Friday, June 15, 2007

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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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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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Institute for Workplace Studies 
Cornell/ILR School                        
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor             
New York, NY 10016                        
                                   
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Wednesday, June 13, 2007

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 13 June 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, 13 June 2007


Academic Research

The Global Call Center Project
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/globalcallcenter/
and
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/globalcallcenter/enter.html
The Global Call Center Report: International Perspectives on Management and Employment [23 May 2007]
Report of the Global Call Center Network
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/globalcallcenter/upload/GCC-Intl-Rept-US-Version.pdf
[full-text, 63 pages -- U.S. Format & Style]
or
Executive Summary
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/globalcallcenter/upload/GCC-Intl-Rept-Exec-Sum-US-Version.pdf
[full-text, 10 pages -- U.S. Format & Style]
or
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/globalcallcenter/upload/GCC-Intl-Rept-UK-Version.pdf
[full-text, 63 pages -- U.K. Format & Style]
or
Executive Summary
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/globalcallcenter/upload/GCC-Intl-Exec-Sum-UK-Version.pdf
[full-text, 10 pages -- U.K. Format & Style]
Press Release at-
http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/May07/ILR.call.center.sl.html
and
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/news/052307_GlobalCallCenterProject.html


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


International

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
International and regional migration intentions in Europe [8 June 2007]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0709.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2007/09/en/1/ef0709en.pdf
[full-text, 53 pages]

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
COMPARATIVE STUDY
Employment and working conditions of migrant workers [23 May 2007]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/studies/tn0701038s/index.htm
[for individual country reports]
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/studies/tn0701038s/tn0701038s.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/ewco/tn0701038s/tn0701038s.pdf
[full-text, 66 pages]

Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
Research Department
Seminar Papers:
Strategies to avoid the loss of developmental potential in more than 200 million children in the developing world [23 May 2007]
http://www.iadb.org/res/pub_desc.cfm?pub_id=S-866
or
http://www.iadb.org/res/publications/pubfiles/pubS-866.pdf
[full-text, 14 pages]
Event Title: Conferences
Seminar Title:
PAHO/IDB Workshop: On Health, Human Development Potential and the Quality of Life: Towards Biological-Based Index of Human Development Potential for Assessing the Quality of Life
Published:
May 2007
Language:
English


ILO
Summary: Working Time Around the World - Main findings and policy implications [7 June 2007]
http://www.ilo.org/global/About_the_ILO/Media_and_public_information/Press_releases/lang--en/docName--WCMS_082838/PDF
or
http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---dcomm/documents/publication/wcms_082838.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]
See Press Release about full report
Working Time Around The World - One in five workers worldwide are putting in "excessive" hours: New ILO study spotlights working time in over 50 countries
http://www.ilo.org/global/About_the_ILO/Media_and_public_information/Press_releases/lang--en/WCMS_082827


International Labour Office Geneva
International Labour Conference, 96th Session, 2007
Report of the Director-General
Appendix
The situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories [28 May 2007]
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/standards/relm/ilc/ilc96/pdf/rep-i-a-ax.pdf
[full-text, 48 pages]


ILO
Universitas Programme
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/universitas/
Beyond the Score Board: Youth Employment Opportunities and Skill Development in the Sports Sector
Edited by Giovanni di Cola
SUMMARY
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/universitas/download/events/beyond_scoreboard_eng.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]
FLYER
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/universitas/download/scoreboard_flyer.pdf
[full-text, 2 pages]

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
African Economic Outlook 2007
ISBN Number:
978-92-64-02510-3
Publication Date:
May 2007
Pages: 600
http://www.oecd.org/document/22/0,2340,en_2649_201185_38561046_1_1_1_1,00.html
or
http://www.oecd.org/dev/publications/africanoutlook
STATISTICAL ANNEX
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/37/23/38570644.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]
TABLES
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/37/22/38570654.pdf
[full-text, 46 pages]

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
OECD Economic Outlook No. 81, May 2007 [24 May 2007]
http://www.oecd.org/document/18/0,2340,en_2649_201185_20347538_1_1_1_1,00.html


Federal

BLS
Monthly Labor Review Online [6 June 2007]
March 2007
Vol. 130, Number 3
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm

The 2006 employment story
Household survey data show labor market improvements
Sara Kline
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/03/art1full.pdf
[full-text, 16 pages]


Payroll employment and job openings continued to grow
Kimberly Riley, Emily Lloyd, and Natalie Propst
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/03/art2full.pdf
[full-text, 20 pages]


Measuring employment dynamics by size of firms
Jessica Helfand, Akbar Sadeghi, and David Talan
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/03/art3full.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]


The geospatial distribution of employment: a new visual
asset
Sheryl Konigsberg
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/03/art4full.pdf
[full-text, 10 pages]


Wage differentials associated with working at home
Bonnie Sue Gariety and Sherrill Shaffer
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/03/art5full.pdf
[full-text, 7 pages]


BLS
Occupational Outlook Quarterly Online [8 June 2007]
Spring 2007
Vol. 51, Number 1
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/ooqhome.htm


Fifty years of career information: Occupational Outlook, vol. 1, no. 1 Spring 2007, Vol 51, Number 1
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2007/spring/art01.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]


Military training for civilian careers (Or: How to gain practical experience while serving your country)
C. Hall Dillon
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2007/spring/art02.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]


Policy analysts: Shaping society through research and problem-solving
Sadie Blanchard
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2007/spring/art03.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]


STEM occupations: High-tech jobs for a high-tech economy
Nicholas Terrell
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2007/spring/art04.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]


BLS
Compensation and Working Conditions Online
http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/home.htm

Occupational Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities to Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics, 2003 to 2005 [23 May 2007]
by Sean M. Smith
http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/sh20070521ar01p1.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/print/sh20070521ar01p1.htm


BLS
Charts from the American Time Use Survey [29 May 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/tus/charts/home.htm
American Time Use Survey (ATUS)­Information for Respondents
http://www.bls.gov/respondents/tus/home.htm


U.S. Department of Labor
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
May 2007
Bulletin 2589
National Compensation Survey:
Employee Benefits in Private Industry in the United States, 2005 [8 June 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/sp/ebbl0022.pdf
[full-text, 98 pages]

Census
Public Education Finances 2005
http://www.census.gov/govs/www/school.html
School-age population estimates [Excel]
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/cb07-76tbl2.xls
Graph
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/img/per_student_spending-hi.jpg
Detailed tables [Excel]
http://ftp2.census.gov/govs/school/elsec05_sttables.xls
Press Release
National Per Student Public School Spending Nears $9,000 [24 May 2007]
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/education/010125.html


Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL34006
Social Security: The Chilean Approach to Retirement
May 17, 2007
Christopher Tamborini, Analyst in Social Security, Domestic Social Policy Division
http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34006_20070517.pdf
[full-text, 33 pages]

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Public Elementary and Secondary School Student Enrollment, High School Completions, and Staff From the Common Core of Data: School Year 2005-06 [8June 2007]
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2007352
or
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2007/2007352.pdf
[full-text, 33 pages]


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

AARP Policy & Research
Preparing for an Aging Workforce: A Focus on New York Businesses
Research Report
Katherine Bridges, M.G.S., AARP Knowledge Management
David Cicero, AARP Knowledge Management
May 2007
http://www.aarp.org/research/work/employment/ny_worker_07.html
or
http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/ny_worker_07.pdf
[full-text, 27 pages]

Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
EBRI Notes
June 2007, Vol. 28, No. 6 [12 June 2007]
Labor-Force Participation: The Population Age 55 and Older, p. 2
Tax Expenditures and Employee Benefits: Estimates From the FY 2008 Budget, p. 9
New Publications and Internet Sites, p. 11
http://www.ebri.org/pdf/EBRI_Notes_06-2007.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]
Press Release
More Americans Are Working Into Older Age
http://www.ebri.org/pdf/PR_769_12June07.pdf


Resources for the Future (RFF)
EPA and Nanotechnology: Oversight for the 21st Century [23 May 2007]
http://www.nanotechproject.org/file_download/197
[full-text, 76 pages]
Press Release
RFF Scholar Considers EPA Oversight for Nanotechnology [23 May 2007]
http://www.rff.org/rff/News/Releases/2007Releases/Scholar-Considers-EPA-Oversight-For-Nanotechnology.cfm


Law

EEOC
ENFORCEMENT GUIDANCE: UNLAWFUL DISPARATE TREATMENT OF WORKERS WITH CAREGIVING RESPONSIBILITIES [23 May 2007]
http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/caregiving.html
Questions and Answers about EEOC's Enforcement Guidance
on
Unlawful Disparate Treatment of Workers with Caregiving Responsibilities
http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/qanda_caregiving.html
Press Release
EEOC ISSUES NEW GUIDANCE ON WORK/FAMILY BALANCE AND PROMOTES EMPLOYER BEST PRACTICES [23 May 2007]
Commission Hears from Broad Range of Expert Panelists at Public Meeting
http://www.eeoc.gov/press/5-23-07.html


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE R-2628
Tuesday, June 5, 2007 202/273-1991
NLRB ANNOUNCES NEW EVIDENTIARY STANDARDS FOR ESTABLISHING
DURATION OF BACKPAY PERIOD IN CERTAIN DISCRIMINATION CASES
http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Press%20Releases/2007/R-2628.htm
or
http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Press%20Releases/2007/R-2628.pdf
[full-text, 3 pages]
In Oil Capitol Sheet Metal, Inc., 349 NLRB No. 118, the National Labor Relations Board
has announced new evidentiary standards for determining the duration of the backpay period when the discriminatee is a "salt."


Statistical Reports

Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by State, 2006 [7 June 2007]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/gdp_state/gsp_newsrelease.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/gdp_state/2007/pdf/gsp0607.pdf
[full-text, 11 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/gdp_state/2007/xls/gsp0607.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/gdp_state/2007/pdf/gsp0607_fax.pdf


BLS: PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS BY INDUSTRY: SELECTED SERVICE-PROVIDING AND MINING INDUSTRIES, 2005 [8 June 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prin.toc.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prin.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prin.pdf
[full-text, 9 pages]


BLS: PRELIMINARY MULTIFACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TRENDS, 2006 [24 May 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod3.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod3.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/prod3.supp.toc.htm


BLS: MASS LAYOFFS IN APRIL 2007 [23 May 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mmls.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mmls.pdf
[full-text, 10 pages]


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

ILR misclassification study featured in the New York Times
June 12 2007
Employee or Independent Contractor? Misclassification Comes at a Price
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/news/061207_employeeOrContractor.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
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