Tuesday, April 22, 2008
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 23 April 2008
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
________________________________________________________________________
IWS Weekly Bulletin, 23 April 2008
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, 23 April 2008
Academic Research
- Hans Boeckler Foundation
- Andranik Tangian
- Is work in Europe decent? A study based on the 4th European survey of working conditions 2005 [online April 2008]
- Hans Boeckler Foundation, Duesseldorf, WSI-Diskussionspapier Nr.157
- (Print) ISSN 1861-0625
- (Internet) ISSN 1861-0633
- http://www.boeckler.de/pdf/p_wsi_diskp_157_e.pdf
- [full-text, 153 pages]
- IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
- http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
- Recent studies include
- 3465
- 3464
- 3463
- 3462
- 3461
- 3460
- 3459
- 3458
- Effect of Employer Access to Criminal History Data on the Labor Market Outcomes of Ex-Offenders and Non-Offenders
- http://www.nber.org/papers/w13935.pdf
- [full-text, 45 pages
- by Keith Finlay
- NBER Working Paper No. 13935
- Issued in April 2008
- ---- Abstract -----
- http://papers.nber.org/papers/w13935
International
- Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- Strategy 2020: The Long-Term Strategic Framework of the Asian Development Bank 20082020 [8 April 2008]
- http://www.adb.org/Documents/Policies/Strategy2020/Strategy2020.pdf
- [full-text, 31 pages]
- Press Release
- ADB Launches New Long-Term Strategy
- http://www.adb.org/Media/Articles/2008/12440-adb-strategies/default.asp
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- Labour mobility in a transatlantic perspective - Conference report [15 April 2008]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0826.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/26/en/1/ef0826en.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
- EMCC dossier on the European energy sector
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/content/source/eu08006a.htm?p1=emcc_dossier&p2=null
- Trends and drivers of change in the EU energy sector: Scenarios
- < http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0823.htm >
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/23/en/1/ef0823en.pdf
- [full-text, 27 pages]
- Energy sector: CASE STUDIES
- Vattenfall, Sweden
- < http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef08202.htm >
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/202/en/1/ef08202en.pdf
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- E.ON, Germany
- < http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef08203.htm >
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/203/en/1/ef08203en.pdf
- [full-text, 17 pages]
- Vestas, Denmark
- < http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef08204.htm >
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/204/en/1/ef08204en.pdf
- [full-text, 18 pages]
- Basque energy cluster, Spain
- < http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef08191.htm >
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/191/en/1/ef08191en.pdf
- [full-text, 14 pages]
- Iberdrola, Spain
- < http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef08201.htm >
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/201/en/1/ef08201en.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
- Economic and Budget Issue Brief
- Growing Disparities in Life Expectancy [17 April 2008]
- http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/91xx/doc9104/04-17-LifeExpectancy_Brief.pdf
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/507/
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL34433
- Social Security Reform: Possible Effects on the Elderly Poor and Mitigation Options
- April 4, 2008
- Kathleen Romig, Analyst in Income Security, Domestic Social Policy Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34433_20080404.pdf
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/506/
- [full-text, 31 pages]
- GAO
- Employment and Training: Most One-Stop Career Centers Are Taking Multiple Actions to Link Employers and Older Workers. GAO-08-548, April 21.
- http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08548.pdf
- [full-text, 39 pages]
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- Parent Expectations and Planning for College: Statistical Analysis Report [22 April 2008]
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2008079
- or
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2008/2008079.pdf
- [full-text, 75 pages]
- Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
- telework.gov
- www.telework.gov
- OPM Launches Enhanced Telework Website [21 April 2008]
- Site Designed To Be More User-Friendly and Interactive
- http://www.opm.gov/news/opm-launches-enhanced-telework-website,1380.aspx
- Hay Group (and Wall Street Journal)
- Press Release 14 April 2008
- The Wall Street Journal / Hay Group CEO Compensation Study Reveals New Patterns in CEO Pay Performance Plans on Top
- http://haygroup.com/ww/Media/Press_Release.asp?PageID=12081
- Summary of 2007 Study
- The Wall Street Journal/Hay Group CEO Compensation Study
- http://haygroup.com/ww/Expertise/index.asp?id=12083
- Manpower Inc.
- Confronting the Talent Crunch: 2008 [22 April 2008]
- http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/MAN/290446505x0x189696/96ee886b-8183-4f14-ae3b-85be9bd13d77/TalentCrunch2008_USLetter.pdf
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- Manpower Inc.
- Talent Shortage Survey: 2008 Global Results [22 April 2008]
- http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/MAN/290446505x0x189693/9adcf817-96cf-4bb3-ac68-038e79d5facf/Talent%20Shortage%20Survey%20Results_2008_FINAL.pdf
- [full-text, 10 pages]
- Press Release 22 April 2008
- Annual Talent Shortage Survey Reveals Skilled Manual Trades, Sales Representatives and Technicians Top Most Wanted List Globally
- 31% of Employers Worldwide Struggling to Find Qualified Job Candidates
- http://www.manpower.com/investors/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=305784
- Mercer
- China, India and South-east Asia are the most desirable regions for foreign investment [14 April 2008]
- Global risks identified in Marsh Mercer Kroll M&A beyond borders: Opportunities and risks report
- Singapore
- Singapore, 14 April 2008
- http://www.mercer.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml?idContent=1303300
- from
- M&A Beyond Borders: Opportunities and Risks.
- See -- Executive Summary at http://www.mercer.com/beyondborders
- RAND
- Constrained Choice: Why Are Some Women and Men Able To Create and Maintain Healthy Lifestyles, While Others Are Not? [17 April 2008]
- By: Chloe E. Bird, Patricia P. Rieker
- http://rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9339/
- or
- http://rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9339/index1.html
- or
- http://rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/2008/RAND_RB9339.pdf
- [full-text, 3 pages]
- RAND
- Sanctions in the CalWORKs Program [2008]
- By: Jacob Alex Klerman, Jane McClure Burstain
- http://rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR540/
- or
- http://rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/2008/RAND_TR540.pdf
- [full-text, 180 pages]
- and
- Summary
- http://rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/2008/RAND_TR540.sum.pdf
- [full-text, 11 pages]
- Department of Labor (DOL), Employment Standards Administration (ESA), Office of Labor-Management Standards(OLMS)
- Press Release
- U.S. Labor Department enforcement agency announces four criminal convictions for March 2008 [21 April 2008]
- OLMS exceeds 900 indictments since 2001
- http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/esa/esa20080527.htm
- EEOC
- WAL-MART TO PAY $300,000 TO REJECTED JOB APPLICANT WITH DISABILITY [17 April 2008]
- Retail Giant Refused to Hire Man With Cerebral Palsy, Federal Agency Charged
- http://www.eeoc.gov/press/4-17-08.html
- EEOC
- BCI COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. TO PAY $250,000 TO BLACK WORKER FOR RACE DISCRIMINATION [15 April 2008]
- EEOC Settlement Follows Victory in 10th Circuit Court of Appeals Establishing 'Subordinate Bias' Theory
- http://www.eeoc.gov/press/4-15-08.html
- BLS: USUAL WEEKLY EARNINGS OF WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS: FIRST QUARTER 2008 [17 April 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/wkyeng.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/wkyeng.pdf
- [full-text, 7 pages]
- BLS: Comparative Civilian Labor Force Statistics, 10 Countries, 1960-2007 [18 April 2008]
- 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, 39 pages]
- BLS: REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: MARCH 2008 [18 April 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/laus.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/laus.pdf
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/laus.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: PPI Detailed Report: Data for March 2008 [15 April 2008]
- Vol. 12, No. 3
- http://www.bls.gov/ppi/ppidr200803.pdf
- [full-text, 150 pages]
- Prometheus
- Distracted: The Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark Age
- by Maggie Jackson (Boston Globe journalist)
- http://www.prometheusbooks.com/catalog/book_2000.html
- PAGES: 320 pp COMMENTS: out JUNE 2008
- ISBN: 1-59102-623-7 BINDING: Hardcover
- PRICE: $25.95
- ALT ISBN: 978-1-59102-623-5
- Knopf
- The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker [16 April 2008]
- By Steven Greenhouse (New York Times journalist)
- http://www.stevengreenhouse.com/
- International Industrial Relations Association (IIRA)
- 15th World Congress of the IIRA in Sydney in 2009
- Monday 24th 27th August 2009
- http://www.iceaustralia.com/iira2009/
- CALL for PAPERS
- http://www.iceaustralia.com/iira2009/call.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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