Wednesday, January 07, 2009
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 7 January 2009
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, 7 January 2009
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, 7 January 2009
Academic Research
- IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
- http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
- Recent studies include
- 3905
- 3904
- 3903
- 3902
- 3901
- 3900
- 3899
- 3898
International
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- COMPARATIVE STUDY
- Temporary agency work and collective bargaining in the EU [19 December 2008]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0807019s/index.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/eiro/tn0807019s/tn0807019s.pdf
- [full-text, 48 pages]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- Use of technology and working conditions in the European Union [23 December 2008]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0863.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/63/en/1/EF0863EN.pdf
- [full-text, 70 pages]
- EuroStat
- Living conditions in Europe, 2008 Edition (2003 - 2006 data) [17 December 2008]
- http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page?_pageid=1073,46587259&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&p_product_code=KS-DZ-08-001
- or
- http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-DZ-08-001/EN/KS-DZ-08-001-EN.PDF
- [full-text, 176 pages]
- European Commission> Public Opinion
- EUROBAROMETER 70
- PUBLIC OPINION IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
- Standard Eurobarometer 70/ Autumn 2008 -
- FIRST RESULTS
- Fieldwork: October - November 2008
- Publication: December 2008
- http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/eb/eb70/eb70_en.htm
- or
- http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/eb/eb70/eb70_first_en.pdf
- [full-text, 87 pages]
- and
- DATA
- http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/eb/eb70/eb70_annex.pdf
- [full-text, 69 pages]
- Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)
- Japanese Working Life Profile 2008/2009 - Labor Statistics [17 December 2008]
- http://www.jil.go.jp/english/jwl.htm
- or
- http://www.jil.go.jp/english/laborinfo/library/documents/jwlp08-09.pdf
- [full-text, 97 pages]
- House of Commons Library (UK)
- Paternity pay and leave
- Standard Note: SN/BT/952
- Last updated: 5 January 2009
- Author: Louise Smith
- Section Business and Transport Section
- http://www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/research/briefings/snbt-00952.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- For more detailed information, the following guides may be of help:
- HM Revenue and Customs, Pay and time off work for parents, E15 2008
- http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/helpsheets/e15.pdf
- Business Link, Paternity Leave any Pay, 2007
- http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/layer?r.l1=1073858787&r.l3=1080898067&topicId=1080898067&r.lc=en&r.t=RESOURCES&r.i=1080903179&r.l2=1080898061&r.s=sc&=en
- Business Link, Parental Leave and Time off for Dependents, 2007
- http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/layer?r.l1=1073858787&r.l3=1080898069&topicId=1080898069&r.lc=en&r.t=RESOURCES&r.i=1080914311&r.l2=1080898061&r.s=sc&=en
- ACAS, Paternity Leave and Pay, undated
- http://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1806
- Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform guidance, Time off for dependants: detailed guide for employers and employees, October 2007
- http://www.berr.gov.uk/files/file41731.pdf
- For information about Maternity Leave and Pay, see Library Standard Note, Maternity Leave and Pay, SN/BT/1429, 23 December 2008
- http://pims.parliament.uk:81/PIMS/Static%20Files/Extended%20File%20Scan%20Files/LIBRARY_OTHER_PAPERS/STANDARD_NOTE/snbt-01429.pdf
- BLS: Issues in Labor Statistics
- Summary 08-08 / December 2008
- Involuntary Part-Time Work on the Rise [31 December 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/ils/pdf/opbils71.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- December 2008
- Report 1011
- Women in the Labor Force: A Databook (2008 Edition)
- http://www.bls.gov/cps/wlf-databook2008.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/cps/wlf-databook-2008.pdf
- [full-text, 101 pages]
- BLS: Compensation and Working Conditions Online [23 December 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/home.htm
- New Definitions of Employee Access to Paid Sick Leave and Retirement Benefits in the National Compensation Survey (12/23/2008)
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20081219ar01p1.htm
- Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in the U.S. Caribbean Territories, 1992-2006 (12/23/2008)
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/sh20081218ar01p1.htm
- Census
- Household Economic Studies
- Issued December 2008
- P70-117
- Americans With Disabilities: 2005 [18 December 2008]
- http://www.census.gov/prod/2008pubs/p70-117.pdf
- [full-text, 24 pages]
- DETAILED TABLES
- http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/disability/sipp/disable05.html
- Press Release 18 December 2008
- Number of Americans With a Disability Reaches 54.4 Million
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/income_wealth/013041.html
- Census
- Statistical Abstract of the United States 2009 [17 December 2008]
- http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/statab2006_2009.html
- Press Release 17 December 2008
- Health Care Costs, Biofuel Use Among Subjects in Census Bureau's 2009 Statistical Abstract
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/miscellaneous/013038.html
- Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
- Economic and Budget Issue Brief
- Factors Underlying the Decline in Manufacturing Employment Since 2000 [23 December 2008]
- http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=9749&type=1
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/585
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
- Key Issues in Analyzing Major Health Insurance Proposals [18 December 2008]
- http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=9924
- or
- http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/99xx/doc9924/12-18-KeyIssues.pdf
- [full-text, 196 pages]
- See also CHARTS - http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/99xx/doc9924/SlidesHealthBriefing.pdf
- Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
- Budget Options, Volume 1: Health Care [18 December 2008]
- http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=9925
- or
- http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/99xx/doc9925/12-18-HealthOptions.pdf
- [full-text, 235 pages]
- See also -- CHARTS - http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/99xx/doc9925/SlidesHealthBriefing.pdf
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- R40080
- Job Loss and Infrastructure Job Creation During the Recession
- December 23, 2008
- Linda Levine, Specialist in Labor Economics
- http://opencrs.com/document/R40080
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/573
- [full-text, 14 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- U.S. Motor Vehicle Industry: Federal Financial Assistance and Restructuring
- December 3, 2008
- Stephen Cooney (Coordinator), Specialist in Industrial Organization and Business Resources, Science, and Industry Division
- http://opencrs.com/getfile.php?rid=65859
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/570
- [full-text, 44 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- CHRYSLER CORPORATION LOAN GUARANTEE ACT OF 1979: BACKGROUND, PROVISIONS, AND COSTS
- James M. Bickley, Specialist in Public Finance
- December 8, 2008
- http://opencrs.com/getfile.php?rid=65871
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/569
- [full-text, 10 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL34759
- Proposed Colombia Free Trade Agreement: Labor Issues
- November 24, 2008
- Mary Jane Bolle, Specialist in International Trade and Finance, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division
- http://opencrs.cdt.org/getfile.php?rid=65751
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/572
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL32562
- Border Security: The Role of the U.S. Border Patrol
- Updated November 20, 2008
- Blas Nuñez-Neto, Analyst in Domestic Security, Domestic Social Policy Division
- http://opencrs.cdt.org/getfile.php?rid=65785
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/571
- [full-text, 41 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- IMMIGRATION-RELATED WORKSITE ENFORCEMENT: PERFORMANCE MEASURES
- Andorra Bruno, Specialist in Immigration Policy
- December 2, 2008
- http://opencrs.com/getfile.php?rid=65869
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/567
- (full-text, 15 pages)
- National Center for Educations Statistics (NCES)
- Distance Education at Degree-Granting Postsecondary Institutions: 2006-07 [30 December 2008]
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2009044
- or
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2009/2009044.pdf
- [full-text, 60 pages]
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Federal Scientists and Engineers: 200305 [17 December 2008]
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf09302/
- or
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf09302/pdf/nsf09302.pdf
- [full-text, 82 pages]
- Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)
- PENSION INSURANCE DATA BOOK 2007 [31 December 2008]
- www.pbgc.gov/docs/2007databook.pdf
- [full-text, 120 pages]
- Press Release
- PBGC Publishes Pension Insurance Data Book 2007 [31 December 2008]
- http://www.pbgc.gov/media/news-archive/news-releases/2008/pr09-10.html
- European Trade Union Institute
- ETUI-REHS
- European Economic and Employment Policy Brief
- Andrew Watt
- No. 3 2008
- The economic and financial crisis in Europe: addressing the causes and the repercussions [18 December 2008]
- http://www.etui.org/research/Media/Files/EEEPB/2008/3-2008
- Kaiser
- What's New on statehealthfacts.org [17 December 2008]
- http://www.statehealthfacts.org/whatsnew.jsp
- MDRC
- Moving from Jobs to Careers:
- Engaging Low-Wage Workers in Career Advancement [December 2008]
- Betsy L. Tessler, David Seith, and Zawadi Rucks
- http://www.mdrc.org/publications/505/full.pdf
- [full-text, 81 pages]
- OVERVIEW
- Moving from Jobs to Careers:
- Engaging Low-Wage Workers in Career Advancement [December 2008]
- Betsy L. Tessler, David Seith, and Zawadi Rucks
- http://www.mdrc.org/publications/505/overview.html
- One World Trust
- 2008 GLOBAL ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT [12 December 2008]
- http://www.oneworldtrust.org/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_view&gid=226&tmpl=component&format=raw&Itemid=55
- Press Release 12 December 2008
- 2008 Global Accountability Report
- http://oneworldtrust.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=114&Itemid=144
- Pew Research Center
- American Mobility
- Who Moves? Who Stays Put? Where's Home? [17 December 2008]
- http://pewsocialtrends.org/assets/pdf/Movers-and-Stayers.pdf
- [full-text, 44 pages]
- See also
- INTERACTIVE MAPS
- http://pewsocialtrends.org/maps/migration/
- Press Release
- American Mobility: Movers, Stayers, Places and Reasons
- by D'Vera Cohn and Rich Morin, Pew Research Center
- December 17, 2008
- http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1058/american-mobility-moversstayers-places-and-reasons
- RAND
- Occupational Safety and Health for Public Safety Employees
- Assessing the Evidence and the Implications for Public Policy [18 December 2008]
- By: Tom LaTourrette, David S. Loughran, Seth A. Seabury
- http://rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG792/
- or
- http://rand.org/pubs/monographs/2008/RAND_MG792.pdf
- [full-text, 157 pages]
- and
- Summary
- http://rand.org/pubs/monographs/2008/RAND_MG792.sum.pdf
- [full-text, 15 pages]
- Press Release 18 December 2008
- Better Efforts Needed to Track, Prevent Career-Ending Injuries Among Public Safety Workers
- http://rand.org/news/press/2008/12/18/
- RAND
- Facing Human Capital Challenges of the 21st Century (Series)
- Education and Labor Market Initiatives in Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates: Executive Summary [2 January 2009]
- http://rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG786.1/
- or
- http://rand.org/pubs/monographs/2008/RAND_MG786.pdf
- [full-text, 333 pages]
- and
- Summary
- http://rand.org/pubs/monographs/2008/RAND_MG786.sum.pdf
- [full-text, 14 pages]
- Also
- Research Brief
- Addressing Human Capital Challenges
- Assessing the Experiences of Four Countries in the Arab Region
- http://rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9383/
- [full-text, 5 pages]
- Watson Wyatt
- Ten principles for managing employee reward in 2009 [17 December 2008]
- http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=20262
- Watson Wyatt
- EFFECT OF THE ECONOMIC CRISIS on HR PROGRAMS [December 2008]
- http://www.watsonwyatt.com/HRprogramsupdate
- [full-text, 7 pages]
- Press Release 18 December 2008
- Recession Forcing More Companies to Make Changes to HR Programs, Watson Wyatt Survey Finds
- Number of Employers That Have Made or Are Planning Layoffs, Hiring Freezes Rises Sharply Since October
- http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=20269
- Watson Wyatt
- Communicating With Employees During the Current Financial Crisis [19 December 2008]
- www.watsonwyatt.com/communicatingfinancialcrisis
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- Press Release 19 December 2008
- Most Companies Step Up Communication to Ease Workers' Recession-Related Stress
- http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=20279
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT: FINAL PART B REGULATIONS
- Nancy Lee Jones, Legislative Attorney
- Ann Lordeman, Specialis in Social Policy
- December 11, 2008
- http://opencrs.com/getfile.php?rid=65887
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/568
- [full-text, 9 pages]
- Department of Labor
- Employment Standards Administration (ESA)
- FAMILY & MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (FMLA) POSTER [18 December 2008]
- http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/fmla/finalrule/FMLAPoster.pdf
- The poster and forms become effective on January 16, 2009. Additional compliance assistance materials are also available on our FMLA Final Rule Web site at http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/fmla/finalrule.htm
- EEOC
- MERRILL LYNCH TO PAY $1.55 MILLION FOR JOB BIAS AGAINST IRANIAN MUSLIM FORMER EMPLOYEE [31 December 2008]
- EEOC Settles Suit for Discrimination Based on Religion and National Origin
- http://www.eeoc.gov/press/12-31-08a.html
- EEOC
- EIGHTH CIRCUIT AFFIRMS JURY VERDICT IN EEOC RELIGIOUS BIAS CASE [31 December 2008]
- Appellate Court Declines to Review Jury Verdict in EEOC Religious Bias Case On Behalf of Jehovah's Witnesses
- http://www.eeoc.gov/press/12-31-08.html
- Law Library of Congress (LLOC)
- GLOBAL LEGAL MONITOR
- http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?home
- LABOR LAW
- http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?browse_topic_Labor
- EMPLOYMENT LAW
- http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?browse_topic_Employment
- DISABILITIES LAW
- http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?browse_topic_Disability
- ARCHIVE
- http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?searchForm
- BLS: METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: NOVEMBER 2008 [6 January 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/metro.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/metro.pdf
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/metro.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: MASS LAYOFFS IN NOVEMBER 2008 [19 December 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mmls.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mmls.pdf
- [full-text, 10 pages]
- BLS: REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: NOVEMBER 2008 [19 December 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
- Population Reference Bureau (PRB)
- Population Bulletin, Vol. 63, No. 4 December 2008
- Rethinking Age and Aging
- by Warren Sanderson and Sergei Scherbov
- http://www.prb.org/Publications/PopulationBulletins/2008/aging.aspx
- or
- http://www.prb.org/pdf08/63.4aging.pdf
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- and
- [Table] Conventional and Prospective Measures of Population Aging, 1955, 2005, 2025, and 2045
- http://www.prb.org/excel08/age-aging_table.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- Facts for Features from the Census Bureau
- * CB09-FF.03
- * Jan. 5, 2009
- Women's History Month: March 2009
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/013129.html
- or
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/pdf/cb09ff-03.pdf
- [full-text, 7 pages]
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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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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