Wednesday, March 31, 2010
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 31 March 2010
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, 31 March 2010
Academic Research
OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers
http://www.oecd.org/document/4/0,3343,en_2649_33729_2380420_1_1_1_1,00.html
Recent Papers -
No. 104. Israeli Child Policy and Outcomes
No. 103. Reforming Policies on Foreign Workers in Israel
No. 102. Labour Market and Socio-Economic Outcomes of the Arab-Israeli Population
IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
Recent studies include ---
4854 Loss Aversion and Intertemporal Choice: A Laboratory Investigation
4853 Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Use of Drug Therapy
4852 Shutdown Contests in Multi-Plant Firms and Governmental Intervention
4851 Health Care Expenditure and Income in the OECD Reconsidered: Evidence from Panel Data
4850 Recent Advances in the Economics of Individual Subjective Well-Being
4849 Fiscal Multipliers and the Labour Market in the Open Economy
4848 The Gender Pay Gap in Top Corporate Jobs in Denmark: Glass Ceilings, Sticky Floors or Both?
4847 Does Education Reduce the Risk of Hypertension? Estimating the Biomarker Effect of Compulsory Schooling in England
4846 Psychological Pressure in Competitive Environments: Evidence from a Randomized Natural Experiment: Comment
4845 The Multitasking of Household Production
4844 Hazard Analysis of Unemployment Duration by Gender in a Developing Country: The Case of Turkey
Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local
International
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Second European Quality of Life Survey: FAMILY LIFE AND WORK [24 March 2010]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef1002.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2010/02/en/1/EF1002EN.pdf
[full-text, 96 pages]
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Foundation Findings: Opening the door - The role of social partners in fostering social inclusion [29 March 2010]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0944.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/44/en/1/EF0944EN.pdf
[full-text, 20 pages]
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Second European Quality of Life Survey: Subjective well-being in Europe [11 March 2010]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef09108.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/108/en/1/EF09108EN.pdf
[full-text, 98 pages]
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO)
COMPARATIVE STUDY
Flexible forms of work: ‘very atypical’ contractual arrangements [8 March 2010]
March 2010
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/studies/tn0812019s/index.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/studies/tn0812019s/tn0812019s.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/ewco/tn0812019s/tn0812019s.pdf
[full-text, 41 pages]
Also Executive Summary
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef10091.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2010/091/en/1/EF10091EN.pdf
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Very atypical work: Exploratory analysis of fourth European Working Conditions Survey - Background paper [8 March 2010]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef1010.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2010/10/en/1/EF1010EN.pdf
[full-text, 34 pages]
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Addressing the gender pay gap: Government and social partner actions [5 March 2010]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef1018.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2010/18/en/1/EF1018EN.pdf
[full-text, 43 pages]
Federal
BLS: ISSUES in LABOR STATISTICS
Summary 10-03 / March 2010 • U.S. Department of Labor • U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Job availability during a recession: an examination of the number of unemployed persons per job opening [25 March 2010]
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ils/pdf/opbils80.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]
BLS: Program Perspectives:
Paid Sick Leave in the United States 03/19/2010
http://www.bls.gov/opub/perspectives/
or
http://www.bls.gov/opub/perspectives/program_perspectives_vol2_issue2.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]
BLS: A Profile of the Working Poor, 2008 [5 March 2010]
http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpswp2008.pdf
[full-text, 14 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
The U.S. Postal Service’s Financial Condition: Overview and Issues for Congress
Kevin R. Kosar, Analyst in American National Government
March 17, 2010
http://opencrs.com/document/R41024/2010-03-17/download/1013/
[full-text, 16 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/709/
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1714&context=key_workplace
[full-text, 17 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Industrial Competitiveness and Technological Advancement: Debate Over Government Policy
Wendy H. Schacht, Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
February 23, 2010
http://opencrs.com/document/RL33528/2010-02-23/download/1013/
[full-text, 15 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/712/
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1717&context=key_workplace
[full-text, 16 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Financial Market Supervision: European Perspectives
James K. Jackson, Specialist in International Trade and Finance
February 4, 2010
http://opencrs.com/document/R40788/2010-02-04/download/1013/
[full-text, 28 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/706/
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1711&context=key_workplace
[full-text, 29 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Trade Agreements: Impact on the U.S. Economy
James K. Jackson, Specialist in International Trade and Finance
February 4, 2010
http://opencrs.com/document/RL31932/2010-02-04/download/1013/
[full-text, 24 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/705/
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1710&context=key_workplace
[full-text, 25 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Implementation: The Future of Commercial Trucking Across the Mexican Border
John Frittelli, Specialist in Transportation Policy
February 1, 2010
http://opencrs.com/document/RL31738/2010-02-01/download/1013/
[full-text, 32 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/703/
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1708&context=key_workplace
[full-text, 33 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Job Creation Programs of the Great Depression: the WPA and the CCC
Linda Levine, Specialist in Labor Economics
January 14, 2010
http://opencrs.com/document/R41017/2010-01-14/download/1013/
[full-text, 9 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/708/
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1713&context=key_workplace
[full-text, 10 pages]
Institutes/Associations/Commercial
CIETT
International Confederation of Private Employment Agencies
http://www.ciett.org/index.php?id=7
AGENCY WORK INDUSTRY AROUND THE WORLD - 2010 Edition
[February 2010]
http://www.ciett.org/fileadmin/templates/ciett/docs/Ciett_Economic_Report_2010.pdf
[full-text, 84 pages]
Conference Board
Press Release #5412 10 March 2010
BRAND MANAGEMENT MEETS THE BOTTOM LINE
Smart Companies Will Act Now to Reposition Brands and Mindsets
http://www.conference-board.org/utilities/pressDetail.cfm?press_ID=3866
Telework Exchange
UNNECESSARY BARRIERS: A REPORT ON FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT OF AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES [29 March 2010]
FULL REPORT (in slide format)
http://www.teleworkexchange.com/unnecessarybarriers/slides.asp?slide=1
[full-text, 17 pages]
WORD DOCUMENT SUMMARY
http://www.teleworkexchange.com/unnecessarybarriers/pdf/UnnecessaryBarriersReport.doc
Press Release 29 March 2010
Unnecessary Barriers Study Reveals Government Has Work to Do in Hiring and Retaining Americans with Disabilities
http://www.teleworkexchange.com/pdfs/Unnecessary_Barriers_Press_Release_032910_FINAL.pdf
Law
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Press Release 27 March 2010
White House announces recess appointments of two attorneys to fill Board vacancies
http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Press Releases/2010/R-2730.htm
or
http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Press%20Releases/2010/R-2730.pdf
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Violence Against Women Act: History and Federal Funding
Garrine P. Laney, Analyst in Social Policy
February 26, 2010
http://opencrs.com/document/RL30871/2010-02-26/download/1013/
[full-text, 23 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/711/
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1716&context=key_workplace
[full-text, 24 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Immigration Visa Issuances and Grounds for Exclusion: Policy and Trends
Ruth Ellen Wasem, Specialist in Immigration Policy
March 10, 2010
http://opencrs.com/document/R41104/2010-03-10/download/1013/
[full-text, 31 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/710/
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1715&context=key_workplace
[full-text, 32 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Immigration Reform Issues in the 111th Congress
Ruth Ellen Wasem, Specialist in Immigration Policy
February 2, 2010
http://opencrs.com/document/R40501/2010-02-02/download/1013/
[full-text, 16 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/704/
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1709&context=key_workplace
[full-text, 17 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Immigration-Related Detention: Current Legislative Issues
Chad C. Haddal, Analyst in Immigration Policy
Alison Siskin, Specialist in Immigration Policy
January 27, 2010
http://opencrs.com/document/RL32369/2010-01-27/download/1013/
[full-text, 17 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/707/
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1712&context=key_workplace
[full-text, 18 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
The Proposed U.S.-Panama Free Trade Agreement
J. F. Hornbeck, Specialist in International Trade and Finance
February 22, 2010
http://opencrs.com/document/RL32540/2010-02-22/download/1013/
[full-text, 33 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/713/
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1718&context=key_workplace
[full-text, 34 pages]
Joint Economic Committee (JEC)
Expanding Access to Paid Sick Leave: The Impact of the Healthy Families Act on America’s Workers [10 March 2010]
Press Release 10 March 2010
JEC Releases Report On Benefits of Paid Sick Leave
Statistical Reports
BEA: PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS: FEBRUARY 2010 [29 March 2010]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2010/pi0210.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2010/pdf/pi0210.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2010/xls/pi0210.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2010/pdf/pi0210_fax.pdf
BLS: FOREIGN-BORN WORKERS: LABOR FORCE CHARACTERISTICS -- 2009 [19 March 2010]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/forbrn.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/forbrn.pdf
[full-text, 14 pages]
BLS: EMPLOYMENT SITUATION OF VETERANS--2009 [12 March 2010]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/vet.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/vet.pdf
[full-text, 19 pages]
BLS: REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- JANUARY 2010 [10 March 2010]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/laus.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/laus.pdf
[full-text, 22 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/laus.supp.toc.htm
BLS: EMPLOYER COSTS FOR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION - DECEMBER 2009 [10 March 2010]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ecec.pdf
[full-text, 23 pages]
BLS: Job Openings and Labor Turnover – January 2010 [9 March 2010]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/jolts.pdf
[full-text, 30 pages]
Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts
NOTE: The IWS Documented News Service is committed to helping the Rwanda Tribunal garner more attention world-wide. The lessons and legacy of ground-breaking legal matters related to the unspeakable events in Rwanda should not be forgotten. Humans, whether from rich or poor countries, must remain vigilant in curbing the motivations that lead individuals and groups to violent hatred and barbaric acts against a class of people. Consequently, items about this tribunal, which will end shortly after 2010, will appear from time to time on this news service.
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
ICTR/INFO-9-2-635.EN
Arusha, 18 March 2010
Appeals Chamber Affirms Bikindi’s Conviction and Sentence, Reduces Nchamihigo’s Sentence
http://www.ictr.org/ENGLISH/PRESSREL/2010/635.htm
ICTR/INFO-9-2-634.EN
Arusha, 16 March 2010
Nshogoza’s Appeal Dismissed
http://www.ictr.org/ENGLISH/PRESSREL/2010/634.htm
Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS)
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/iws/
Special Colloquium Event 6 October 2009
Presented by the IWS in conjunction with the Cornell Law School
The Role of the Courts in Protecting and Preserving Human Rights
with Judge Charles Michael Dennis Byron, President of the ICTR
VIDEO
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/iws/news/humanrights1069.html
TEXT
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/iws/docs/ByronICTRCornellClub.pdf
THE BACHARACH BLOG
http://bacharachblog.com/
The First Jobs of 8 Business Leaders
By wbriggs on 03/30/10
http://bacharachblog.com/proactive-leadership-skills/the-first-jobs-of-8-business-leaders/
4 Mistakes Made By History’s Biggest Leaders
By wbriggs on 03/29/10
http://bacharachblog.com/proactive-leadership-skills/4-mistakes-made-by-historys-biggest-leaders/
4 Key Skills of a Frontline Leader
By Eric Smith on 03/23/10
http://bacharachblog.com/proactive-leadership-skills/4-key-skills-of-a-frontline-leader/
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