Wednesday, October 31, 2007
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 31 October 2007
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, 31 October 2007
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----------------- 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, 31 October 2007
Academic Research
- Korea Labor Institute (KLI)
- e-Labor News No. 70
- Issue paper
- Labor Market Changes in Korea (1995~2005): Challenges and Policy Implications
- Hanam Phang, Senior Research Fellow, Korea Labor Institute & Young-Woo Ko, Researcher, Korea Labor Institute
- https://www.kli.re.kr/kli/html_eng/08_mail/webzineboard/view_sub.asp?seq=76&rseq=154
- or
- http://www.kli.re.kr/kli/html_eng/08_mail/webzineboard/upfile/e_70.pdf
- [full-text, 44 pages]
- Upjohn Institute Working Paper 07-135
- Temporary Help Service Firms' Use of Employer Tax Credits:
- Implications for Disadvantaged Workers' Labor Market Outcomes
- http://www.upjohninst.org/publications/wp/07-135.pdf
- [full-text, 46 pages]
- Sarah Hamersma, University of Florida ; Carolyn Heinrich, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- February 2007
- Abstract
- http://www.upjohninst.org/publications/wp/07135wp.html
International
- European Commission (EC)
- EuroBarometer
- Special EUROBAROMETER 284
- Undeclared Work in the European Union [24 October 2007]
- Fieldwork: May June 2007
- Publication: October 2007
- http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_284_en.pdf
- [full-text, 138 pages]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
- EMCC case studies -
- Facing the challenges of a globalised market: Louis de Poortere [26 October 2007]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef07802.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2007/802/en/1/ef07802en.pdf
- [full-text, 11 pages]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation
- European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
- Managing diversity in the workplace: competitive advantages for companies
- Report of EMCC seminar
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/content/source/eu07007a.htm?p1=ef_publication&p2=null
- Five companies presented their strategies for diversity management and its application in practice:
- Schneider Electric from France
- [< http://eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/publications/2007/ef07794en.pdf> case study],
- [< http://eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/publications/2007/presentationschneiderelectric.pdf > presentation]
- Dublin Bus from Ireland
- [< http://eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/publications/2007/ef07792en.pdf> case study],
- [< http://eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/publications/2007/presentationdublinbus.pdf > presentation]
- NH Hoteles from Spain
- [< http://eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/publications/2007/ef07793en.pdf> case study],
- [< http://eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/publications/2007/presentationnhhoteles.pdf > presentation]
- Carrefour from France
- [< http://eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/publications/2007/ef07791en.pdf> case study],
- [< http://eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/publications/2007/presentationcarrefour.pdf > presentation]
- Volvo from Sweden
- [< http://eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/publications/2007/ef07795.pdf> case study]
- [< http://eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/publications/2007/presentatationvolvo.pdf > presentation]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- Out-of-school care services for children living in disadvantaged areas [30 October 2007]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef07520.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2007/520/en/1/ef07520en.pdf
- [full-text, 86 pages]
- ILO Forum on Decent Work for a Fair Globalization -- 31 October 2007 - 02 November 2007, Lisbon, Portugal
- http://www.ilo.org/global/What_we_do/Events/Symposiaseminarsandworkshops/lang--en/WCMS_083618/index.htm
- Key resources
- * Draft Programme of the ILO Forum on Decent Work for a Fair Globalization -
- < http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---integration/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_083637.pdf >
- * Overview Paper: Decent work for a fair globalization. -
- < http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---integration/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_084179.pdf >
- * Issue paper for Session 1 - Employability: Education, skills development and technology. -
- < http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---integration/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_084180.pdf >
- * Issue paper for Session 2 - Upgrading work and enterprises in the informal economy. -
- < http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---integration/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_084175.pdf >
- * Issue paper for Session 3 - Migration for work, within borders and internationally. -
- < http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---integration/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_084238.pdf >[
- *Issue paper for Session 4 - Social security policies for social cohesion and economic development. -
- < http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---integration/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_084240.pdf >
- * Issue paper for Session 5 - Policy coherence amoung international organizations. -
- < http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---integration/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_084241.pdf >
- *Issue paper for Session 6 - Decent work opportunities for young women and men: Overcoming discrimination and disadvantage. -
- < http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---integration/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_084242.pdf >
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
- OECD System of Unit Labour Cost Indicators
- http://stats.oecd.org/mei/default.asp?rev=3
- THE WORLD BANK MAPPED: A WORLD BANK DATA & GOOGLE MAPS MASHUP
- http://geo.worldbank.org/
- World Bank
- Enterprise Surveys
- Do Your Own Analysis
- http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/custom/
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- September 2007
- Report 1002
- Women in the Labor Force: A Databook (2007 Edition) [24 October 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/cps/wlf-databook2007.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/cps/wlf-databook-2007.pdf
- [full-text, 91 pages]
- BLS: Compensation and Working Conditions Online
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/home.htm
- Employer-provided "Quality-of-life" Benefits for Workers in Private Industry, 2007 (10/24/2007)
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20071022ar01p1.htm
- BLS: NONMETROPOLITAN AREA OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES, 2006 [24 October 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/oes/nonmetro.txt
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/oes/nonmetro.pdf
- Actual Data at
- May 2006 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
- http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrcma.htm
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- September 2007
- Report 1001
- A Profile of the Working Poor, 2005 [25 October 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpswp2005.pdf
- [full-text, 14 pages]
- Census - New Web site
- www.business.census.gov
- Press Release
- Industry Data Crucial as 2007 Economic Census Nears [16 October 2007]
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/economic_census/010778.html
- U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao to recognize seven businesses, organizations and individuals for exemplary disability employment practices [24 October 2007]
- Miami Project to Cure Paralysis Ambassador Marc A. Buoniconti to receive 'SPIRIT' Award
- http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/odep/odep20071611.htm
- Secretary of Labor to host event marking DisabilityInfo.gov 5th anniversary [24 October 2007]
- New video with overview of Web site's resources to be displayed
- http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/odep/odep20071622.htm
- Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
- Fast Facts from EBRI
- FFE #66, Oct. 30, 2007
- How Do Americans View Wellness Programs? [30 October 2007]
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/publications/facts/fastfacts/fastfact103007.pdf
- Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
- EBRI NOTES
- November 2007, Vol. 28, No. 11
- 2007 Health Confidence Survey: Rising Health Care Costs Are Changing the Ways Americans Use the Health Care System [24 October 2007]
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/notespdf/EBRI_Notes_11a-20071.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- Executive Summary
- http://www.ebri.org/publications/notes/index.cfm?fa=notesDisp&content_id=3857
- Press Release [24 October 2007]
- 10th Annual Health Confidence Survey:
- Rising Costs Cause More Shifts in Use of Health Care System; Many Changes Positive, Others Could Have Negative Impact
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/PR_780_24Oct07.pdf
- Mercer
- GLOBAL RETIREMENT PERSPECTIVE, 14th Edition [29 October 2007]
- http://www.mercer.com/globalretirement
- or
- http://www.mercer.com/attachment.dyn?idContent=1268535&filePath=/attachments/English/GRP14.pdf
- [full-text, 21 pages]
- Watson Wyatt
- Press Release
- Succession Planning is Technology "Wake-Up Call" for Companies [30 October 2007]
- Study Finds One-Third of Companies Adopting New Succession Planning Systems
- http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=18150
- Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
- Labor Agreement Information Retrieval System (LAIRS) - Updated [29 October 2007]
- http://lairs.opm.gov/portal/page/portal/LAIRS_Main/INFORMATION:TAB58293
- OPM Upgrades Labor Agreement Information Retrieval System
- Improvements Include Searchability, Expanded Reports
- http://www.opm.gov/news/opm-upgrades-labor-agreement-information-retrieval-system,1333.aspx
- BEA: GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT: THIRD QUARTER 2007 (ADVANCE) [31 October 2007]
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/gdpnewsrelease.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2007/pdf/gdp307a.pdf
- [full-text, 13 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2007/xls/gdp307a.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2007/pdf/gdp307a_fax.pdf
- BLS: EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX-SEPTEMBER 2007 [31 October 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/eci.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/eci.pdf
- [full-text, 21 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/eci.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: SEPTEMBER 2007 [30 October 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/metro.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/metro.pdf
- [full-text, 21 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/metro.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: CONSUMER EXPENDITURES IN 2006 [26 October 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cesan.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cesan.pdf
- [full-text, 2 pages]
- Facts for Features from the Census Bureau
- American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month: November 2007 [29 October 2007]
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/010849.html
- or
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/cb07ff-18.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- National Women's Law Center (NWLC)
- NATIONAL REPORT CARD ON WOMEN'S HEALTH (STATE by STATE) [23 October 2007]
- http://hrc.nwlc.org/Key-Findings.aspx
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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Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
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Telephone: (607) 255-2703
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# posted by SBasefsky : 6:13 AM
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 24 October 2007
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, 24 October 2007
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----------------- 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, 24 October 2007
Academic Research
- British Medical Journal
- The global impact of income inequality on health by age: an observational study [21 October 2007]
- http://press.psprings.co.uk/bmj/october/inequality.pdf
- [full-text, 5 pages]
- Press Release 21 October 2007
- Wide Income Gap Linked to Deaths in Both Rich and Poor Nations
- http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/534506/?sc=dwtn
- Inter-American Development Bank
- Research Department Working Papers: WP-617
- Minority Enrollments at Public Universities of Diverse Selectivity Levels under Different Admission Regimes: The Case of Texas
- http://www.iadb.org/res/publications/pubfiles/pubWP-617.pdf
- [full-text, 37 pages]
- Author:
- Alfonso, Mariana; Calcagno, Juan Carlos
- Inter-American Development Bank
- Research Department Working Papers: WP-623
- Occupational Training to Reduce Gender Segregation: The Impacts of ProJoven [October 2007]
- http://www.iadb.org/res/publications/pubfiles/pubWP-623.pdf
- [full-text, 25 pages]
- Author:
- Ñopo, Hugo; Saavedra-Chanduví, Jaime; Robles, Miguel
International
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- Employment and labour market policies for an ageing workforce and initiatives at the workplace - National overview reports [October 2007]
- Estonia
- < http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef070515.htm >
- Slovenia
- < http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef070514.htm >
- Bulgaria
- < http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef070513.htm >
- Czech Republic
- < http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef070512.htm >
- Latvia
- < http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef070516.htm >
- Poland
- < http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef070517.htm >
- Romania
- < http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef070518.htm >
- Slovakia
- < http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef070519.htm >
- Denmark
- < http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef070520.htm >
- Cyprus
- < http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef070521.htm >
- Portugal
- < http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef070522.htm >
- Hungary
- < http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef070523.htm >
- Ireland
- < http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef070524.htm >
- Lithuania
- < http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef070525.htm >
- Luxembourg
- < http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef070526.htm >
- Malta
- < http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef070527.htm >
- ILO -(International Labour Organization)
- INFORM -- Bureau of Library and Information Services
- Resource Guide on Youth Employment
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/support/lib/resource/subject/youth.htm
- Guide des ressources sur l'emploi des jeunes
- http://www.ilo.org/public/french/support/lib/resource/subject/youth.htm
- Guía de recursos sobre empleo de los jóvenes
- http://www.ilo.org/public/spanish/support/lib/resource/subject/youth.htm
- UK
- Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
- Employment Relations Research Series No. 88, September 2007
- Implementing information and consultation: early experience under the ICE Regulations [15 October 2007]
- Mark Hall, Sue Hutchinson, Jane Parker, John Purcell and Michael Terry
- http://www.berr.gov.uk/files/file41647.pdf
- [full-text, 108 pages]
- Office of the United Nations HIgh Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
- From Exclusion to Equality: Realizing the rights of persons with disabilities [17 October 2007]
- Handbook for Parliamentarians on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol
- http://ohchr.org/english/about/publications/docs/ExclusionEqualityDisabilities.pdf
- [full-text, 163 pages]
- Press Release 17 October 2007
- Disabilities Handbook
- http://unhq-appspub-01.un.org/LIB/DHLRefWeblog.nsf/dx/17102007093320AMSLKHWD.htm
- BLS: Three new products updated each month
- (1) Labor Force Status Flows, September 2007
- (Numbers in thousands)
- http://www.bls.gov/cps/cps_flows_current.pdf
- (2) Labor force status flows by sex
- (Numbers in thousands)
- http://www.bls.gov/cps/cps_flows_recent.pdf
- (3) Labor force status flows by sex 1994-2007
- (Numbers in thousands)
- http://www.bls.gov/cps/cps_flows_history.pdf
- or
- ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/lf/cps_flows_history.txt
- and
- ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/lf/cps_flows_history_format.txt
- See notice below --
- New research series on labor force status flows from the Current Population Survey [23 October 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/cps/cps_flows.htm
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL34213
- Retirement Savings Accounts: Fees, Expenses, and Account Balances
- October 17, 2007
- Patrick Purcell, Specialist in Income Security, Domestic Social Policy Division
- http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34213_20071017.pdf
- [full-text, 18 pages]
- U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao announces 2007 Labor Hall of Fame induction [19 October 2007]
- http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/oasam/oasam20071627.htm
- Small Business Administration (SBA)
- Office of Advocacy
- Small Business Growth: Searching for Stylized Facts [23 October 2007]
- by Brian Headd and Bruce Kirchoff
- http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs311tot.pdf
- [full-text, 34 pages]
- and
- research summary
- http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs311.pdf
- [full-text, 2 pages]
- and
- Press Release
- http://www.sba.gov/advo/press/07-33.html
- UnionReports.gov -- This is the new URL for the Office of Labor-management Standards (OLMS) Online Public Disclosure Room found on www.dol.gov
- UnionReports.gov
- http://unionreports.gov
- MDRC
- Civic Engagement in Camden, New Jersey [September 2007]
- A Baseline Portrait
- The Camden Regional Equity Demonstration Project
- Robert Lake, Kathe Newman, Philip Ashton, Richard Nisa, Bradley Wilson
- Rutgers University New Brunswick
- http://www.mdrc.org/publications/460/full.pdf
- [full-text, 87 pages]
- Project on Government Oversight (POGO)
- http://pogo.org/index.shtml
- About
- http://pogo.org/p/x/aboutus.html
- FEDERAL CONTRACTOR MISCONDUCT DATABASE
- http://www.contractormisconduct.org/
- Watson Wyatt
- See
- Executive Summary of Report
- 2007/2008 Global Strategic Rewards® study
- http://www.watsonwyatt.com/research/resrender.asp?id=2007-US-0164&page=1
- Press Release
- Companies Worldwide Struggle to Attract, Retain Workers [22 October 2007]
- Many Employers Underestimate Impact of Stress in Employees' Decision to Leave Company, Watson Wyatt/WorldatWork Survey Finds
- http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=18091
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL34206
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF): Issues for the 110th Congress
- October 9, 2007
- Gene Falk, Specialist in Social Legislation, Domestic Social Policy Division
- http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RL34206_20071009.pdf
- [full-text, 40 pages]
- NLRB REPORTS ON CASE PRODUCTION IN FY 2007 [17 October 2007]
- http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Press%20Releases/2007/R-2646.htm
- or
- http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Press%20Releases/2007/R-2646.pdf
- ONTARIO (CANADA)
- e-Laws
- http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/navigation?file=home&lang=en
- Frequently Accessed Law includes --
- Employment Standards Act
- < http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_00e41_e.htm >
- Human Rights Code
- < http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_90h19_e.htm >
- Labour Relations Act
- < http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_95l01_e.htm >
- Occupational Health and Safety Act
- < http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_90o01_e.htm >
- Workplace Safety and Insurance Act
- < http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_97w16_e.htm >
- BLS: MASS LAYOFFS IN SEPTEMBER 2007 [23 October 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mmls.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mmls.pdf
- [full-text, 10 pages]
- BLS: Comparative Civilian Labor Force Statistics, Ten Countries, 1960-2006 [12 October 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/fls/flscomparelf.htm
- or
- ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ForeignLabor/lfcompendium.zip
- [spreadsheet]
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/fls/lfcompendium.pdf
- [full-text, 38 pages]
- BLS: REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: SEPTEMBER 2007 [19 October 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/laus.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/laus.pdf
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/laus.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: COUNTY EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES: FIRST QUARTER 2007 [18 October 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cewqtr.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cewqtr.pdf
- [full-text, 26 pages]
- BLS: USUAL WEEKLY EARNINGS OF WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS: THIRD QUARTER 2007 [18 October 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/wkyeng.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/wkyeng.pdf
- [full-text, 7 pages]
- BLS: WORKPLACE INJURIES AND ILLNESSES IN 2006 [16 October 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/osh.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/osh.pdf
- [full-text, 30 pages]
- Population Reference Bureau (PRB)
- The Future Population of INDIA: A Long-range Demographic View [August 2007]
- http://www.prb.org/pdf07/FuturePopulationofIndia.pdf
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- Is India's Population Heading Toward 2 Billion? [September 2007]
- http://www.prb.org/Reports/2007/IndiaProjections.aspx
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 : 1:38 PM
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 17 October 2007
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, 17 October 2007
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----------------- 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, 17 October 2007
Academic Research
- The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)
- JILPT REPORT No. 5
- 2007
- Transition Support Policy for Young People with Low Educational Background
- 2007 JILPT International Workshop
- http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JILPTRNo5.pdf
- [full-text, 124 pages]
- Inter-American Development Bank
- Research Department Working Papers:
- WP-613
- Social Exclusion and Violence in Latin America and the Caribbean [October 2007]
- http://www.iadb.org/res/publications/pubfiles/pubWP-613.pdf
- [full-text, 36 pages]
- Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit (IZA)
- Institute for the Study of Labor
- IZA Discussion Paper No. 3094
- October 2007
- Inequality and Employment in a Dual Economy: Enforcement of Labor Regulation in Brazil
- http://ftp.iza.org/dp3094.pdf
- [full-text, 49 pages]
- Rita Almeida, World Bank and IZA
- Pedro Carneiro, University College London, IFS, cemmap and IZA
- ILR Press (an imprint of Cornell University Press)
- GLOBAL UNIONS: Challenging Transnational Capital through Cross-Border Campaigns [October 2007]
- Kate Bronfenbrenner (Editor)
- http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=4756
International
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Condtions (Dublin Foundation)
- European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO)
- COMPARATIVE STUDY
- Managing musculoskeletal disorders [8 October 2007]
- October 2007
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/studies/tn0611018s/index.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/studies/tn0611018s/tn0611018s.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/ewco/tn0611018s/tn0611018s.pdf
- [full-text, 116 pages]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- Integration of third-country migrants: Background Paper [11 October 2007]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0776.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2007/76/en/1/ef0776en.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
- Knowledge and Data
- FIND LINKS Database
- LINKS to LATIN AMERICAN UNIONS and selected UNIONS from NORTH AMERICA and other areas of the World
- http://www.iadb.org/research/resources.cfm?language=en&parid=6
- [Use the pull-down menu to find the category -- LABOR UNIONS ]
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
- Economic survey of India 2007 [9 October 2007]
- http://www.oecd.org/document/5/0,3343,en_2649_201185_39428741_1_1_1_1,00.html
- and
- the full-text report in PDF is available via SourceOECD -- a database
- available at most research universities and libraries.
- OECD Policy Brief
- Economic survey of India 2007 [9 October 2007]
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/17/52/39452196.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- See also the OECD web site on India
- http://www.oecd.org/country/0,3377,en_33873108_39418537_1_1_1_1_1,00.html
- and STATISTICAL PROFILE on INDIA
- http://stats.oecd.org/wbos/viewhtml.aspx?queryname=424&querytype=view&lang=en
- Press Release
- India needs more economic reforms to widen benefits from growth, says OECD report
- http://www.oecd.org/document/10/0,3343,en_2649_201185_39452554_1_1_1_1,00.html
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- September 2007
- Report 1000
- Highlights of Women's Earnings in 2006 [11 October 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpswom2006.pdf
- [full-text, 40 pages]
- BLS: National Compensation Survey (NCS)
- PAY RELATIVES by AREA [10 October 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/payrel.htm
- [Use Map or Scroll Down Page for Relevant Data]
- Census:
- Federal Aid to States for Fiscal Year 2005 [9 October 2007]
- http://www.census.gov/prod/2007pubs/fas-05.pdf
- [full-text, 56 pages]
- and
- State and County Areas, Consolidated Federal Funds Report for Fiscal Year 2005 [9 October 2007]
- http://www.census.gov/prod/2007pubs/cffr-05.pdf
- [full-text, 116 pages]
- Press Release
- Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid Account for Half of Federal Spending [9 October 2007]
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/governments/010739.html
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RS22735
- October 10, 2007
- Spending by Employers on Health Insurance: A Data Brief
- Jennifer Jenson, Specialist in Health Economics, Domestic Social Policy
- http://opencrs.com/rpts/RS22735_20071010.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL34123
- Family Caregiving to the Older Population: Background, Federal Programs, and Issues for Congress
- August 7, 2007
- Kirsten J. Colello, Analyst in Gerontology, Domestic Social Policy Division
- http://opencrs.com/rpts/RL34123_20070807.pdf
- [full-text, 40 pages]
- HuriSearch - Human Rights Search Engine
- http://www.hurisearch.org/
- Searches over 3000 human rights websites.
- Pew Research Center
- Pew Global Attitudes Project [4 October 2007]
- http://pewglobal.org/reports/pdf/258.pdf
- [full-text, 144 pages]
- Pew Global Attitudes Project: Spring 2007 Survey
- Survey of 47 Publics
- ----FINAL 2007 TRENDS TOPLINE----
- http://pewglobal.org/reports/pdf/258topline.pdf
- [full-text, 70 pages]
- Press Release
- World Publics Welcome Global Trade -- But Not Immigration
- October 4, 2007
- http://pewresearch.org/pubs/607/global-trade-immigration
- Pew Research Center
- Pew Global Attitudes Project [DATA ARCHIVE]
- Dataset Download
- http://pewglobal.org/datasets/
- Dataset Download Instructions
- http://pewglobal.org/datasets/instructions.php
- Watson Wyatt
- Strong Link Between Employee Engagement and Business Success, Watson Wyatt Survey Finds [10 October 2007]
- http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=17962
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL34196
- U.S. Trade Statutes: Expiration Dates and Mandated Periodic Reports to Congress
- October 2, 2007
- Mary Jane Bolle, Coordinator, William H. Cooper, Ian F. Fergusson, J. F. Hornbeck, James K. Jackson, Vivian C. Jones, Danielle Langton, Michael F. Martin, and M. Angeles Villarreal, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division
- Jennifer E. Lake, Domestic Social Policy Division
- Charles E. Hanrahan, Remy Jurenas, and Brent D. Yacobucci, Resources, Science, and Industry Division
- http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34196_20071002.pdf
- [full-text, 18 pages]
- BEA: U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES August 2007 [11 October 2007]
- http://bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2007/trad0807.htm
- or
- http://bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2007/pdf/trad0807.pdf
- [full-text, 47 pagaes]
- or
- http://bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2007/xls/trad0807.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and
- Highlights
- http://bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2007/pdf/trad0807_fax.pdf
- BLS: Producer Price Indexes - September 2007 [12 October 2007]
- 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: U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - SEPTEMBER 2007 [11 October 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ximpim.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ximpim.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- or
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/ximpim.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER: AUGUST 2007 [10 October 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/jolts.pdf
- [full-text, 15 pages]
- Department of Labor
- Drug-Free Work Week 2007 is October 14-20
- http://www.dol.gov/asp/programs/drugs/workingpartners/dfww-introduction.asp
- National Drug-Free Work Week 2007 will be held October 14-20, and employers and workers across the nation are encouraged to participate. The purpose of Drug-Free Work Week is to highlight the fact that being drug free is key to protecting workplace safety and health and to encourage workers with alcohol and drug problems to seek help.
- See also WORKING PARTNERS for an ALCOHOL- and DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE
- http://www.dol.gov/workingpartners/
- Press Release
- U.S. Secretary of Labor launches Drug-Free Work Week
- Activities to occur nationwide October 14 through 20
- http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/opa/opa20071531.htm
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 : 6:04 AM
Monday, October 08, 2007
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 10 October 2007
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, 10 October 2007
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----------------- 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, 10 October 2007
Academic Research
- Armstrong DP, Moore J, and Forte GJ.
- Physician Recruitment and Retention in Upstate New York: Findings from the Iroquois Healthcare Alliance Member Survey on Physician Recruitment and Retention.
- Rensselaer, NY: Center for Health Workforce Studies, School of Public Health, SUNY Albany. September 2007.
- http://chws.albany.edu/download.php?id=266081,328,2
- [full-text, 44 pages]
- CAHRS
- Working Paper 07 11
- Why High and Low Performers Leave and What They Find Elsewhere: Job Performance Effects on Employment Transitions [June 2007]
- Charlie O. Trevor, John P. Hausknecht, Michael J. Howard
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/depts/cahrs/downloads/PDFs/WorkingPapers/WP07-11.pdf
- [full-text, 42 pages]
- ILR Press (an imprint of Cornell University Press)
- FREEDOM IN THE WORKPLACE? [August 2007]
- Gertrude Ezorsky
- http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=4717
International
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
- COMPARATIVE STUDY
- Representativeness of the social partners: Agricultural sector [2 October 2007]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0608017s/index.html
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0608017s/tn0608017s.html
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/eiro/tn0608017s/tn0608017s.pdf
- [full-text, 48 pages]
- ILO
- Achieving Equal Employment Opportunities for People with Disabilities Through Legislation: Guidelines - English pdf (also available in French pdf, Khmer, Kiswahili (forthcoming), Mandarin, Mongolian, Sinhalese, Spanish pdf, Thai and Vietnamese)
- ILO
- ISBN: 9789221164272 (print); 9789221174721 (web pdf)
- 2004 (Revised 2007)
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/skills/disability/download/eeofinal.pdf
- [full-text, 98 pages]
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Issues in Labor Statistics:
- Current Trends in Construction Employment
- October 5, 2007
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/ils/pdf/opbils62.pdf
- [full-text, 5 pages]
- BLS: Monthly Labor Review Online [5 October 2007]
- September 2007
- Vol. 130, Number 9
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/09/mlr200709.pdf
- [full-text, 108 pages]
- Business Employment Dynamics data: survival and longevity, II
- Amy Knaup and Merissa C. Piazza
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/09/art1full.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- Employer generosity in employer-matched 401(k) plans, 2002-03
- Keenan Dworak-Fisher
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/09/art2full.pdf
- [full-text, 9 pages]
- Caring for America's aging population: a profile of the direct-care workforce
- Reagan Baughman and Kristin Smith
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/09/art3full.pdf
- [full-text, 7 pages]
- Reports
- Multiple jobholding in States, 2006
- Jim Campbell
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/09/rgtrends.pdf
- [full-text, 2 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RS22712
- Updated September 17, 2007
- What Happens if SCHIP Is Not "Reauthorized"?
- Chris L. Peterson, Specialist in Social Legislation, Domestic Social Policy Division
- http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22712_20070917.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- Economic Research Service (ERS)
- Rural America At A Glance, 2007 Edition [1 October 2007]
- http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/eib31/
- or
- http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/EIB31/EIB31.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- or
- http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/EIB31/EIB31_full.pdf
- USITC
- Publication 3954 September 2007
- The Impact of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act Eighteenth Report 2005-2006 [3 October 2007]
- Investigation No. 332-227
- http://hotdocs.usitc.gov/docs/pubs/332/pub3954.pdf
- [full-text, 143 pages]
- Women's Bureau
- Quick Facts on Registered Nurses (RNs)
- http://www.dol.gov/wb/factsheets/Qf-nursing-06.htm
- Center for Health Workforce Studies
- University at Albany, School of Public Health
- New York Registered Nursing Graduations, 1996-2008 [October 2007]
- http://chws.albany.edu/index.php?nurse_grad
- or
- http://chws.albany.edu/download.php?id=73311,329,2
- [full-text, 18 pages]
- Mercer
- Mercer 2007 Total Rewards SnapShot Survey Report -- North America (U.S./Canada) [September 2007]
- http://www.imercer.com/uploads/US/pdfs/mercer_na_trsnapshot_final.pdf
- [full-text, 30 pages]
- Press Release
- Employers expect training investments to grow faster than investments in other HR categories
- United States
- New York, 2 October 2007
- http://www.mercer.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml?idContent=1282915
- Monster Employment Index Holds Steady in September, Demonstrating Little Change in Online Recruitment Activity [4 October 2007]
- http://www.monsterworldwide.com/Press_Room/MEI/Sep07/US/MEI_US_Sep07.pdf
- [full-text, 10 pages]
- See press release 4 October 2007]
- http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=131001&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1058833&highlight =
- Towers Perrin
- Talent Retention: Key Trends in Eastern Europe
- September, 2007
- http://www.towersperrin.com/tp/jsp/hrservices_webcache_html.jsp?webc=HR_Services/United_States/News/Spotlights/2007/2007_09_24_Spotlight_Eastern_Europe_Podcast.htm&language_code=global&selected=home
- TRANSCRIPT
- http://www.towersperrin.com/tp/getwebcachedoc?webc=HRS/USA/2007/200709/Podcast_Transcript__Key_Trends_in_Eastern_Europe.pdf
- PODCAST
- http://www.towersperrin.com/tp/getwebcachedoc?webc=HRS/USA/2007/200709/EEpodcast09262007.mp3
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL31250
- The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN)
- Updated September 26, 2007
- Linda Levine, Specialist in Labor Economics, Domestic Social Policy Division
- http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RL31250_20070926.pdf
- [full-text, 13 pages]
- The National Labor Relations Board Issues 4 Lead Cases: Dana, BE&K, Toering, Jones Plastic
- Press Releases & Cases
- R-2634 Oct 3 2007 NLRB Clarifies Reinstatement Rights of Striking Employees
- http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Press%20Releases/2007/R-2634.pdf
- see in particular Jones Plastic & Engineering, 351 NLRB No. 11
- http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Board%20Decisions/351/v35111.pdf
- R-2635 Oct 3 2007 NLRB Finds that an Employer's Voluntary Recognition of a Union does not bar a Decertification or Rival Union Petition Filed During a 45-day Period Following Recognition
- http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Press%20Releases/2007/R-2635.pdf
- see in particular Dana Corp., 351 NLRB No 28 (September 29, 2007)
- http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Board%20Decisions/351/v35128.pdf
- R-2636 Oct 3 2007 NLRB Finds the Filling and Maintenance of a Reasonably Based Lawsuit is not Unlawful Regardless of Motive for Bringing Suit
- http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Press%20Releases/2007/R-2636.pdf
- see in particular BE&K Construction Company, 351 NLRB No. 29
- http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Board%20Decisions/351/v35129.pdf
- R-2637 Oct 3 2007 NLRB Modifies Standard in Hiring Discrimination Cases
- http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Press%20Releases/2007/R-2637.pdf
- see in particular Toering Electric Co, 351 NLRB No. 18
- http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Board%20Decisions/351/v35118.pdf
- BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: SEPTEMBER 2007 [5 October 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf
- [full-text, 29 pages]
- and
- Supplemental File Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/empsit.supp.toc.htm
- NOTE: All businesses, workers, and governments should be notified about the availability of these sources. Librarians should be doing the PR and Training.
- American Bar Association (ABA)
- ABA Legal Technology Resource Center
- Helping Lawyers Solve the Technology Puzzle
- FYI: Library Databases
- http://www.abanet.org/tech/ltrc/fyidocs/library.html
- Introduction
- Many public libraries now offer extensive database collections free to their patrons. For most libraries these databases can be accessed from a remote computer with a library card ID number. Which means research can be conducted at home or at the office utilizing these powerful resources. Check with your local library and see if a library card combined with free database access can supplement your law practice.
- Federal Citizen Information Center, General Services Administration
- Gov Gab : Your U.S. Government Blog
- http://blog.usa.gov/roller/govgab/
- See Press Release 3 October 2007
- http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/press/nfcgovgab07.htm
- Facts for Features from the Census Bureau
- *Special Edition*
- The 2008 Presidential Election
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/010725.html
- Facts for Features from the Census Bureau
- *Special Edition*
- Launch of Sputnik I and Start of the "Space Race": 50th Anniversary (Oct. 4)
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/010731.html
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 : 6:50 AM
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 3 October 2007
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, 3 October 2007
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----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
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IWS Weekly Bulletin, 3 October 2007
Academic Research
- U.S. Department of Labor
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Working Paper 408
- September 2007
- Office of Productivity and Technology
- R&D and Productivity Growth: A Review of the Literature
- by Leo Sveikauskas
- http://www.bls.gov/ore/pdf/ec070070.pdf
- [full-text, 56 pages]
- ILR School, Cornell University
- Ombudsmen in Higher Education: Similarities, Divergences, and the Rise of Alternative Dispute Resolution [August 2007]
- Author: Newhart, Mary J.
- http://ecommons.library.cornell.edu/handle/1813/8147
- or
- http://ecommons.library.cornell.edu/bitstream/1813/8147/1/NewhartMSThesis.pdf
- [full-text, 108 pages
International
- Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- KEY INDICATORS 2007: Inequality in Asia (August 2007)
- http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/Key_Indicators/2007/default.asp
- [scroll down this page for individual country information]
- or
- http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/Key_Indicators/2007/pdf/Key-Indicators-2007.pdf
- [full-text, 491 pages]
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/Key_Indicators/2007/pdf/Inequality-in-Asia-Highlights.pdf
- [full-text, 24 pages]
- ADB: Inequality in Asia (Special Chapter)
- http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/Key_Indicators/2007/pdf/Special-Chapter-2007.pdf
- European Parliament
- European "blue card" to solve problem of aging population? [26 September 2007]
- http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/public/story_page/018-10568-267-09-39-902-20070921STO10548-2007-24-09-2007/default_en.htm
- ILO Bankok
- ILO Recent Publications, No.2007/3.
- International labour standards on migrant workers' rights: guide for policymakers and practitioners in Asia and the Pacific
- by ILO Subregional Office for East Asia
- Bangkok: ILO, 2007
- viii, 89 p.
- English version
- ISBN 978-92-2-120246-2 (print version)
- ISBN 978-92-2-120247-9 (web version)
- ISBN 978-92-2-120248-6 (CD version)
- http://www.ilo.org/asia/library/download/pub07-10.pdf
- ILO policy brief on youth employment in Cambodia
- by ILO Subregional Office for East Asia
- Bangkok: ILO, 2007
- 12 p.
- English version
- ISBN 978-92-2-120112-0 (Print version)
- ISBN 978-92-2-120113-7 (Web version)
- http://www.ilo.org/asia/library/download/pub07-08.pdf
- Cambodian version
- ISBN 978-92-2-820112-3 (Print version)
- ISBN 978-92-2-820113-0 (Web version)
- http://www.ilo.org/asia/library/download/pub07-09.pdf
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, report to the Government on the actuarial valuation of the Social Security Fund
- Jean-Claude Hennicot
- Bangkok: ILO, 2007
- xx, 86 p.
- ISBN 978-92-2-118828-5 (Print version)
- ISBN 978-92-2-118829-2 (Web version)
- http://www.ilo.org/asia/library/download/pub07-11.pdf
- Report of independent final evaluation, ILO/Japan Regional Programme on Expansion of Employment Opportunities for Women (EEOW) Viet Nam chapter
- by Nguyen Van Hung, Hoang Thuy Lan and Anne Richmond
- Bangkok: ILO, 2007
- 72 p.
- English version
- ISBN 9789221200895 (Print version)
- ISBN 9789221200901 (Web version)
- http://www.ilo.org/asia/library/download/pub07-05.pdf
- Vietnamese version
- ISBN 9789228200898 (Print version)
- ISBN 9789228200904 (Web version)
- http://www.ilo.org/asia/library/download/pub07-06.pdf
- ILO AP Issues, August 2007
- http://www.ilo.org/asia/download/apissues/issue07_02.pdf
- (Thanks to Chanitda Wiwatchanon, Regional Librarian, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific for the tip).
- OECD Statistics - beta release [25 September 2007]
- http://stats.oecd.org/wbos/default.aspx
- World Bank
- DOING BUSINESS 2008: Comparing Regulation in 178 Economies [26 September 2007]
- http://www.doingbusiness.org/
- [see pull-down menu(s) upper right corner]
- To get FULL DATA go to
- http://www.doingbusiness.org/CustomQuery/
- Overview
- http://www.doingbusiness.org/documents/DB-2008-overview.pdf
- [full-text, 9 pages]
- Press Release 26 September 2007
- Doing Business 2008: Large Emerging Markets Reforming Fast; Egypt the Top Reformer, Eastern Europe Overtakes East Asia on Ease of Doing Business
- http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:21485981~pagePK:64257043~piPK:437376~theSitePK:4607,00.html
- World Bank EU8+2
- Regular Economic Report
- September 2007 [27 September 2007]
- http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTECA/Resources/RER_Main_FINAL_9-26-07.pdf
- [full-text, 41 pages]
- Statistical Annex
- http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTECA/Resources/RER_Sept_2007_Annex.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- Press Release
- Economic Growth Remains High In The New Eu Member States Despite Recent
- Global Financial Market Turbulence, But Attention Should Be Paid To Persistent Medium Term Challenges
- EU8+2 Regular Economic Report also points to emerging shortages of skilled workers
- Press Release No:2008/077/ECA
- http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:21489898~menuPK:34463~pagePK:34370~piPK:34424~theSitePK:4607,00.html
- BLS: Charting the U.S. Labor Market in 2006 [28 September 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/cps/labor2006/home.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/cps/labor2006/chartbook.pdf
- [full-text, 70 pages]
- BLS: Transfer of Collective Bargaining Agreements File to Employment Standards Administration [28 September 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/cba/
- CDC
- National Center for Injury Prevention
- WISQARS -- update [28 September 2007]
- (Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System) is an interactive database system that provides customized reports of injury-related data.
- http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars/
- Newly Updated are
- WISQARS Nonfatal Injury Reports
- http://webappa.cdc.gov/sasweb/ncipc/nfirates2001.html
- Census
- Press Release
- Census Bureau Releases New Data on Residents of Adult Correctional Facilities, Nursing Homes and Other Group Quarters [27 September 2007]
- Annual Data Also Paint Diverse Portrait of Nation's Race, Ethnic and Ancestry Groups
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/010709.html
- Detailed tables
- < http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_program=ACS&_submenuId=datasets_1&_lang=en&_ts = >
- 2006 data user guide
- < http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Products/users_guide/>
- ACS media tool kit page
- < http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2004/NewsMediaKit.html>
- 2000 Data (Race, Hispanic Origin)
- < http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/grpqtr.html>
- 1990/2000 Data (Type, Sex, Age)
- < http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/phc-t26.html>
- 1980 Data
- - < http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2007/Institutional.pdf>
- - < http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2007/NonInstitutional.pdf >
- - < http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2007/Type.pdf>
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL34185
- Consumer Spending by Older Americans, 1985 to 2005
- September 24, 2007
- Patrick Purcell, Specialist in Income Security, Domestic Social Policy Division
- http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34185_20070924.pdf
- [full-text, 72 pages]
- EEOC PRESENTS 'FREEDOM TO COMPETE AWARD' FOR BEST PRACTICES IN EMPLOYMENT [26 September 2007]
- Five Employers Honored for Programs Promoting Access and Inclusion
- http://www.eeoc.gov/press/9-26-07.html
- SSA: Fast Facts & Figures About Social Security, 2007
- (released September 2007)
- http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/chartbooks/fast_facts/2007/index.html
- or
- CHART BOOK in HTML
- http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/chartbooks/fast_facts/2007/fast_facts07.html
- or
- http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/chartbooks/fast_facts/2007/fast_facts07.pdf
- [full-text, 42 pages]
- U.S. Commercial Service
- Recent Selected Country Commercial Guides
- INDIA: Country Commercial Guide 2007 [June 2007]
- http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_977445.pdf
- [full-text, 78 pages]
- BRAZIL: Country Commercial Guide 2007
- http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_3004529.pdf
- [full-text, 73 pages]
- GERMANY: Country Commercial Guide 2007
- http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_3537473.pdf
- [full-text, 79 pages]
- KOREA: Countary Commercial Guide 2007
- http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_92080.pdf
- [full-text, 121 pages]
- Unites States International Trade Commission (USITC)
- Publication 3949 September 2007
- U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: Potential Economy-wide and Selected Sectoral Effects [20 September 2007]
- Investigation No. TA-2104-24
- http://hotdocs.usitc.gov/docs/pubs/2104F/pub3949.pdf
- [full-text, 393 pages]
- RAND
- Evaluating Teacher Quality Under No Child Left Behind - September 24, 2007
- by Beatrice Birman, Kerstin Le Floch, Amy Klekotka, Meredith Ludwig, James Taylor, Kirk Walters, Andrew Wayne, Kwang-Suk Yoon, Georges Vernez, Michael Garet, Jennifer O'Day
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9287/
- or
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9287/index1.html
- or
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/2007/RAND_RB9287.pdf
- [full-text, 3 pages]
- FULL-TEXT REPORT
- State and Local Implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act Volume II
- Teacher Quality Under NCLB: Interim Report
- A report from the National Longitudinal Study of No Child Left Behind (NLS-NCLB) and the
- Study of State Implementation of Accountability and Teacher Quality Under No Child Left Behind (SSI-NCLB)
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/2007/RAND_RP1283.pdf
- [full-text, 213 pages]
- Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)
- 20,000 Sign SPLC Petition Urging Congress, President to Stop Guestworker Abuse [26 September 2007]
- http://www.splcenter.org/news/item.jsp?aid=284
- Towers Perrin
- Towers Perrin Health Care Cost Survey Projects That Average Annual Per-Employee Cost for 2008 Will Exceed $9,300 [24 September 2007]
- Data Indicate That Rigorous Management of Health Care Delivery Pays Off High Performing Companies Beating Low Performers on Cost by Nearly 20%
- Pronounced Concerns Remain on Affordability of Health Benefits for Retirees and Low-Wage Workers
- http://www.towersperrin.com/tp/jsp/hrservices_webcache_html.jsp?webc=HR_Services/United_States/Press_Releases/2007/20070924/2007_09_24.htm&selected=press&language_code=global
- Department of Labor
- Family and Medical Leave Act Regulations
- A Report on the Department of Labor's Request for Information 2007 Update
- Employment Standards Administration
- Victoria A. Lipnic, Assistant Secretary
- Wage and Hour Division
- Paul DeCamp, Administrator
- June 2007
- http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/FMLA2007Report/2007FinalReport.pdf
- [full-text, 181 pages]
- Department of Labor
- WAGE and HOUR Division (WHD)
- STATISTICS FACT SHEETS by YEAR
- 2006
- http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/statistics/200631.htm
- 2005
- http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/statistics/200531.htm
- 2004
- http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/statistics/200411.htm
- 2003
- http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/statistics/200318.htm
- 2002
- http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/statistics/200212.htm
- BEA: PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS: AUGUST 2007 [28 September 2007]
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2007/pi0807.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2007/pdf/pi0807.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2007/xls/pi0807.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2007/pdf/pi0807_fax.pdf
- BEA: FULL-TEXT REPORT of
- 2007 Research and Development Satellite Account
- Bureau of Economic Analysis/National Science Foundation
- September 28, 2007
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/general/rd/2007/pdf/rdreport07.pdf
- [full-text, 28 pages]
- Press Release
- Research and Development Satellite Account [28 September 2007]
- 2007 Satellite Account Underscores Importance of R&D
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/general/rd/2007/rdspend07.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/general/rd/2007/pdf/rdspend07.pdf
- [full-text, 3 pages]
- BEA: GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT: SECOND QUARTER 2007 (FINAL) [27 September 2007]
- CORPORATE PROFITS: SECOND QUARTER 2007 (FINAL)
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2007/gdp207f.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2007/pdf/gdp207f.pdf
- [full-text, 15 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2007/xls/gdp207f.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2007/pdf/gdp207f_fax.pdf
- BLS: METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: AUGUST 2007 [2 October 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/metro.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/metro.pdf
- [full-text, 21 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/metro.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS OF MANUFACTURING PRODUCTIVITY AND UNIT LABOR COST TRENDS 2006 [27 September 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod4.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod4.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- BLS: OCCUPATIONAL PAY COMPARISONS AMONG METROPOLITAN AREAS, 2006 [26 September 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ncspay.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ncspay.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- Census 2000 Brief
- Issued September 2007
- C2KBR-37
- Home Equity Lines of CreditWho Uses This Source of Credit? [25 September 2007]
- http://www.census.gov/prod/2007pubs/c2kbr-37.pdf
- [full-text, 3 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL32170
- Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2007
- Updated September 12, 2007
- Richard F. Grimmett, Specialist in National Defense, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division
- http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL32170.pdf
- [full-text, 43 pages]
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