Wednesday, March 29, 2006
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 29 March 2006
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 Director, IWS News Bureau
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IWS Weekly Bulletin, 29 March 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
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IWS Weekly Bulletin, 29 March 2006
Academic Research
- ILR IMPACT BRIEF
- BRIEF #3 / March 2006 / http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/
- Phased Retirement: Opportunities for Some but Not for All
- by ROBERT M. HUTCHENS
- Professor of Labor Economics (ILR)
- JENNJOU CHEN
- Dept. of Economics, National Chengchi University, Taiwan
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/impactbrief/3/
- For related documentation, see --
- The Cornell Study of Employer Phased Retirement Policies: A Report on Key Findings
- by Robert M. Hutchens
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/lepubs/1/
- Suggested Citation
- Chen, J. & Hutchens, R.M. (2006). Phased retirement: Opportunities for some but not for all (Impact Brief #3). Ithaca, NY: School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University.
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/impactbrief/3/
- The Cornell Study of Employer Phased Retirement Policies: A Report on Key Findings
- ILR IMPACT BRIEF
- BRIEF #4 / March 2006 / http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/
- Sustainable Workforce Development: The Paths of Singapore and India
- by SAROSH KURUVILLA
- Professor of Comparative Industrial Relations (ILR)
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/impactbrief/4/
- For related documentation, see --
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/query.cgi?field_1=lname&value_1=Kuruvilla&field_2=fname&value_2=Sarosh%20&advanced=1
- Suggested Citation
- Kuruvilla, S. (2006). Sustainable workforce development: The paths of Singapore and India (Impact Brief #4). Ithaca, NY: School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University.
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/impactbrief/4
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/query.cgi?field_1=lname&value_1=Kuruvilla&field_2=fname&value_2=Sarosh%20&advanced=1
- ILR IMPACT BRIEF
- BRIEF #5 / March 2006 / http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/
- Ownership Status Matters: Call Centers, Employment Systems, and Turnover
- by ROSEMARY BATT
- Professor of Human Resource Studies (ILR)
- VIRGINIA DOELLGAST
- Dept. of Management, King's College, London
- HYUNJI KWON
- ILR School
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/impactbrief/5/
- For related documentation, see --
- Service Management and Employment Systems In U.S. and Indian Call Centers
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cahrswp/279/
- The Indian Call Centre Industry: National Benchmarking Report Strategy, HR Practices, & Performance
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cahrswp/7/
- U.S. Call Center Industry Report 2004 National Benchmarking Report Strategy, HR Practices & Performance
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cahrswp/6/
- Suggested Citation
- Batt, R., Doellgast, V., & Kwon, H. (2006). Ownership status matters: Call centers, employment systems, and turnover (Impact Brief #5). Ithaca, NY: School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University.
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/impactbrief/5/
- Service Management and Employment Systems In U.S. and Indian Call Centers
- European Trade Union Institute for Research, Education, Health and Safety (ETUI-REHS)
- European Economic and Employment Policy Brief
- No. 1 2006
- Monetary policy tightening in a fragile recovery: are the ECBs concerns about wage formation justified?
- by Ronald Janssen and Andrew Watt
- http://www.etui-rehs.org/content/download/1870/11433/file/EEEPB_1-2006.pdf
- [full-text, 7 pages]
- For other European Economic and Employment Policy Briefs, see --
- http://www.etui-rehs.org/employment_and_economic_policies/books/european_economic_and_employment_policy_brief
- BRIEF #3 / March 2006 / http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/
International
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- Long distance mobility within the EU: considering the Lisbon Agenda and Transitional Arrangements [15 March 2006]
- Dr. Hubert Krieger
- Discussion paper presented at a Foundation seminar with stakeholders of the Governing Board in Luxembourg 8 March 2006
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/docs/areas/populationandsociety/mobility2paper2006.pdf
- [full-text, 10 pages]
- European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO)
- A Review of Working Conditions in France [21 March 2006]
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/ewco/surveys/FR0603SR01/FR0603SR01.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/ewco/surveys/FR0603SR01/FR0603SR01.pdf
- [full-text, 14 pages]
- European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO)
- Spain:
- Reconciling work and family life in the financial services sector (24 March 2006)
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/ewco/2006/03/ES0603NU06.htm
- Italy:
- Parental leave and worklife balance
(24 March 2006)- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/ewco/2006/03/IT0603NU04.htm
- Sweden:
- Working time after parental leave
(24 March 2006)- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/ewco/2006/03/SE0603NU04.htm
- Reconciling work and family life in the financial services sector (24 March 2006)
- The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)
- Nonstandard Work-Draft
- (March 1, 2006; Ahn, Joyup)
- Nonstandard Work in Japan and Korea-the Origin of Wage Differentials
- http://www.jil.go.jp/profile/documents/Ahn.pdf
- [full-text, 51 pages]
- Joyup Ahn, Research Fellow at the Korea Labor Institute, Visiting Researcher at Japan Institute for Labor Policy and Training
- Korea Labor Institute (KLI)
- from e-Labor News, No.52, 2006
- [KOREA] LABOR TRENDS [27 March 2006]
- http://www.kli.re.kr/kli/html_eng/08_mail/webzineboard/view_trends.asp?seq=57&rseq=28&tseq=40
- Date : 2006-03-27
- Korea Labor Institute (KLI)
- from e-Labor News, No. 52, 2006 [27 March 2006]
- Issue Paper
- Tripartite Partnerships at Local Level and Their Social Pacts
- http://www.kli.re.kr/kli/html_eng/08_mail/webzineboard/upfile/52_Tripartite%20Partnerships%20at%20Local%20Level%20and%20Their%20Social%20Pacts.pdf
- [full-text, 17 pages]
- OECD GUIDELINES ON PENSION FUND ASSET MANAGEMENT [23 March 2006]
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/59/53/36316399.pdf
- [full-text, 14 pages]
- Press Release
- OECD - Paris, 23 March 2006
- OECD calls for new approach to managing pension fund assets
- http://www.oecd.org/document/20/0,2340,en_2649_201185_36333268_1_1_1_1,00.html
- OECD - Paris, 23 March 2006
- Long distance mobility within the EU: considering the Lisbon Agenda and Transitional Arrangements [15 March 2006]
- U.S. Department of Labor
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- February 2006
- Report 993
- New Service Industry Productivity Measures [20 March 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/lpc/iprsr06.pdf
- [full-text, 3 pages]
- Census
- Small Area Health Insurance Estimates
- Model-based Estimates for Counties and States
- http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/sahie/
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention
- CDC BUSINESS HOME (& Workplace Issues)
- http://www.cdc.gov/business/
- Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
- An Analysis of the President's Budgetary Proposals for Fiscal Year 2007
- March 2006
- http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/70xx/doc7069/03-14-PresidentsBudget.pdf
- [full-text, 71 pages]
- See in particular the following table and figure and related information--
- CHAPTER TWO
- Page 33
- Table 2-2.
- CBO's Estimates of Effective Federal Marginal Tax Rates on Labor Income
- and
- Page 37
- Figure 2-2.
- Effects of the President's Budget on the Deficit and on the Effective Tax Rates on
- Capital Income and Labor Income
- CHAPTER TWO
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code IB98014
- China's Economic Conditions
- Updated March 17, 2006
- Wayne M. Morrison, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division
- http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/IB98014_20060317.pdf
- [full-text, 17 pages]
- CRS
- Order Code RS21625
- Updated March 17, 2006
- China's Currency: A Summary of the Economic Issues
- Wayne M. Morrison, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division
- Marc Labonte, Government and Finance Division
- http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RS21625_20060317.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
- Department of Labor Announces Competition for $4 Million in Funding for Grassroots Organizations [22 March 2006]
- http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/eta/eta20060501.htm
- Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
- Esther Johnson Named Job Corps National Director
- First African-American Woman to Head Program
[24 March 2006]- http://www.dol.gov/PrinterFriendly/PrinterVersion.aspx?url=http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/eta/eta20060544.htm
- or
- http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/eta/eta20060544.htm
- International Trade Administration (ITA)
- Exports, Jobs, and Foreign Investment [in each STATE]
- Updated March 2006
- http://ita.doc.gov/td/industry/otea/state_reports/states05-index.html
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- Fifth Grade: Findings from the Fifth-Grade Follow-Up of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 [24 March 2006]
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2006038
- or
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2006/2006038.pdf
- [full-text, 69 pages]
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- Characteristics of Schools, Districts, Teachers, Principals, and School Libraries in the United States: 2003-04 Schools and Staffing Survey [23 March 2006]
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2006313
- or
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2006/2006313.pdf
- [full-text, 231 pages]
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- New York State
- WORKFORCE & INDUSTRY DATA (Statewide and Regional)
- http://www.labor.state.ny.us/workforceindustrydata/index.asp
- A to Z Index of Workforce & Industry Data
- http://www.labor.state.ny.us/workforceindustrydata/apps.asp?reg=wny&app=atoz
- WORKFORCE & INDUSTRY DATA (Statewide and Regional)
- AARP (American Association of Retired Persons)
- Images of Aging in America 2004 [March 2006]
- http://www.aarp.org/research/reference/publicopinions/aresearch-import-926.html
- and
- http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/general/images_aging.pdf
- [full-text, 198 pages]
- The Cornell University Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Disability Demographics and Statistics (StatsRRTC) < http://www.statsrrtc.org/ >
- is pleased to announce its State-of-the-Science Conference:
- THE FUTURE OF DISABILITY STATISTICS: WHAT WE KNOW AND NEED TO KNOW
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/srrtc-2006conference.cfm
- Ernst & Young {E&Y]
- The Aging of the U.S. Workforce: Employer Challenges and Responses [Survey & Video] [January 2006, online March 2006]
- http://www.ey.com/global/download.nsf/US/Arnone_Aging_US_Workforce/$file/AgingUSWorkforceEmployerChallenges.pdf
- [full-text, 34 pages]
- and
- View a video
- http://mfile.akamai.com/9312/wmv/ernstyoung.download.akamai.com/9312/ncs/ey_com/arnone20064151/arnone20064151_100.wvx
- in which Human Capital's Bill Arnone discusses the survey findings.
- Hudson
- One in Four Workers Job Hunt On Employers Dime [22 March 2006]
- Hudson Survey Finds Manager Supervision Effective at Curbing Personal Internet Use
- http://www.hudson-index.com/node.asp?SID=5763
- National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA)
- [21 March 2006]
- National Center for Policy Analysis Brief Analysis No. 544:
- Health Savings Accounts: Answering the Critics, Part I
- http://www.ncpa.org/pub/ba/ba544/
- or
- < http://www.ncpa.org/pub/ba/ba544/ba544.pdf>
- National Center for Policy Analysis Brief Analysis No. 545:
- Health Savings Accounts: Answering the Critics, Part II
- http://www.ncpa.org/pub/ba/ba545/
- or
- < http://www.ncpa.org/pub/ba/ba545/ba545.pdf>
- National Center for Policy Analysis Brief Analysis No. 546:
- Health Savings Accounts: Answering the Critics, Part III
- http://www.ncpa.org/pub/ba/ba546/
- or
- < http://www.ncpa.org/pub/ba/ba546/ba546.pdf>
- Towers Perrin
- Talent Management: The State of the Art [online 21 March 2006]
- http://www.towersperrin.com/hrservices/webcache/towers/United_States/publications/Reports/TP_Track_TM/TP_Track_TM.pdf
- [full-text, 17 pages]
- Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children
- February 2006
- Displaced Women and Girls At Risk: Risk Factors, Protection Solutions and Resource Tools
- http://www.womenscommission.org/pdf/WomRisk.pdf
- [full-text, 56 pages]
- Images of Aging in America 2004 [March 2006]
- Administrative Office of the U.S.Courts
- Judicial Facts and Figures
- http://www.uscourts.gov/judicialfactsfigures/contents.html
- For Labor/Employment Related Case Numbers see the following --
- Table 2.2
- U.S. District Courts. Civil Cases Filed by Nature of Suit
- (Highlighted areas cover data previously provided in separate tables)
- http://www.uscourts.gov/judicialfactsfigures/table2.02.pdf
- Scroll down to find --
- Labor Laws
- Fair Labor Standards Act
- Labor Management Relations Act
- Labor Management Reporting & Disclosure Act
- Railway Labor Act
- E.R.I.S.A.*
- Other Labor Litigation
- Table 2.2
- U.S. Department of Labor
- e-JUDICATION
- http://www.dol.gov/ejudication/
- e-Judication is the gateway to information about formal hearings and appeals at the Department of Labor. This site, however, must not be relied upon for legal advice.
- About e-Judication
- http://www.dol.gov/ejudication/about_us.htm
- LLRX.com
- **Competitive Intelligence - A Selective Resource Guide - Updated 15 March 2006
- http://www.llrx.com/features/ciguide.htm
- and
- Analyze This: The Evolution of Competitive Intelligence Products for the Legal Profession [15 March 2006]
- http://www.llrx.com/features/analyzethis.htm
- Judicial Facts and Figures
- Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
- State Personal Income 2005 [28 March 2006]
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/spi0306.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/spi0306.pdf
- [full-text, 13 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/spi0306.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/spi0306_fax.pdf
- BLS: COLLEGE ENROLLMENT AND WORK ACTIVITY OF 2005 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES [24 March 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/hsgec.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/hsgec.pdf
- BLS: MULTIFACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TRENDS, 2003 AND 2004 [23 March 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod3.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod3.pdf
- [full-text, 18 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/prod3.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: MASS LAYOFFS IN FEBRUARY 2006 [22 March 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mmls.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mmls.pdf
- [full-text, 10 pages]
- State Personal Income 2005 [28 March 2006]
- Facts for Features from the Census Bureau
- CB06-FF.06
- March 27, 2006
- Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: May 2006
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/006587.html
- or
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2006/cb06ff-06.pdf
- [full-text, 7 pages]
- Facts for Features from the Census Bureau
- Special Edition *
- 100th Anniversary: San Francisco Earthquake April 18
[23 March 2006]- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/006580.html
- or
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2006/cb06ffse-02.pdf
- Facts for Features from the Census
- CB06-FFSE.03
- March 27, 2006
- * Special Edition *
- Small Business Week 2006 (April 9-15)
[27 March 2006]- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/006601.html
- or
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2006/cb06ffse-03.pdf
- [full-text, 3 pages]
- GOOGLE FINANCE in Beta -- NEW!
- http://finance.google.com/finance
- See
- About Google Finance
- http://www.google.com/googlefinance/faq.html
- CB06-FF.06
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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