Tuesday, October 23, 2007

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 24 October 2007

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, 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


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


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


Federal

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


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

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


Law

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 >


Statistical Reports

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]


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

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


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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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Director, IWS News Bureau                
Institute for Workplace Studies 
Cornell/ILR School                        
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor             
New York, NY 10016                        
                                   
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