUFACTURING PRODUCTIVITY AND UNIT LABOR COST TRENDS, REVISED DATA FOR 2004 [15 February 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod4.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod4.pdf
- [full-text, 18 pages]
- BLS: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS: SECOND QUARTER 2005 [15 February 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cewbd.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cewbd.pdf
- [full-text, 15 pages]
- BLS: U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - JANUARY 2006 - [16 February 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ximpim.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ximpim.pdf
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/ximpim.supp.toc.htm
- PEW Charitable Trusts
- Getting a Piece of the Pie:
- Federal Grants to Faith-Based Social Service Organizations
- By Lisa M. Montiel, Senior Research Scientist
- David J. Wright, Project Director, Roundtable on Religion and Social Welfare Policy
- http://www.pewtrusts.org/pdf/Roundtable_FBOS_0206.pdf
- [full-text, 52 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
****************************************
# posted by SBasefsky : 6:28 AM
Thursday, February 16, 2006
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 15 February 2006
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, 15 February 2006
Academic Research
International
http://www.answers.com/ For topics covered, see-- http://www.answers.com/main/what_content.jsp
_____________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
IWS Weekly Bulletin, 15 February 2006
Academic Research
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
- ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT WORKING PAPERS No. 477
- PROJECTING OECD HEALTH AND LONG-TERM CARE EXPENDITURES: WHAT ARE THE MAIN DRIVERS? [February 2006]
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/57/7/36085940.pdf
- For other OECD WORKING PAPERS, see -- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/49/29/20686301.HTM
- Incarceration Length, Employment, and Earnings
- http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12003.pdf
- [full-text, 30 pages]
- Jeffrey R. Kling
- NBER Working Paper No. 12003
- Issued in February 2006
- ---- Abstract -----
- http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12003
- Teacher Motivation in India [2005]
- Vimala Ramachandran and Madhumita Pal, Educational Resource Unit and
- Dr. Sharada Jain, Sunil Shekar, Jitendra Sharma of Sandhan, Jaipur
- http://azimpremjifoundation.org/downloads/tech_motiva.pdf
- [full-text, 41 pages]
- ILR Impact Briefs
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/impactbrief
- BRIEF #2 / FEBRUARY 2006 / http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/
- Doomed to Fail: The Unintended Consequences of Guestworker Programs
- by VERNON M. BRIGGS, J R .
- Professor of Human Resource Studies (ILR)
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=impactbrief
- For related documentation, see --
- Guestworker Programs for Low-Skilled Workers: Lessons from the Past and Warnings for the Future
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/briggstestimonies/21/
International
- EUROPA > European Commission > Environment > Integration > Employment
- Environment and Employment [10 February 2006]
- http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/integration/employment_en.htm
- The Links between Employment and Environment Policies (SEC (2005) 1530, of 17 November 2005) [online 10 February 2006]
- http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/integration/pdf/sec_2005_1530_en.pdf
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- [Press Release
- http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/integration/pdf/infonoteempl.pdf
- EUROPA > European Commission > Economic and Financial Affairs > Publications > European Economy > Special Reports
- European Economy. Special Report
- The impact of ageing on public expenditure: projections for the EU25 Member States on pensions, health care, long-term care, education and unemployment transfers (2004-2050) [online 14 February 2006]
- http://europa.eu.int/comm/economy_finance/publications/european_economy/2006/eespecialreport0106_en.htm
- or
- http://europa.eu.int/comm/economy_finance/publications/european_economy/2006/eesp106en.pdf
- [full-text, 207 pages]
- and ANNEX
- http://europa.eu.int/comm/economy_finance/publications/european_economy/2006/eespannex106en.pdf
- [full-text, 199 pages]
- EUROPA >European Commission > Investing in European Research > 2006 Aho Group Report "Creating an Innovative Europe"
- 2006 Aho Group Report "Creating an Innovative Europe" [13 February 2006]
- http://europa.eu.int/invest-in-research/research06.htm
- [excerpt]
- 3. The group identifies a need for "structural mobility" in Europe. This means a new paradigm of flexibility and adaptability in human resources, finance and organisational structures. For example:
- Europe should aim to have 10% of the research workforce in any given year moving across the boundaries of science, industry and government;
- See full-report at-
- Creating an Innovative Europe
- Report of the Independent Expert Group on R&D and Innovation appointed following the Hampton Court Summit
- January 2006
- http://europa.eu.int/invest-in-research/pdf/060119Aho%20report%20final.pdf
- [full-text, 32 pages]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- (Infosheet)
- Age management in companies in Europe
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/files/EF0608EN.pdf
- [full-text, 2 pages]
- DATABASE on AGEING WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT
- ADVANCE SEARCH for CASE STUDIES
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/areas/populationandsociety/ageingworkforceadvanced.php
- [scroll down to find search box]
- Basic Search
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/areas/populationandsociety/ageingworkforce.htm
- [scroll down to find search box]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- The following links will lead to information related to disability issues found on this web site.
- Illness and disability [Population and society]
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/areas/populationandsociety/listillnessanddisability.htm
- Illness and disability [Quality of life]
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/areas/qualityoflife/listillnessanddisability.htm
- Illness and disability [Social cohesion]
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/areas/socialcohesion/listillnessanddisability.htm
- Illness and disability [Social protection]
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/areas/socialprotection/listillnessanddisability.htm
- European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
- * The performing arts sector - visions of the future [February 2006]
- http://www.emcc.eurofound.eu.int/content/source/eu06008a.html?p1=ef_publication&p2=null
- * Performing arts - what future? [February 2006]
- http://www.emcc.eurofound.eu.int/content/source/eu06007a.html?p1=ef_publication&p2=null
- * The performing arts sector - what future? [February 2006]
- http://www.emcc.eurofound.eu.int/content/source/eu06006a.html?p1=ef_publication&p2=null
- * The performing arts sector - policy issues and challenges for the future [February 2006]
- http://www.emcc.eurofound.eu.int/content/source/eu06009a.html?p1=ef_publication&p2=null
- Congressional Budge Office (CBO)
- Background Paper
- Utilization of Tax Incentives for Retirement Saving: An Update February 2006 [10 February 2006]
- http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/70xx/doc7043/02-10-TaxIncentives.pdf
- [full-text, 22 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL31275
- Health Insurance: Federal Data Sources for Analyses of the Uninsured
- February 7, 2002
- Chris L. Peterson and Christine Devere
- Analysts in Social Legislation
- Domestic Social Policy Division
- http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RL31275_20020207.pdf
- [full-text, 22 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code 94-971 EPW
- Federal Employees: Pay and Pension Increases Since 1969
- Updated February 9, 2006
- Patrick Purcell
- Specialist in Social Legislation
- Domestic Social Policy Division
- http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/94-971_20060209.pdf
- [full-text, 11 pages]
- Center for Development Information and Evaluation
- U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
- Issue Paper No. 9
- January 2006 PN ADE 194
- JOB CREATION IN POST-CONFLICT SOCIETIES
- Kenneth W. Beasley
- http://pdf.dec.org/pdf_docs/PNADE194.pdf
- [full-text, 56 pages}
- U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
- USAID PRIMER: What We Do and How We Do It [revised January 2006]
- http://pdf.dec.org/pdf_docs/PDACG100.pdf
- [full-text, 44 pages]
- Brookings Institution
- The New Safety Net: How the Tax Code Helped Low-Income Working Families During the Early 2000s [13 February 2006]
- by Alan Berube
- February 2006
- http://www.brookings.org/metro/pubs/eitc/20060209_newsafety.htm
- or
- http://www.brookings.org/metro/pubs/eitc/20060209_newsafety.pdf
- [full-text, 32 pages]
- European Trade Union Institute for Research, Education and Health and Safety (ETUI-REHS)
- Transfer 4/2005: Innovations for Union Renewal [31 January 2006]
- http://www.etui-rehs.org/publications/transfer/2005/4_2005_innovations_for_union_renewal
- Table of Contents at -
- http://www.etui-rehs.org/publications/transfer/2005/4_2005_innovations_for_union_renewal#toc
- Free-- related papers at -- http://www.crimt.org/2eSite_renouveau/Theme0_ang.html
- The Colloquium was organised by the
- Interuniversity Research Centre on Globalization and Work
- http://www.crimt.org/
- Special dedicated interactive site on
- UNION RENEWAL
- http://www.crimt.org/Unionrenewal.html
- Segal
- 2006 SEGAL HEALTH PLAN COST TREND SURVEY [originally released August 2005]
- http://www.segalco.com/publications/surveysandstudies/2006trendsurvey.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- Press Release
- SEGAL PREDICTS CONTINUED DECLINES IN TRENDS IN 2006
- http://www.segalco.com/pressreleases.html#080505
- Watson Wyatt
- Trends in Pensions 2005 (Special Edition) [February 2006]
- http://www.watsonwyatt.com/us/pubs/insider/pdfs/pensionsSE.pdf
- [full-text, 54 pages]
- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
- EEOC Enforcement Statistic & Litigation [9 February 2006]
- http://www.eeoc.gov/stats/enforcement.html
- Press Release 9 February 2006
- EEOC REPORTS SLIGHT DECLINE IN DISCRIMINATION CHARGES IN 2005
- Merit Resolutions and Monetary Benefits Up
- http://www.eeoc.gov/press/2-9-06.html
- USAID
- The ASIA Foundation
- Legal Accountability and Dispute Resolution (LADR) Program
- A SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FROM THE ASIA FOUNDATION TO THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 01 JULY 2005 31 DECEMBER 2005
- http://pdf.dec.org/pdf_docs/PDACG303.pdf
- [full-text, 32 pages]
- BEA: U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES December 2005 [10 February 2006]
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrel/tradnewsrelease.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/trad1205.pdf
- [full-text, 48 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/trad1205.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and
- Monthly Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/trad1205_fax.pdf
- and
- Annual Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/trad1205annual_fax.pdf
- EuroStat
- Statistics in focus
- POPULATION AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS 2/2006
- Author Omar HARDARSON
- People outside the labour force: Declining inactivity rates [13 February 2006]
- http://epp.eurostat.cec.eu.int/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-NK-06-002/EN/KS-NK-06-002-EN.PDF
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- OECD Standardised Unemployment Rate falls to 6.4% in December 2005 [10 February 2006]
- http://www.oecd.org/document/31/0,2340,en_2649_201185_36087327_1_1_1_1,00.html
- or
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/57/6/36086110.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- See tables for countries at -- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/41/13/18595359.pdf
- ANSWERS.COM
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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Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
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# posted by SBasefsky : 3:39 PM
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 8 February 2006
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, 8 February 2006
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
________________________________________________________________________
IWS Weekly Bulletin, 8 February 2006
Academic Research
- Monthly Labor Review Online
- January 2006
- Vol. 129, Number 1, pages 38-49
- Union Membership Statistics in 24 Countries
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2006/01/art3full.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- by Jelle Visser
- Scientific Director, Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies
- (AIAS), University of Amsterdam, Netherlands.
- E-mail: Jelle.Visser@uva.nl
- Princeton
- Industrial Relations Section
- Working Paper 507.
- Kahn, Lawrence M.
- "The Impact of Employment Protection Mandates on Demographic Temporary Employment Patterns: International Microeconomic Evidence" January 2006.
- http://www.irs.princeton.edu/pubs/pdfs/507.pdf
- [full-text, 59 pages]
International
- European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) Online
- COMPARATIVE STUDY
- Relocation of Production and Industrial Relations [6 February 2006]
- February 2006
- http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2005/11/study/index.html
- and
- http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2005/11/study/tn0511101s.html
- ILO Bangkok
- Working out of disaster: improving employment and livelihood in countries affected by the Tsunami
- Bangkok: ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, 2005
- viii, 87 p.
- ISBN 92-2-117766-1 (print)
- ISBN 92-2-117767-X (web)
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inf/download/tsunami_ebook.pdf
- [full-text, 100 pages]
- BLS: Monthly Labor Review Online
- January 2006
- Vol. 129, Number 1
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm
- State labor legislation enacted in 2005
- John J. Fitzpatrick, Jr.
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2006/01/art1full.pdf
- [full-text, 28 pages]
- Changes in State unemployment insurance legislation in 2005
- Loryn Lancaster
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2006/01/art2full.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- Union membership statistics in 24 countries
- Jelle Visser
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2006/01/art3full.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- Census: Population Division
- Working Paper No. 81
- Historical Census Statistics on the Foreign-Born Population.
- Campbell Gibson and Kay Jung. Issued February 2006
- http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0081/twps0081.html
- [for detailed tables in SPREADSHEET format]
- or
- http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0081/twps0081.pdf
- [full-text, 36 pages]
- U.S. Census Bureau
- 2004 State Government Finance Data [2 February 2006]
- http://www.census.gov/govs/www/state04.html
- GAO: Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: First-Year Experience with High-Deductible Health Plans and Health Savings Accounts. GAO-06-271, January 31.
- http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-271
- or
- http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06271.pdf
- [full-text, 28 pages]
- and
- Highlights -
- http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d06271high.pdf
- GAO: Veterans' Employment and Training Service: Greater Accountability and Other Labor Actions Needed to Better Serve Veterans. GAO-06-357T, February 2.
- http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-357T
- or
- http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06357t.pdf
- [full-text, 15 pages]
- The Status of Telework in the Federal Government 2005 [December 2005]
- http://www.telework.gov/documents/tw_rpt05/
- [Please note: in some instances you may have to change LINKS on your web pages to reflect new locations on this web site].
- U.S. State Department To Launch New Website Design [3 February 2006]
- http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2006/60352.htm
- California Budget Project
- Minimum Wage Increases Boost the Earnings of Low-Wage California Workers [January 2006]
- http://www.cbp.org/2005/0508_bb_minimumwage.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- Mercer
- Annual reports fail to acknowledge the company�s own workers
- Mercer finds limited reporting on human capital by the biggest US corporations [26 January 2006]
- http://www.mercerhr.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1207925
- Towers Perrin
- Winning Strategies for a Global Workforce: Attracting, Retaining and Engaging Employees for Competitive Advantage
- Executive Report [3 February 2006]
- http://www.towersperrin.com/hrservices/webcache/towers/United_States/publications/Reports/2006_Global_Workforce/GWS.pdf
- [full-text, 28 pages]
- Towers Perrin
- HR Service Delivery: Connecting People, Process and Performance [23 January 2006]
- HR Service Delivery Research Report
- http://www.towersperrin.com/hrservices/webcache/towers/United_States/publications/Reports/2005_HRDS_Survey/2005_HRSD_Survey_Report.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- Watson Wyatt
- Few Multinationals Have Effective Global Communication Programs, Watson Wyatt Study Finds [31 January 2006]
- http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=15642
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL32195
- Charitable Choice: Legal and Constitutional Issues
- Updated January 27, 2006
- by Angie A. Welborn, Legislative Attorney, American Law Division
- http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RL32195_20060127.pdf
- [full-text, 25 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL33257
- Health Savings Accounts: Overview of Rules for 2006, January 31, 2006
- by Bob Lyke, Specialist in Social Legislation, Domestic Social Policy Division
- http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RL33257_20060131.pdf
- [full-text, 14 pages]
- The International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations
- Volume 21, Issue 4, 2005
- http://www.csmb.unimo.it/modules.php?name=ijcllir_mod&page=issue4_05.html
- BLS: JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER: DECEMBER 2005 [7 February 2006]
- 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: JANUARY 2006 [3 February 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf
- [full-text, 27 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/empsit.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS Preliminary Fourth Quarter and Annual Averages for 2005 [2 February 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod2.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod2.pdf
- [full-text, 24 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/prod2.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: DECEMBER 2005 [1 February 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/metro.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/metro.pdf
- [full-text, 22 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/metro.supp.toc.htm
- RAND
- Research Brief
- Forging the Link Between Alcohol Advertising and Underage Drinking [January 2006]
- By: Rebecca L. Collins, Phyllis L. Ellickson, Daniel F. McCaffrey, Katrin
- Hambarsoomians
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9073/
- or
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9073/index1.html
- or
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/2006/RAND_RB9073.pdf
- [full-text, 5 pages]
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- Homeschooling in the United States: 2003 [2 February 2006]
- http://nces.ed.gov/Pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2006042
- or
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2006/homeschool/
- or
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2006/2006042.pdf
- [full-text, 54 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
****************************************
# posted by SBasefsky : 6:32 AM
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 1 February 2006
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
________________________________________________________________________
IWS Weekly Bulletin, 1 February 2006
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
________________________________________________________________________
IWS Weekly Bulletin, 1 February 2006
Academic Research
- Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
- Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
- Latin American Research Network
- Red de Centros de Investigación
- Research Network Working paper #R-517
- CEO and Director Turnover in Venezuela
- R-517
- Author: Garay, Urbi & González, Maximiliano
- Published: November 2005
- http://www.iadb.org/res/index.cfm?fuseaction=Publications.View&pub_id=R-517
- or
- http://www.iadb.org/res/publications/pubfiles/pubR-517.pdf
- [full-text, 72 pages]
- Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
- Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
- Latin American Research Network
- Red de Centros de Investigación
- Research Network Working Paper #R-519
- Corporate Governance in Costa Rica
- R-519
- Author: Arce, Gilberto E. & Robles C., Edgar
- Published: December 2005
- http://www.iadb.org/res/index.cfm?fuseaction=Publications.View&pub_id=R-519
- or
- http://www.iadb.org/res/publications/pubfiles/pubR-519.pdf
- [full-text, 80 pages]
- Research and Practice in HRM (RPHRM) jointly published by Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia and Singapore Human Resources Institute
- Research and Practice in Human Resource Management
- http://rphrm.curtin.edu.au/
- Current Issue includes--
- A Relationship Perspective to Investigate the Effect of Human Resource Capability on Information System Outsourcing Success
- < http://rphrm.curtin.edu.au/2005/issue2/relationship-ab.html>
- Promoting Employees' Innovativeness and Organisational Citizenship Behaviour through Superior-Subordinate Relationship in the Workplace
- < http://rphrm.curtin.edu.au/2005/issue2/innovative-ab.html>
- An Emic Approach to Understand Culturally Indigenous and Alien Human Resource Management Practices in Global Companies
- < http://rphrm.curtin.edu.au/2005/issue2/emic-ab.html>
- Reducing Resistance to Change through Knowledge Management: A Conceptual Approach
- < http://rphrm.curtin.edu.au/2005/issue2/conceptual-ab.html>
- The Choice of Strategic International HRM Orientation by Japanese Firms: Examining the Effects of Affiliates' Local Business Strategies
- < http://rphrm.curtin.edu.au/2005/issue2/japan-ab.html>
- Achieving Organisational Prosperity through Employee Motivation and Retention: A Comparative Study of Strategic HRM Practices in Malaysian Institutions
- < http://rphrm.curtin.edu.au/2005/issue2/malaysia-ab.html>
- Information Technology Offshore Outsourcing in India: A Human Resources Management Perspective
- < http://rphrm.curtin.edu.au/2005/issue2/india-ab.html>
- Current Issue includes--
International
- Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
- Bringing Health to Work [27 January 2006]
- http://www.ccohs.ca/healthyworkplaces/
- European Agencey for Safety and Heath at Work
- Priorities for occupational safety and health research in the EU-25 [27 January 2006]
- http://osha.eu.int/publications/reports/6805648
- and
- http://osha.eu.int/publications/reports/6805648/full_publication_en.pdf
- [full-text, 36 pages]
- Press Release
- More challenges for occupational safety and health in the future, EU experts warn
- http://agency.osha.eu.int/press_room/20060112_OSH_Research
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- GLOBAL EMPLOYMENT TRENDS (for January 2006)
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/strat/stratprod.htm
- or
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/strat/download/getb06en.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- Press Release
- ILO annual jobs report says global unemployment continues to grow, youth now make up half those out of work
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inf/pr/2006/1.htm
- BLS: Charts of gross job losses and gross job gains, by industry sector
- http://www.bls.gov/bdm/charts1.htm
- BLS: Compensation and Working Conditions Online [25 January 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/home.htm
- Charts: Access to and Participation in Employer-Provided Health Care Plans, Private Industry, 2005 (01/25/2006)
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20060120ch01.htm
- Summary: New Research on Retirement Savings among Workers (01/25/2006)
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20060110yb01p1.htm
- 2002 Economic Census
- Survey of Business Owners
- Issued January 2006
- SB02-00CS-WMN
- Company Statistics Series
- Women-Owned Firms: 2002
- http://www.census.gov/prod/ec02/sb0200cswmn.pdf
- [full-text, 850 pages]
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention
- BUSINESS PANDEMIC INFLUENZA PLANNING CHECKLIST [December 2005]
- http://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic/pdf/businessChecklist.pdf
- [full-text, 2 pages]
- Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
- The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2007 to 2016
- http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=7027&sequence=0&from=7
- or
- http://mirror1.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/70xx/doc7027/01-26-BudgetOutlook.pdf
- [full-text, 196 pages]
- U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
- A Chartbook Of International Labor Comparisons: The Americas, Asia, Europe January 2006 [25 January 2006]
- http://www.dol.gov/asp/media/reports/chartbook/
- or
- http://www.dol.gov/asp/media/reports/chartbook/chartbook.pdf
- [full-text, 65 pages]
- Small Business Administration (SBA)
- The SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMY: A REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT 2005 [5 January 2006]
- http://www.sba.gov/advo/stats/sb_econ2005.pdf
- [full-text, 141 pages]
- OSHA Announces New Partnership to Protect Workers on Cornell University Construction Project
- http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=NEWS_RELEASES&p_id=11825
- Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
- 2004 Demographic Profile of the Federal Workforce [27 January 2006]
- http://www.opm.gov/feddata/demograp/demograp.asp
- U.S. International Trade Administration (ITA)
- THE ROLE OF SMALL & MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES IN EXPORTS TO CHINA: A STATISTICAL PROFILE
- Results from the 2003 Exporter Data Base [16 December 2005]
- http://ita.doc.gov/td/industry/otea/docs/China_SME_2003_Final.pdf
- [full-text, 24 pages]
- U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration (ITA)
- U.S. Exports to Peru: A State Perspective January 2006 [17 January 2006]
- http://ita.doc.gov/td/industry/otea/docs/Peru-Overview.pdf
- [full-text, 5 pages]
- U.S. International Trade Administration (ITA)
- Industry, Trade, and the Economy: Data and Analysis
- http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/industry/otea/
- U.S. International Trade Administration (ITA)
- The Virtual World Trade Reference Room
- http://ita.doc.gov/td/industry/otea/ref-room.html
- U.S. International Trade Administration (ITA)
- Trade Stats Express
- http://tse.export.gov/
- United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
- Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean
- 2005 LATIN AMERICA and the CARIBBEAN: SELECTED ECONOMIC and SOCIAL DATA
- David Colin &Janet Rudasill-Allen
- Washington, DC 20523
- November, 2005
- http://pdf.dec.org/pdf_docs/PNADE700.pdf
- [full-text, 197 pages]
- Online data set at -- http://qesdb.cdie.org/lac/index.html
- Online data set at -- http://qesdb.cdie.org/lac/index.html
- White House
- Economic Statistics Briefing Room
- http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/esbr.html
- AARP Public Policy Institute
- Phased Retirement: Who Opts for It and Toward What End? / Research Report
- by Yung-Ping Chen, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Boston & John C. Scott, J.D., MA Cornell University
- http://www.aarp.org/research/work/employment/2006_01_retire.html
- or
- http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/2006_01_retire.pdf
- [full-text, 59 pages]
- January 2006
- In Brief: Phased Retirement: Who Opts for It and Toward What End? / Research Report
- http://www.aarp.org/research/work/employment/inb113_retire.html
- or
- http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/inb113_retire.pdf
- January 2006
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and the Economic Policy Institute
- Pulling apart: A state-by-state analysis of income trends [26 January 2006]
- http://www.epi.org/content.cfm/studies_pulling_apart_2006
- or
- http://www.epinet.org/studies/pulling06/pulling_apart_2006.pdf
- [full-text, 66 pages]
- Press Release [26 January 2006]
- INCOME INEQUALITY GREW ACROSS THE COUNTRY OVER THE PAST TWO DECADES
- http://www.epinet.org/newsroom/releases/2006/01/1-26-06-sfpNATL-pr-FINAL.pdf
- Cornell News 1 February 2006
- First-of-its kind New York City conference to look at labor's responses to globalization
- http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb06/Global.unions.prewrite.html
- China Labor Watch
- Labor Research Reports
- http://www.chinalaborwatch.org/laborresearch.htm
- Wal-Mart and Dollar General Toys Made with Blood and Sweat: Report by CLW and NLC
- http://www.chinalaborwatch.org/en/web/article.php?article_id=50306
- Wal-Mart Sweatshops In China: Report Released Jointly by CLW and the National Labor Committee
- http://www.chinalaborwatch.org/en/web/article.php?article_id=50304
- Procter & Gamble in China: Workers Fall Through the Cracks
- http://www.chinalaborwatch.org/en/web/article.php?article_id=50296
- The Toy Industry in China: Undermining Workers' Rights and Rule of Law
- http://www.chinalaborwatch.org/en/web/article.php?article_id=50285
- Marc Blecher: What are Chinese Workers Thinking?
- http://www.chinalaborwatch.org/en/web/article.php?article_id=50255
- Dorothy Solinger: The Creation of a New Underclass in China and its Implications
- http://www.chinalaborwatch.org/en/web/article.php?article_id=50256
- Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
- SHRM Conference Focuses on Human Resources in a Global Workplace Environment [30 January 2006]
- http://www.shrm.org/press_published/CMS_015551.asp#P-4_0
- Work Foundation
- Healthy Work: Productive Workplaces
- Why the UK needs more good jobs
- David Coats, Associate Director, The Work Foundation & Catherine Max, Programme Manager, The London
- Health Commission
- http://www.theworkfoundation.com/pdf/Healthy_Work.pdf
- [full-text, 69 pages]
- Press Release 30 December 2005
- http://www.theworkfoundation.com/newsroom/pressreleases.jsp?ref=184
- World Federation of Personnel Management Associations
- http://www.wfpma.com/nahrmar4.html
- Don't miss
- Survey of Global HR Challenges: Yesterday, today and tomorrow [2005]
- Conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers on behalf of the World Federation of Personnel Management Associations (WFPMA)
- http://www.wfpma.com/PDFs/hrglobalchallenges.pdf
- [full-text, 32 pages]
- Where on Earth Companies Choose to Do BusinessAnd Why
- The factors that drive companies global site selection and sourcing decisions and what it means forHR management.
- A Paper Prepared for the World Federation of Personnel Management Associations
- Mexico City, May 29th, 2002
- By:Richard W. Judy, Discovery Institute,Seattle, Washington USA
- dickjudy@workforceassociates.com
- http://www.shrm.org/global/pdf/2002Judy.pdf
- HR Competencies and Professional Standards
- June 2000
- Professor Chris Brewster
- Elaine Farndale
- Dr Jos van Ommeren
- The authors of this Report are at the Centre for European Human Resource Management, Cranfield
- School of Management, Cranfield University, UK (Tel: +44 (0)1234 751122, Fax: +44 (0)1234
- 752081). The views expressed in the report are those of the authors only.
- http://www.wfpma.com/comp.pdf
- [full-text, 88 pages]
- Don't miss
- Congressional - Executive Commission on CHINA (CECC) Virtual Academy
- CHINA
- Labor Rights Resources
- http://www.cecc.gov/pages/virtualAcad/labor/index.php
- See in particular
- USEFUL LINKS
- http://www.cecc.gov/pages/virtualAcad/labor/index.php#links
- BEA: GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT: FOURTH QUARTER 2005 (ADVANCE) [27 January 2006]
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/gdp405a.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/gdp405a.pdf
- [full-text, 14 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/gdp405a.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and
- Technical Note
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/tech405a.htm
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/gdp405a_fax.pdf
- BEA:
PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS: DECEMBER 2005 [30
- January 2006]
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/pi1205.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/pi1205.pdf
- [full-text, 13 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/pi1205.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/pi1205_fax.pdf
- BLS: EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX-DECEMBER 2005 [31 January 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/eci.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/eci.pdf
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/eci.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: MASS LAYOFFS IN DECEMBER 2005 AND ANNUAL AVERAGES FOR 2005 [25 January 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mmls.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mmls.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- Facts for Features from the Census Bureau [25 January 2006]
- African-American History Month: February 2006
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/006088.html
- or
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2006/cb06ff01-2.pdf
- [full-text, 5 pages
- Ask Sam
- STATE of the UNION ADDRESSES of the American Presidents 1790-2006 [31 January 2006]
- http://www.asksam.com/ebooks/StateOfTheUnion/
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