Wednesday, July 29, 2009
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 29 July 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
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IWS Weekly Bulletin, 29 July 2009
Academic Research
International
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation) Employment growth and skills needs in selected sectors in Latvia: Background paper [23 July 2009] http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0953.htm or http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/53/en/1/EF0953EN.pdf [full-text, 53 pages]
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation) European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) ANNUAL REPORT Working time developments 2008 [27 July 2009] http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0903039s/tn0903039s.htm or http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/eiro/tn0903039s/tn0903039s.pdf [full-text, 31 pages]
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Arab Human Development Report 2009 [21 July 2009] Challenges to Human Security in the Arab Countries http://www.arab-hdr.org/contents/index.aspx?rid=5 or http://www.arab-hdr.org/publications/other/ahdr/ahdr2009e.pdf [full-text,288 pages] Press Release 21 July 2009 "Human Security" offers new way to understand development challenges in the Arab region http://www.arab-hdr.org/publications/contents/2009/pressrelease-e.pdf
World Trade Organization (WTO) WORLD TRADE REPORT 2009 [22 July 2009] Trade Policy Commitments and Contingency Measures http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/publications_e/wtr09_e.htm or http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/booksp_e/anrep_e/world_trade_report09_e.pdf [full-text, 196 pages]
Federal
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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.
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
****************************************
_______________________________
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, 29 July 2009
Academic Research
- Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
- Growing Pains. Binding Constraints to Productive Investment in Latin America
- Authors:Agosin, Manuel R. , Fernández-Arias, Eduardo , Jaramillo, Fidel
- Published: June 2009
- Language: English
- http://www.iadb.org/res/pub_desc.cfm?id_sec=3&pub_id=B-634
- or
- http://www.iadb.org/res/includes/pub_hits.cfm?pub_id=B-634&pub_file_name=pubB-634.pdf
- [full-text, 444 pages]
- IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
- http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
- Recent studies include ---
- 4315
- 4314
- 4313
- 4312
- 4311
- 4310
- 4309
- 4308
- 4307
- 4306
- Growing Pains. Binding Constraints to Productive Investment in Latin America
International
- Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- TRAINING & INSTRUCTIVE MATERIALS [HR-RELATED DATABASE]
- http://www.adb.org/Publications/category.asp?CatId=9
- Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- Asia Economic Monitor 2009 [23 July 2009]
- http://aric.adb.org/pdf/aem/jul09/Jul_AEM_complete.pdf
- [full-text, 101 pages]
- special chapter on regulatory reform in emerging East Asia
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- Investing in the future of jobs and skills - series by SECTOR
- Investing in the future of jobs and skills: sector report -
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0955.htm
- or
- Full Report
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/55/en/1/EF0955EN.pdf
- [full-text, 163 pages]
- and
- Report Summary
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef09551.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/551/en/1/EF09551EN.pdf
- [full-text, 18 pages]
- Investing in the future of jobs and skills: sector report - electricity, gas, water and waste [23 July 2009]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0956.htm
- or
- Full Report
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/56/en/1/EF0956EN.pdf
- [full-text, 131 pages]
- and
- Report Summary
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef09561.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/561/en/1/EF09561EN.pdf
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- TRAINING & INSTRUCTIVE MATERIALS [HR-RELATED DATABASE]
Federal
- BLS Report 1017
- Highlights of Women's Earnings in 2008 [23 July 2009]
- http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpswom2008.pdf
- [full-text, 91 pages]
- BLS
- Automotive Industry: Employment, Earnings, and Hours [most current data found here]
- http://www.bls.gov/iag/tgs/iagauto.htm
- BLS
- Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization for States, Third Quarter of 2008 through Second Quarter of 2009 Averages [20 July 2009]
- http://www.bls.gov/lau/stalt.htm
- Census
- Local Employment Dynamics
- INDUSTRY FOCUS [DATA TOOL]
- http://lehd.did.census.gov/cgi-bin/broker?_SERVICE=industry_focus&_PROGRAM=pgm.top_report.sas&_report=no&_question=1+&_state=+&_entity=state&_Ind2=off&_Ind3=off&_output=1&_output=2&_top=10&_question=1&_table=no&_rankings=1&_sex=0&_agegroup=A00&_geog =
- Local Employment Dynamics (LED) ON THE MAP
- http://lehdmap3.did.census.gov/
- ABOUT & HELP PAGE
- http://lehd.did.census.gov/led/datatools/onthemap3.html
- Instruction on how to use the newly developed analytical tools of the LOCAL EMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS (LED) unit of the Census Bureau are at
- e-Learning Modules
- http://lehd.did.census.gov/led/datatools/elearning.html
- For other tools, see -- http://lehd.did.census.gov/led/datatools/datatools.html
- http://lehd.did.census.gov/cgi-bin/broker?_SERVICE=industry_focus&_PROGRAM=pgm.top_report.sas&_report=no&_question=1+&_state=+&_entity=state&_Ind2=off&_Ind3=off&_output=1&_output=2&_top=10&_question=1&_table=no&_rankings=1&_sex=0&_agegroup=A00&_geog =
- Census
- DETAILED DATA
- Public ElementarySecondary Education Finance Data 2007 [27 July 2009]
- http://www.census.gov/govs/school/index.html
- GRAPHIC of
- STATES with HIGHEST and LOWEST SPENDING per STUDENT 2007
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/pdf/cb09-113graph.pdf
- Press Release 27 July 2009
- New York Leads in Per-Pupil Public Education Spending at Nearly $16,000, Census Bureau Reports
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/education/014091.html
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- The U.S. Newspaper Industry in Transition
- Suzanne M. Kirchhoff, Analyst in Industrial Organization and Business
- July 8, 2009
- http://opencrs.com/getfile.php?rid=82207
- [full-text, 26 pages]
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/634/
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- The Size and Role of Government: Economic Issues
- Marc Labonte, Specialist in Macroeconomic Policy
- July 1, 2009
- http://opencrs.com/getfile.php?rid=82197
- [full-text, 30 pages]
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/635/
- Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
- See the new
- Disability.gov
- http://www.disability.gov/
- Press Release 27 July 2009
- Disability.gov offers social media tools, upgrades to complement information from 22 federal agencies on disability-related programs and services
- Launch of revamped site coincides with Americans with Disabilities Act's 19th anniversary
- http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/odep/ODEP20090834.htm
- Government Accountability Office (GAO)
- Department of Labor: Wage and Hour Division Needs Improved Investigative Processes and Ability to Suspend Statute of Limitations to Better Protect Workers Against Wage Theft. GAO-09-629, June 23. [online 23 July 2009]
- http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-629
- [full-text, 57 pages]
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/633/
- and
- Highlights -
- http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d09629high.pdf
- Government Accountability Office (GAO)
- Restructuring the U.S. Postal Service to Achieve Sustainable Financial Viability (New) [28 July 2009]
- http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?gao-09-937sp
- Press Release 28 July 2009
- GAO Adds Postal Service's Financial Condition to "High-Risk" List
- http://www.gao.gov/press/postal_service_pr.html
- The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- Financial Accounting for Local and State School Systems: 2009 Edition [23 July 2009]
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2009325
- or
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2009/2009325.pdf
- [full-text, 209 pages]
- United States International Trade Commission (USITC)
- Recent Trends in U.S. Services Trade, 2009 Annual Report.[6 July 2009]
- http://www.usitc.gov/publications/332/pub4084.pdf
- [full-text, 132 pages]
- Press Release 6 July 2009
- USITC REPORTS STRONG U.S. PERFORMANCE IN GLOBAL SERVICES TRADE
- United States Has World's Biggest Services Market and Remains Leading Services Exporter, Importer
[6 July 2009]- http://www.usitc.gov/press_room/news_release/2009/er0706gg1.htm
- Highlights of Women's Earnings in 2008 [23 July 2009]
- American Benefits Council
- Summary of Investment Advice Legislative Issues [9 July 2009]
- http://www.americanbenefitscouncil.org/documents/invadvice_council-summary070909.pdf
- [full-text, 7 pages]
- Pew Global Attitudes
- Pew Global Attitudes Project
- KEY INDICATORS DATABASE
- http://pewglobal.org/database/
- Pew Global Attitudes Project
- Confidence in Obama Lifts U.S. Image Around the World
- Most Muslim Publics Not So Easily Moved
- July 23, 2009
- http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1289/global-attitudes-survey-2009-obama-lifts-america-image
- or
- Full Report
- http://pewglobal.org/reports/pdf/264.pdf
- [full-text, 203 pages]
- or
- Interactive Graphics
- http://pewglobal.org/database/
- or
- Slide Show
- http://pewglobal.org/docs/?DocID=12
- St. Cloud Times, Minnesota
- STATE EMPLOYEE SALARY DATABASES for 22 STATES [28 July 2009]
- http://www.sctimes.com/article/99999999/DOCS/105250001/Search-state-employee-salary-databases
- or better yet
- http://iwsdocumentednewsdaily.blogspot.com/2009/07/iws-state-employee-salary-databases-for.html
- Watson Wyatt
- 2009/2010 U.S. Strategic Rewards Report
- Executive Summary
- http://www.watsonwyatt.com/StrategicRewardsHighlights
- [full-text, 6 pages] -- includes TABLES
- 2009/2010 Salary Budget Survey
- Results Preview
- http://www.watsonwyatt.com/salarybudgetsurveypreview
- [full-text, 6 pages] -- includes TABLES
- Pay Raises Expected to Rebound in 2010, Watson Wyatt Survey Finds [21 July 2009]
- http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=21843
- Watson Wyatt
- For article that provides more depth and data, see
- Pension Freezes Continue Among Fortune 1000 Companies in 2009
- http://www.watsonwyatt.com/us/pubs/insider/showarticle.asp?ArticleID=21857
- Press Release 22 July 2009
- Pension Plan Freezes Continue at Steady Pace Among Fortune 1000 Companies, Watson Wyatt Analysis Finds
- Separate Research Finds Freezes Do Not Increase Stock Price
- http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=21854
- WorldatWork (The Total Rewards Association)
- WorldatWork Research
- SR-02-09
- Flexible Work Arrangements for Nonexempt Employees [July 2009]
- http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/adimLink?id=33622
- [full-text, 30 pages]
- WorldatWork (The Total Rewards Association)
- Reward Next Practices [June 2009]
- A Global Survey by WorldatWork and Hay Group
- June 2009
- http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/adimLink?id=33369&nonav=yes
- [full-text, 15 pages]
- Summary of Investment Advice Legislative Issues [9 July 2009]
- ETA, WAGE & HOUR DIVISION
- [REQUIRED]
- Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Minimum Wage Poster [24 July 2009]
- http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/regs/compliance/posters/flsa.htm
- National Employment Law Project (NELP)
- Restoring the Minimum Wage for America's Tipped Workers [23 July 2009]
- By Rajesh D. Nayak and Paul K. Sonn | August 2009
- http://www.nelp.org/tippedworkers2009
- [full-text, 28 pages]
- National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
- NLRB RELEASES TWO VIDEOS ON ITS WEBSITE [17 July 2009]
- http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Press%20Releases/2009/R-2699.pdf
- INTRODUCTION TO THE NLRB PUBLIC WEBSITE
- http://www.nlrb.gov/nlrb/shared_files/media/SiteTour/SiteTour.html
- HOW TO USE CiteNet
- http://www.nlrb.gov/nlrb/shared_files/media/CiteNetTour/CiteNetTour.html
- http://www.nlrb.gov/nlrb/shared_files/media/SiteTour/SiteTour.html
- World Trade Organization (WTO)
- WTO Dispute Settlement: One-Page Case Summaries (1995-2008) [July 2009]
- http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/publications_e/dispu_settl_1995_2008_e.htm
- or
- http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/booksp_e/dispu_summary95_08_e.pdf
- [full-text, 184 pages]
- [REQUIRED]
- BLS: EMPLOYEE BENEFITS IN THE UNITED STATES, MARCH 2009 [28 July 2009]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ebs2.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ebs2.pdf
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- BLS: OCCUPATIONAL PAY COMPARISONS AMONG METROPOLITAN AREAS, 2008 [24 July 2009]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ncspay.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ncspay.pdf
- [full-text, 7 pages]
- BLS: MASS LAYOFFS IN JUNE 2009 [23 July 2009]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mmls.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mmls.pdf
- [full-text, 11 pages]
- BLS: COUNTY EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES: FOURTH QUARTER 2008 [21 July 2009]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cewqtr.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cewqtr.pdf
- [full-text, 23 pages]
- Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
- UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT [23 July 2009]
- http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/eta/ui/eta20090846.htm
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ebs2.nr0.htm
- Note: The following was presented as a keynote speech by the author at CASLIN 2009 (Czech and Slovak Library Information Network), see -
- Social Media, the Developer's Sandbox, & the Question of Profitability and Productivity
- http://bacharachblog.com/leadership-technology/social-media-the-developers-sandbox-the-question-of-profitability-and-productivity/
- July 28, 2009
- Top 5 Leadership & Technology Articles on Bacharach Blog
- http://bacharachblog.com/leadership-links/top-5-leadership-technology-articles-on-bacharach-blog/
- July 26, 2009
- Leadership Link Round-Up: July 20-24
- http://bacharachblog.com/leadership-links/leadership-link-round-up-july-20-24/
- July 25, 2009
- Gardening and How Life Can Be Easier Without Comparative Bids
- http://bacharachblog.com/leadership-skills/gardening-and-how-life-can-be-easier-without-comparative-bids/
- July 24, 2009
- http://bacharachblog.com/leadership-technology/social-media-the-developers-sandbox-the-question-of-profitability-and-productivity/
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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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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