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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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Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Comparative Foreign Labor Statistics


Consumer price indexes in nine countries, percent change from same period of previous year, 1995-2005 [4 November 2005]
ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ForeignLabor/flscpim.txt


Unemployment rates in nine countries, civilian labor force basis, approximating U.S. concepts, seasonally adjusted, 1995-2005 [4 November 2005]
ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ForeignLabor/flsjec.txt


Unemployment rates in the European Union and selected member countries,civilian labor force basis (1), seasonally adjusted, 1995-2005 [4 November 2005]
ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ForeignLabor/flseur.txt


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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                  *
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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
________________________________________________________________________

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)

First European Quality of Life Survey: Families, work and social networks
Author: Saraceno, Chiara; Olagnero, Manuela and Torrioni, Paola
http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/files/EF0592EN.pdf
[full-text, 130 pages]

Summary:
This report explores how families, social networks and work­life balance issues affect quality of life. The survey shows that time constraints in the workplace impact negatively on overall quality of life, formation of families and family life. It highlights that people, particularly in the new Member States, often find it difficult to provide the necessary care for children and the elderly because of work commitments.

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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                  *
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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
________________________________________________________________________

Turning Workers into Savers? Incentives, Liquidity, and Choice in 401(k) Plan Design
http://papers.nber.org/papers/w11726.pdf
[full-text, 34 pages]
Olivia S. Mitchell, Stephen P. Utkus, Tongxuan (Stella) Yang
NBER Working Paper No. 11726
Issued in October 2005

---- Abstract -----
http://www.nber.org/papers/w11726

We develop a comprehensive model of 401(k) pension design that reflects the complex tax, savings, liquidity and investment incentives of such plans. Using a new dataset on some 500 plans covering nearly 740,000 workers, we show that employer matching contributions have only a modest impact on eliciting additional retirement saving. In the typical 401(k) plan, only 10 percent of non-highly-compensated workers are induced to save more by match incentives; and 30 percent fail to join their plan at all, despite the fact that the company-proffered match would grant them a real return premium of 1-5% above market rates if they contributed. Such indifference to retirement saving incentives cannot be attributed to liquidity or investment constraints. These results underscore the need for alternative approaches beyond matching contributions, if retirement saving is to become broader-based.
_____________________________
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                  *
****************************************

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
________________________________________________________________________

THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: OCTOBER 2005 [4 November 2005]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf
[full-text, 24 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/empsit.supp.toc.htm


Nonfarm payroll employment was little changed (+56,000) in October, and
the unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 5.0 percent, the Bureau
of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  Average
hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm
payrolls rose by 8 cents over the month.

AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES...
_____________________________
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                  *
****************************************

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
________________________________________________________________________

International Labour Office (ILO)

2005 LABOUR OVERVIEW: Latin America and the Caribbean (first semester advance report) [18 October 2005]
http://www.oit.org.pe/portal/documentos/labover05.pdf
[full-text, 115 pages]

STATISTICAL ANNEX
http://www.oit.org.pe/portal/documentos/anexestad_avpl05_ing.xls
[spreadsheet]

[excerpt]
The Labour Overview Advance Report for 2005 conveys a mixed message with respect to
the current economic and labour market situation in Latin America and the Caribbean. In
general, there are reasons for cautious optimism as regards the region.s economic growth.
At the same time, despite favourable economic conditions, progress is modest compared
with the need to reverse the decent work deficit that has accumulated since the 1990s.

For Spanish Edition, see--
PANORAMA LABORAL 2005
http://www.oit.org.pe/portal/noticias.php?docCodigo=399

_____________________________
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                  *
****************************************

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
________________________________________________________________________

Conference Board

To get the report, go to-
CEO Challenge 2006: Top 10 Challenges
http://www.conference-board.org/publications/describe.cfm?id=1049

THIS REPORT by The Conference Board provides an overview of the "Top 10 Challenges" cited by 658 CEO respondents to this year's CEO Challenge 2006 Survey, with attention to points of convergence and departure across region, industry, and company size. AND MOIRE....


Press Release--
Healthcare a Top Concern for U.S CEOs; But Only an Afterthought for CEOs in Asia
Nov. 2, 2005
http://www.conference-board.org/utilities/pressDetail.cfm?press_ID=2752
or


CEOs in the U.S. are expressing major concerns about the rising cost of employee healthcare, an issue that has low priority for CEOs in Europe and Asia, according to a global survey of chief executives released today by The Conference Board.

The survey of 658 global CEOs from 40 countries is from The Conference Board report, CEO Challenge 2006: Top 10 Challenges.

Healthcare costs rank seventh on the list of U.S. CEOs’ top 10 challenges, but only 52nd globally. The top worry for CEOs worldwide is sustained and steady top-line growth, with 37.5% of those surveyed naming it their top challenge.

“Corporate America clearly feels the healthcare pinch,” says Richard E. Cavanagh, President and CEO of The Conference Board. “As in the past, CEOs outside the U.S. don’t view healthcare as a competitive challenge.”

The annual CEO Challenge Top 10 report from The Conference Board details specific challenges that CEOs face across regions, as well as by the company’s size, industry, and level of success ­ all factors affecting the concerns of CEOs.

CEOs in Asia rank profit growth as their top concern (42.2%), followed closely by sustained and steady top-line growth (41.3%); speed, flexibility, and adaptability to change (41.3%); customer loyalty/retention (35.6%); speed to market (33.3%); and corporate reputation (33.3%).

CEOs based in Europe are most concerned with speed, flexibility, and adaptability to change (39.4%); followed by profit growth (38.4%); and sustained and steady top-line growth (37.0%).

In the U.S., the top four challenges are sustained and steady top-line growth (39.4%); consistent execution of strategy by top management (38.4%); customer loyalty/retention (37.0%); and profit growth (27.2%).

AND MORE...

Among the survey’s other key findings:

   * While product innovation is sixth in the Top 10 rankings of CEOs in both Europe and the U.S., it is only 25th among CEOs in Asia.
   * Sustained and steady top-line growth and consistent execution of strategy by top management were the top concerns of CEOs across all sizes of business.
   * Among the higher ranked challenges of CEOs of companies with more than $5 billion in worldwide sales are stimulating innovation/creativity/enabling entrepreneurship, and speed, flexibility, adaptability to change.

AND MORE....
_____________________________
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                  *
****************************************

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
________________________________________________________________________

Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)

Probation and Parole in the United States, 2004 [2 November 2005]
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/ppus04.htm
or
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/ppus04.pdf
[full-text, 10 pages]

Reports the number of persons on probation and parole, by State, at year end 2004 and compares the totals with year end 1995 and 2000. It lists the States with the largest and smallest parole and probation populations and the largest and smallest rates of community supervision, and identifies the States with the largest increases. The Bulletin also describes the race and gender of these populations and reports the percentages of parolees and probationers completing community supervision successfully, or failing because of a rule violation or a new offense.

Highlights include the following:
   * The adult probation population grew 0.2% in 2004. This was the smallest annual growth rate since the survey began in 1979.
   * Overall, the Nation's parole population grew 20,230 in 2004, or 2.7%, more than twice the average annual increase of 1.3% since 1995.
  * The number of adult men and women in the United States who were being supervised on probation or parole at the end of 2004 reach a new high of 4,916,480.

11/05 NCJ 210676

See Press Release
ALMOST 7 MILLION ADULTS UNDER CORRECTIONAL SUPERVISION BEHIND BARS OR ON PROBATION OR PAROLE IN THE COMMUNITY
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/press/ppus04pr.htm


 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The number of adults in prison, jail, or on probation or parole reached almost 7 million during 2004, the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. The number has grown by more than 1.6 million adults under correctional authority control since 1995.

      The nation's total correctional population was 6,996,500 in 2004, of which 4,151,125 were living in the community on probation; 1,421,911 were in a state or federal prison; 765,355 were living in the community on parole; and 713,990 were in jail, according to the BJS report on probation and parole. At year-end one in every 31 adults were under correctional supervision, which was 3.2 percent of the U.S. adult population.

AND MUCH MORE....
_____________________________
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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