Thursday, December 15, 2005
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School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
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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
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New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
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School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
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No Messages will be sent until 3 January 2006.
_____________________________
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] Census: STATISTICS for INDUSTRY GROUPS & INDUSTRIES 2004 [15 December 2005]
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
________________________________________________________________________
Census
Annual Survey of Manufactures
Statistics for Industry Groups and Industries: 2004 [15 December 2005]
Issued December 2005
M04(AS)-1
http://www.census.gov/prod/2005pubs/am0431gs1.pdf
[full-text, 293 pages]
[excerpt]
AS-1 Statistics for Industry Groups and Industries. This report presents manufacturing
establishments statistics for industry groups and industries from the Annual Survey of Manufactures
(ASM). This ASM report presents 2004 through 2002 data at the three-through six-digit
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) levels. The 2003 data are from the 2003
ASM and include revisions made to the data since its initial release. This report also includes a historic
table with data for the all-manufacturing level back to 1977. This report includes such statistics
as number of establishments, employment, payroll, value added by manufacture, cost of
materials consumed, detailed capital expenditures, supplemental labor costs, fuels and electric
energy used, inventories by stage of fabrication, value of shipments, detailed miscellaneous
receipts, and interplant transfers.
CONTENTS
Introduction v
Tables
1. Statistics for All Manufacturing Establishments: 2004 and Earlier Years 1
2. Statistics for Industry Groups and Industries: 2004 and Earlier Years 2
3. Employment and Labor Costs for Industry Groups and Industries: 2004 and Earlier Years 34
4. Purchased Fuels and Electric Energy Used for Heat and Power by Industry Groups and Industries: 2004 and Earlier Years 60
5. Capital Expenditures for Plant and Equipment by Industry Groups and Industries: 2004 and Earlier Years 91
6. Value of Manufacturers Inventories by Stage of Fabrication for Industry Groups and Industries: Beginning and End of Year 118
7. Value of Shipments for Subsectors: 2004 and Earlier Years 155
Appendixes
A. Explanation of Terms A1
B. NAICS Codes, Titles, and Descriptions B1
C. Methodology C1
D. Geographic Notes
E. Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas
F. Comparability of NAICS Codes and NAICSbased Codes F1
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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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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
Census
Annual Survey of Manufactures
Statistics for Industry Groups and Industries: 2004 [15 December 2005]
Issued December 2005
M04(AS)-1
http://www.census.gov/prod/2005pubs/am0431gs1.pdf
[full-text, 293 pages]
[excerpt]
AS-1 Statistics for Industry Groups and Industries. This report presents manufacturing
establishments statistics for industry groups and industries from the Annual Survey of Manufactures
(ASM). This ASM report presents 2004 through 2002 data at the three-through six-digit
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) levels. The 2003 data are from the 2003
ASM and include revisions made to the data since its initial release. This report also includes a historic
table with data for the all-manufacturing level back to 1977. This report includes such statistics
as number of establishments, employment, payroll, value added by manufacture, cost of
materials consumed, detailed capital expenditures, supplemental labor costs, fuels and electric
energy used, inventories by stage of fabrication, value of shipments, detailed miscellaneous
receipts, and interplant transfers.
CONTENTS
Introduction v
Tables
1. Statistics for All Manufacturing Establishments: 2004 and Earlier Years 1
2. Statistics for Industry Groups and Industries: 2004 and Earlier Years 2
3. Employment and Labor Costs for Industry Groups and Industries: 2004 and Earlier Years 34
4. Purchased Fuels and Electric Energy Used for Heat and Power by Industry Groups and Industries: 2004 and Earlier Years 60
5. Capital Expenditures for Plant and Equipment by Industry Groups and Industries: 2004 and Earlier Years 91
6. Value of Manufacturers Inventories by Stage of Fabrication for Industry Groups and Industries: Beginning and End of Year 118
7. Value of Shipments for Subsectors: 2004 and Earlier Years 155
Appendixes
A. Explanation of Terms A1
B. NAICS Codes, Titles, and Descriptions B1
C. Methodology C1
D. Geographic Notes
E. Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas
F. Comparability of NAICS Codes and NAICSbased Codes F1
_____________________________
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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# posted by SBasefsky : 10:32 AM
[IWS] BLS: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: NOVEMBER 2005 [15 December 2005]
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
________________________________________________________________________
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: NOVEMBER 2005 [15 December 2005]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf
[full-text, 18 pages]
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased
0.8 percent in November, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The November
level of 197.6 (1982-84=100) was 3.5 percent higher than in November 2004.
The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
(CPI-W) decreased 0.9 percent in November, prior to seasonal adjustment.
The November level of 193.4 was 3.5 percent higher than in November 2004.
The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U)
decreased 0.5 percent in November on a not seasonally adjusted basis. The
November level of 114.4 (December 1999=100) was 2.8 percent higher than in
November 2004. Please note that the indexes for the post-2003 period are
subject to revision.
CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U decreased 0.6 percent in
November, its largest decline since a 0.9 drop in July 1949. The index
for energy declined for the second consecutive month, down a record 8.0
percent in November. Within energy, a 15.2 percent decrease in the index
for petroleum-based energy more than offset a 2.1 percent increase in the
index for energy services. The index for food rose 0.3 percent in
November, the same as in each of the preceding two months. The index for
all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent in November, the same as
in October, after registering increases of 0.1 percent in each of the
preceding five months. Shelter costs rose 0.3 percent in November,
largely as a result of a 1.3 percent increase in the index for lodging
away from home, and accounted for over half of the advance in the index
for all items less food and energy.
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 *
****************************************
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: NOVEMBER 2005 [15 December 2005]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf
[full-text, 18 pages]
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased
0.8 percent in November, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The November
level of 197.6 (1982-84=100) was 3.5 percent higher than in November 2004.
The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
(CPI-W) decreased 0.9 percent in November, prior to seasonal adjustment.
The November level of 193.4 was 3.5 percent higher than in November 2004.
The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U)
decreased 0.5 percent in November on a not seasonally adjusted basis. The
November level of 114.4 (December 1999=100) was 2.8 percent higher than in
November 2004. Please note that the indexes for the post-2003 period are
subject to revision.
CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U decreased 0.6 percent in
November, its largest decline since a 0.9 drop in July 1949. The index
for energy declined for the second consecutive month, down a record 8.0
percent in November. Within energy, a 15.2 percent decrease in the index
for petroleum-based energy more than offset a 2.1 percent increase in the
index for energy services. The index for food rose 0.3 percent in
November, the same as in each of the preceding two months. The index for
all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent in November, the same as
in October, after registering increases of 0.1 percent in each of the
preceding five months. Shelter costs rose 0.3 percent in November,
largely as a result of a 1.3 percent increase in the index for lodging
away from home, and accounted for over half of the advance in the index
for all items less food and energy.
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
****************************************
# posted by SBasefsky : 9:11 AM
[IWS] BEA: Revised GDP by INDUSTRY 2002-2004 [15 December 2005]
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
________________________________________________________________________
Expansion in 2004 Led by Services-Producing Sector
Revised Estimates of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Industry, 2002-2004 [15 December 2005]
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2005/gdpind04_rev.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2005/gdpind04_rev.pdf
[full-text, 5 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2005/gdpind04_rev.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2005/gdpind04_fax_rev.pdf
In 2004, real growth in the U.S. economy was led by the services-producing sector. These industries grew 4.9 percent, reflecting strong increases in real estate and rental and leasing, information, and professional and business services. Newly-available data that provide greater information on the industry composition of growth, released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), also show that a resurgence in manufacturing boosted real growth in the goods-producing sector to 3.9 percent.
The revised estimates confirm the steady acceleration of growth in the services-producing sector, which exceeded its 4.6-percent average annual growth during the 5-year period preceding the 2001 economic slowdown. These data also clarify that the goods-producing sector grew at an accelerated pace in 2004, after demonstrating relatively flat growth of 1.3 percent in 2002 and 1.2 percent in 2003 (see "Revisions" on page 3).
AND MUCH MORE...including CHARTS and 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 *
****************************************
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
Expansion in 2004 Led by Services-Producing Sector
Revised Estimates of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Industry, 2002-2004 [15 December 2005]
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2005/gdpind04_rev.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2005/gdpind04_rev.pdf
[full-text, 5 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2005/gdpind04_rev.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2005/gdpind04_fax_rev.pdf
In 2004, real growth in the U.S. economy was led by the services-producing sector. These industries grew 4.9 percent, reflecting strong increases in real estate and rental and leasing, information, and professional and business services. Newly-available data that provide greater information on the industry composition of growth, released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), also show that a resurgence in manufacturing boosted real growth in the goods-producing sector to 3.9 percent.
The revised estimates confirm the steady acceleration of growth in the services-producing sector, which exceeded its 4.6-percent average annual growth during the 5-year period preceding the 2001 economic slowdown. These data also clarify that the goods-producing sector grew at an accelerated pace in 2004, after demonstrating relatively flat growth of 1.3 percent in 2002 and 1.2 percent in 2003 (see "Revisions" on page 3).
AND MUCH MORE...including CHARTS and 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
****************************************
# posted by SBasefsky : 9:08 AM
[IWS] BLS: REAL EARNINGS IN NOVEMBER 2005 [15 December 2005]
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
________________________________________________________________________
REAL EARNINGS IN NOVEMBER 2005 [15 December 2005]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/realer.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/realer.pdf
[full-text, 5 pages]
Real average weekly earnings rose by 0.6 percent from October to November
after seasonal adjustment, according to preliminary data released today by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. A 0.3 percent
decline in average weekly hours was offset by a 0.2 percent rise in average
hourly earnings and a 0.8 percent decline in the Consumer Price Index for Urban
Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W).
Data on average weekly earnings are collected from the payroll reports of
private nonfarm establishments. Earnings of both full-time and part-time
workers holding production or nonsupervisory jobs are included. Real average
weekly earnings are calculated by adjusting earnings in current dollars for
changes in the CPI-W.
Average weekly earnings rose by 3.2 percent, seasonally adjusted, from
November 2004 to November 2005. After deflation by the CPI-W, average weekly
earnings decreased by 0.4 percent. Before adjustment for seasonal change and
inflation, average weekly earnings were $551.00 in November 2005, compared with
$532.22 a year earlier.
AND 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 *
****************************************
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
REAL EARNINGS IN NOVEMBER 2005 [15 December 2005]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/realer.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/realer.pdf
[full-text, 5 pages]
Real average weekly earnings rose by 0.6 percent from October to November
after seasonal adjustment, according to preliminary data released today by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. A 0.3 percent
decline in average weekly hours was offset by a 0.2 percent rise in average
hourly earnings and a 0.8 percent decline in the Consumer Price Index for Urban
Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W).
Data on average weekly earnings are collected from the payroll reports of
private nonfarm establishments. Earnings of both full-time and part-time
workers holding production or nonsupervisory jobs are included. Real average
weekly earnings are calculated by adjusting earnings in current dollars for
changes in the CPI-W.
Average weekly earnings rose by 3.2 percent, seasonally adjusted, from
November 2004 to November 2005. After deflation by the CPI-W, average weekly
earnings decreased by 0.4 percent. Before adjustment for seasonal change and
inflation, average weekly earnings were $551.00 in November 2005, compared with
$532.22 a year earlier.
AND 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
****************************************
# posted by SBasefsky : 9:08 AM
[IWS] ETUI: EC SERVICES DIRECTIVE: CRITICISMS, MYTHS, & PROSPECTS [15 December 2005]
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 Trade Union Institute (ETUI) - for Research, Education, Health and Safety (REHS)
European Economic and Employment Policy Brief
No. 8 2005
The European Commissions Services Directive: criticisms, myths and prospects [15 December 2005]
Wolfgang Kowalsky
http://www.etui-rehs.org/media/files/eeepb/8_2005
or
http://www.etui-rehs.org/content/download/1508/9524/file/EEEPB_8-2005.pdf
[full-text, 9 pages]
Abstract [by Andrew Watt]
This policy brief reviews the controversial political debate that has surrounded the Services Directive. It describes the provisions of the Directive and the positions taken by actors such as the European Commission, the European Parliament and the trade unions. It brings the reader up to the most recent vote in the European Parliament and thus sets the stage for the debates expected next year.
[excerpt]
On 13 January 2004 the European Commis-sion published a Framework Directive for Services on the Internal Market hereafter referred to as the Services Directive or SD that quickly became known as the Bolke-stein Directive called after Frits Bolkestein, the Internal Market Commissioner at the time2. The proposal proved controversial reaping praise from its proponents as a breakthrough for the Internal Market and sharply criticised by opponents as being a neo-liberal abandonment of the Community approach that would merely encourage social and ecological dumping.
For additional European Economic and Employment Policy Briefs, see-
http://www.etui-rehs.org/employment_and_economic_policies/books/european_economic_and_employment_policy_brief
_____________________________
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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European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) - for Research, Education, Health and Safety (REHS)
European Economic and Employment Policy Brief
No. 8 2005
The European Commissions Services Directive: criticisms, myths and prospects [15 December 2005]
Wolfgang Kowalsky
http://www.etui-rehs.org/media/files/eeepb/8_2005
or
http://www.etui-rehs.org/content/download/1508/9524/file/EEEPB_8-2005.pdf
[full-text, 9 pages]
Abstract [by Andrew Watt]
This policy brief reviews the controversial political debate that has surrounded the Services Directive. It describes the provisions of the Directive and the positions taken by actors such as the European Commission, the European Parliament and the trade unions. It brings the reader up to the most recent vote in the European Parliament and thus sets the stage for the debates expected next year.
[excerpt]
On 13 January 2004 the European Commis-sion published a Framework Directive for Services on the Internal Market hereafter referred to as the Services Directive or SD that quickly became known as the Bolke-stein Directive called after Frits Bolkestein, the Internal Market Commissioner at the time2. The proposal proved controversial reaping praise from its proponents as a breakthrough for the Internal Market and sharply criticised by opponents as being a neo-liberal abandonment of the Community approach that would merely encourage social and ecological dumping.
For additional European Economic and Employment Policy Briefs, see-
http://www.etui-rehs.org/employment_and_economic_policies/books/european_economic_and_employment_policy_brief
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Tweet[IWS] CANADA: Weekly Work Report, 12 December 2005
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Cornell University
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(The following is courtesy of the Centre for Industrial Relations, University of Toronto)
Weekly Work Report for the Week of December 12, 2005
These highlights of the week's HR/IR news are prepared by the Librarians at the Centre for Industrial Relations for our subscribers, alumni, faculty and students, and are intended for their individual use only. Please visit the CIR website for terms of use and information about organizational subscriptions. This message is composed in MS Outlook Express and contains hyperlinks that require an HTML-enabled email program.
The WWR is protected by Canadian copyright law and should not be reproduced or forwarded without permission. For inquiries or comments, please contact the Editor, elizabeth.perry@utoronto.ca.
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Season's greetings to all WWR readers!
Please note that the CIRHR closes on Wednesday, Dec. 21 at 4pm and re-opens on Wednesday, Jan. 4 at 10am. The last 2005 issue of WWR will be published on December 20. We resume publication on January 10, 2006.
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ONTARIO ENDS MANDATORY RETIREMENT: Bill 211, the Ending Mandatory Retirement Statute Law Amendment Act, was approved by Ontario's legislative assembly on December 8 and was given Royal Assent on December 12. The legislation amends the Ontario Human Rights Code to prohibit mandatory retirement at any age, except when it can be justified as a "bone fide occupational requirement." The legislation will take effect December 12, 2006, giving employers one year to "reconfigure" employment policies and programs. After that date, collective agreements will not be permitted to include provisions requiring mandatory retirement, and any existing collective agreements will no longer be enforceable. Age-based provisions in the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 will be exempt from the changes; the WSIA provides that an employer's obligation to re-employ an injured worker ends at age 65, and loss of earnings benefits cease at age 65.
LINKS:
Ontario Ministry of Labour Backgrounder (2 pages, HTML) at < http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/news/2005/05-141b.html> and FAQ's on Mandatory Retirement ( 9 pages, HTML) at < http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/news/2005/05-141faq.html>
Bill 211, Ending Mandatory Retirement Statute Law Amendment Act (Links to the text of the Bill, Hansard debates, committee documents etc.) compiled at the Legislative Library website at < http://www.ontla.on.ca/library/bills/382/211382.htm>
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TEACHERS AND HEALTH CARE WORKERS DEMONSTRATE IN MONTREAL: An estimated 80,000 public sector workers were on strike on December 13, part of a 3-day rotating strike campaign across Quebec. This is the latest in a series of rotating strikes that have occurred in the fall of 2005; negotiations between the government and approximately 500,000 public sector workers have been underway for almost 2.5 years. A "massive" demonstration in Montreal on December 13 is a final show of union strength before the government's December 15th deadline for reaching an agreement. Teachers are demanding improvements in services to special needs students and a salary increase of 12% over 6 years. The government offer is 8% over 6 years and 9 months. For health and social service workers, issues of privatization, job security and workload are paramount.
LINKS:
80,000 public sector workers hold 1- day strike in Montreal at the CBC website at < http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/12/13/Quebec-protests-051213.html >
CSN Public Sector website at < http://www.secteurpublic.info/cmsFrameMain.aspx?Lang=FR&ParentID=CCSPP > (click on "English" at the bottom of the left hand menu bar for a subset of documents translated into English).
FSSS website at < http://www.fsss.qc.ca/nego/francais/index.php?page=documents&lang=en > (English documents), including Why we're taking action in health and social services (2 pages, PDF) at < http://www.fsss.qc.ca/images/nego/documents/tractstrikeangl.pdf >
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IMPARTIALITY OF ALBERTA LABOUR RELATIONS BOARD QUESTIONED: The Alberta Federation of Labour has demanded a public inquiry to determine whether the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Alberta Labour Relations Board were actively involved in drafting of Bill 27, the Labour Relations (Regional Health Authorities Restructuring) Amendment Act in 2003. The legislation reduced the number of health bargaining units from 400 to 36 and removed the right to strike.
If the Board's involvement exceeded technical assistance and expertise, the Federation maintains that the impartiality of the Board has been compromised. The AFL bases its charges on the contents of internal Board emails which were mistakenly sent to the AFL by the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta. By the time the mistake was discovered, the Federation had circulated the e-mails to 350 union local presidents, and they are now posted on the AFL website. On December 6, the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench dismissed an application by the Information and Privacy Commissioner to grant an injunction making the emails privileged and confidential documents, and to force the AFL to return them.
LINKS:
AFL Reveals breach of role at the ALRB at the AFL website at < http://www.afl.org/pressroom/lrb.cfm> . The site includes links to the Backgrounder, which summarizes the dispute (2 pages, PDF) at < http://www.afl.org/upload/backgrounder lrb.pdf> , the documents that form the basis of the AFL complaint, and the correspondence between the LRB Chair and the AFL.
"Labour wins Round 1 in leak" in the Edmonton Journal (Dec. 7) at < http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/story.html?id=416ae43c-a0bd-4c1c-8a7a-064db5e78592&k=68880 >
Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v. Alberta Federation of
Labour, 2005 ABQB 927 decision (10 pages, PDF) at < http://www.albertacourts.ab.ca/jdb/2003-/qb/civil/2005/2005abqb0927.pdf >
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JUST LABOUR PUBLISHES NEW ISSUE HIGHLIGHTING GLOBALIZATION AND UNION RENEWAL: The latest issue of online journal Just Labour is now available from the Centre for Research on Work and Society. A special section of the publication highlights the research from the International Colloquium on Union Renewal held in November 2004 by the Inter-University Research Centre on Globalization and Work (CRIMT) at the Universite de Montreal.
LINKS:
Just Labour Table of Contents at < http://www.justlabour.yorku.ca/index.php?page=toc&volume=67 >
"Union renewal amid the global restructuring of work relationships" (14 pages, PDF) in Just Labour (Vol. 6 & 6, Autumn 2005) at < http://www.justlabour.yorku.ca/volume67/pdfs/04 CRIMT Intro EN.pdf>
"Organizing Wal-Mart: analyzing the Canadian campaign" (11 pages, PDF) in Just Labour (Vol. 6 & 7 Autumn 2005) at < http://www.justlabour.yorku.ca/volume67/pdfs/01 Adams Press.pdf>
Inter-University Research Centre on Globalization and Work Website at < http://www.crimt.org/English/index.html>
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TELEWORK GROWING AMONG U.S. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management issued a report on December 8 documenting the growth of telework in the U.S. federal service. It shows a 37% increase in the number of teleworkers, from 102,921 in 2003 to 140,694 in 2004. Approximately 41% of Federal employees were eligible to telework during 2004. The report also summarizes telework policies (mostly concerning eligibility, qualifying, health issues, and work schedules), discusses barriers, and summarizes the initiatives taken by the OPM and the General Services Administration to promote teleworking in federal departments and agencies.
LINKS:
The Status of Telework in the Federal Government 2005 (19 pages, HTML) at the OPM website at < http://www.telework.gov/documents/tw_rpt05/status-intro.asp#data>
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MENTAL HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE: Watson Wyatt's Staying@Work study for 2005 focuses on practices to promote a healthy workplace. Entitled Making the Connection to a Healthy Organization, the study suggests that health and productivity issues are becoming an increasing preoccupation with organizations, particularly the issue of mental health.
The Conference Board of Canada recently published What You Need to Know about Mental Health: A Tool for Managers. The document is intended to aid managers in identifying employees with mental health problems, getting them help and facilitating their return to work.
LINKS:
Summary of Staying@Work at the Watson Wyatt website at < http://www.watsonwyatt.com/canada-english/research/resrender.asp?id=W-860&page=1 > (Full report available online for $40.00 Cdn).
A summary of What You Need to Know about Mental Health: A Tool for Managers at the Board's website at < http://www.conferenceboard.ca/Boardwiseii/LayoutAbstract.asp?DID=1433 >
What You Need to Know about Mental Health: A Tool for Managers (15 pages, PDF) at < http://www.conferenceboard.ca/boardwiseii/temp/BoardWise2CPKLKIGAEBHGNANDELNMPABM20051213142458/087-06 MentalHealthBooklet.pdf>
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FEW CANADIAN EMPLOYERS PROVIDE HOLIDAY BONUSES, MANY STILL HOST COMPANY PARTIES:
Following a survey of nearly 100 companies across Canada, consulting firm Hewitt Associates reported on December 6 that only one-third of Canadian organizations will offer holiday bonuses in 2005. Of those organizations, 53% will offer gift certificates and 38% will offer cash. The median cost of cash bonuses is $250, compared to $40 for gift certificate/gift card expenditures. 82 % of Canadian companies plan to host a holiday party during the holiday season.
LINK:
Summary of Holiday gifts and bonuses survey (3 pages, PDF) at the Hewitt Canada website at < http://was4.hewitt.com/hewitt/resource/newsroom/pressrel/2005/12-06-05eng.pdf > (Full survey available from Hewitt's upon request).
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Book of the Week: Paths to Union Renewal: Canadian Experiences
edited by Pradeep Kumar and Christopher Schenk. Peterborough, ON. Broadview Press, 2006. 336p. ISBN: 1-55193-058-7
This book documents the renewal initiatives undertaken by unions in Canada. Unions, separately or in coalition with other unions or social groups, have begun to re-examine the basis of their organization and activity in the face of a harsher economic and political climate. Decades-long union decline in the United States has resulted in new ideas being adopted by unions in that country and this in turn has led to debates on renewal strategies in Western Europe and Australia.
Despite this, there is little research on union renewal in Canada. Paths to Union Renewal fills this gap by critically examining union renewal in a variety of unions, providing a basis for informed discussion and debate on the role and place of trade unions in Canada.
About the Editors:
Pradeep Kumar is Professor Emeritus and director of MIR program in the School of Policy Studies at Queen's University, Kingston.
Christopher Schenk is Research Director of the Ontario Federation of Labour.
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Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
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(The following is courtesy of the Centre for Industrial Relations, University of Toronto)
Weekly Work Report for the Week of December 12, 2005
These highlights of the week's HR/IR news are prepared by the Librarians at the Centre for Industrial Relations for our subscribers, alumni, faculty and students, and are intended for their individual use only. Please visit the CIR website for terms of use and information about organizational subscriptions. This message is composed in MS Outlook Express and contains hyperlinks that require an HTML-enabled email program.
The WWR is protected by Canadian copyright law and should not be reproduced or forwarded without permission. For inquiries or comments, please contact the Editor, elizabeth.perry@utoronto.ca.
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Season's greetings to all WWR readers!
Please note that the CIRHR closes on Wednesday, Dec. 21 at 4pm and re-opens on Wednesday, Jan. 4 at 10am. The last 2005 issue of WWR will be published on December 20. We resume publication on January 10, 2006.
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ONTARIO ENDS MANDATORY RETIREMENT: Bill 211, the Ending Mandatory Retirement Statute Law Amendment Act, was approved by Ontario's legislative assembly on December 8 and was given Royal Assent on December 12. The legislation amends the Ontario Human Rights Code to prohibit mandatory retirement at any age, except when it can be justified as a "bone fide occupational requirement." The legislation will take effect December 12, 2006, giving employers one year to "reconfigure" employment policies and programs. After that date, collective agreements will not be permitted to include provisions requiring mandatory retirement, and any existing collective agreements will no longer be enforceable. Age-based provisions in the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 will be exempt from the changes; the WSIA provides that an employer's obligation to re-employ an injured worker ends at age 65, and loss of earnings benefits cease at age 65.
LINKS:
Ontario Ministry of Labour Backgrounder (2 pages, HTML) at < http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/news/2005/05-141b.html> and FAQ's on Mandatory Retirement ( 9 pages, HTML) at < http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/news/2005/05-141faq.html>
Bill 211, Ending Mandatory Retirement Statute Law Amendment Act (Links to the text of the Bill, Hansard debates, committee documents etc.) compiled at the Legislative Library website at < http://www.ontla.on.ca/library/bills/382/211382.htm>
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TEACHERS AND HEALTH CARE WORKERS DEMONSTRATE IN MONTREAL: An estimated 80,000 public sector workers were on strike on December 13, part of a 3-day rotating strike campaign across Quebec. This is the latest in a series of rotating strikes that have occurred in the fall of 2005; negotiations between the government and approximately 500,000 public sector workers have been underway for almost 2.5 years. A "massive" demonstration in Montreal on December 13 is a final show of union strength before the government's December 15th deadline for reaching an agreement. Teachers are demanding improvements in services to special needs students and a salary increase of 12% over 6 years. The government offer is 8% over 6 years and 9 months. For health and social service workers, issues of privatization, job security and workload are paramount.
LINKS:
80,000 public sector workers hold 1- day strike in Montreal at the CBC website at < http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/12/13/Quebec-protests-051213.html >
CSN Public Sector website at < http://www.secteurpublic.info/cmsFrameMain.aspx?Lang=FR&ParentID=CCSPP > (click on "English" at the bottom of the left hand menu bar for a subset of documents translated into English).
FSSS website at < http://www.fsss.qc.ca/nego/francais/index.php?page=documents&lang=en > (English documents), including Why we're taking action in health and social services (2 pages, PDF) at < http://www.fsss.qc.ca/images/nego/documents/tractstrikeangl.pdf >
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IMPARTIALITY OF ALBERTA LABOUR RELATIONS BOARD QUESTIONED: The Alberta Federation of Labour has demanded a public inquiry to determine whether the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Alberta Labour Relations Board were actively involved in drafting of Bill 27, the Labour Relations (Regional Health Authorities Restructuring) Amendment Act in 2003. The legislation reduced the number of health bargaining units from 400 to 36 and removed the right to strike.
If the Board's involvement exceeded technical assistance and expertise, the Federation maintains that the impartiality of the Board has been compromised. The AFL bases its charges on the contents of internal Board emails which were mistakenly sent to the AFL by the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta. By the time the mistake was discovered, the Federation had circulated the e-mails to 350 union local presidents, and they are now posted on the AFL website. On December 6, the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench dismissed an application by the Information and Privacy Commissioner to grant an injunction making the emails privileged and confidential documents, and to force the AFL to return them.
LINKS:
AFL Reveals breach of role at the ALRB at the AFL website at < http://www.afl.org/pressroom/lrb.cfm> . The site includes links to the Backgrounder, which summarizes the dispute (2 pages, PDF) at < http://www.afl.org/upload/backgrounder lrb.pdf> , the documents that form the basis of the AFL complaint, and the correspondence between the LRB Chair and the AFL.
"Labour wins Round 1 in leak" in the Edmonton Journal (Dec. 7) at < http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/story.html?id=416ae43c-a0bd-4c1c-8a7a-064db5e78592&k=68880 >
Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v. Alberta Federation of
Labour, 2005 ABQB 927 decision (10 pages, PDF) at < http://www.albertacourts.ab.ca/jdb/2003-/qb/civil/2005/2005abqb0927.pdf >
----------
JUST LABOUR PUBLISHES NEW ISSUE HIGHLIGHTING GLOBALIZATION AND UNION RENEWAL: The latest issue of online journal Just Labour is now available from the Centre for Research on Work and Society. A special section of the publication highlights the research from the International Colloquium on Union Renewal held in November 2004 by the Inter-University Research Centre on Globalization and Work (CRIMT) at the Universite de Montreal.
LINKS:
Just Labour Table of Contents at < http://www.justlabour.yorku.ca/index.php?page=toc&volume=67 >
"Union renewal amid the global restructuring of work relationships" (14 pages, PDF) in Just Labour (Vol. 6 & 6, Autumn 2005) at < http://www.justlabour.yorku.ca/volume67/pdfs/04 CRIMT Intro EN.pdf>
"Organizing Wal-Mart: analyzing the Canadian campaign" (11 pages, PDF) in Just Labour (Vol. 6 & 7 Autumn 2005) at < http://www.justlabour.yorku.ca/volume67/pdfs/01 Adams Press.pdf>
Inter-University Research Centre on Globalization and Work Website at < http://www.crimt.org/English/index.html>
----------
TELEWORK GROWING AMONG U.S. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management issued a report on December 8 documenting the growth of telework in the U.S. federal service. It shows a 37% increase in the number of teleworkers, from 102,921 in 2003 to 140,694 in 2004. Approximately 41% of Federal employees were eligible to telework during 2004. The report also summarizes telework policies (mostly concerning eligibility, qualifying, health issues, and work schedules), discusses barriers, and summarizes the initiatives taken by the OPM and the General Services Administration to promote teleworking in federal departments and agencies.
LINKS:
The Status of Telework in the Federal Government 2005 (19 pages, HTML) at the OPM website at < http://www.telework.gov/documents/tw_rpt05/status-intro.asp#data>
----------
MENTAL HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE: Watson Wyatt's Staying@Work study for 2005 focuses on practices to promote a healthy workplace. Entitled Making the Connection to a Healthy Organization, the study suggests that health and productivity issues are becoming an increasing preoccupation with organizations, particularly the issue of mental health.
The Conference Board of Canada recently published What You Need to Know about Mental Health: A Tool for Managers. The document is intended to aid managers in identifying employees with mental health problems, getting them help and facilitating their return to work.
LINKS:
Summary of Staying@Work at the Watson Wyatt website at < http://www.watsonwyatt.com/canada-english/research/resrender.asp?id=W-860&page=1 > (Full report available online for $40.00 Cdn).
A summary of What You Need to Know about Mental Health: A Tool for Managers at the Board's website at < http://www.conferenceboard.ca/Boardwiseii/LayoutAbstract.asp?DID=1433 >
What You Need to Know about Mental Health: A Tool for Managers (15 pages, PDF) at < http://www.conferenceboard.ca/boardwiseii/temp/BoardWise2CPKLKIGAEBHGNANDELNMPABM20051213142458/087-06 MentalHealthBooklet.pdf>
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FEW CANADIAN EMPLOYERS PROVIDE HOLIDAY BONUSES, MANY STILL HOST COMPANY PARTIES:
Following a survey of nearly 100 companies across Canada, consulting firm Hewitt Associates reported on December 6 that only one-third of Canadian organizations will offer holiday bonuses in 2005. Of those organizations, 53% will offer gift certificates and 38% will offer cash. The median cost of cash bonuses is $250, compared to $40 for gift certificate/gift card expenditures. 82 % of Canadian companies plan to host a holiday party during the holiday season.
LINK:
Summary of Holiday gifts and bonuses survey (3 pages, PDF) at the Hewitt Canada website at < http://was4.hewitt.com/hewitt/resource/newsroom/pressrel/2005/12-06-05eng.pdf > (Full survey available from Hewitt's upon request).
----------
Book of the Week: Paths to Union Renewal: Canadian Experiences
edited by Pradeep Kumar and Christopher Schenk. Peterborough, ON. Broadview Press, 2006. 336p. ISBN: 1-55193-058-7
This book documents the renewal initiatives undertaken by unions in Canada. Unions, separately or in coalition with other unions or social groups, have begun to re-examine the basis of their organization and activity in the face of a harsher economic and political climate. Decades-long union decline in the United States has resulted in new ideas being adopted by unions in that country and this in turn has led to debates on renewal strategies in Western Europe and Australia.
Despite this, there is little research on union renewal in Canada. Paths to Union Renewal fills this gap by critically examining union renewal in a variety of unions, providing a basis for informed discussion and debate on the role and place of trade unions in Canada.
About the Editors:
Pradeep Kumar is Professor Emeritus and director of MIR program in the School of Policy Studies at Queen's University, Kingston.
Christopher Schenk is Research Director of the Ontario Federation of Labour.
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121 St. George Street, Toronto Canada M5S 2E8 http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/cir
_____________________________
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] NBER: Rising Family Income Inequality in the United States, 1968-2000: Impacts of Changing Labor Supply, Wages, and Family Structure
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
________________________________________________________________________
Rising Family Income Inequality in the United States, 1968-2000: Impacts of Changing Labor Supply, Wages, and Family Structure
http://papers.nber.org/papers/w11836.pdf
[full-text, 36 pages]
Chulhee Lee
NBER Working Paper No. 11836
Issued in December 2005
---- Abstract -----
http://www.nber.org/papers/w11836
This study estimates what fraction of the rise in family income inequality in the United States between 1968 and 2000 is accounted for by change in each of the family income components such as wages, employment, and hours worked of family heads and spouses, family structure, and other incomes. The increased disparities in other incomes and labor supply account for, respectively, 29 percent and 28 percent of the rise in the difference in income between the top 10th and bottom 10th families. Structural changes in wages, largely regarded as the major culprit of the increase in income inequality, explain less than a quarter of the rise in the measure of family income inequality. Changing fraction of families with both husband and wife and changes in the composition of the income sources account for 11 percent and 16 percent, respectively, of the widening of the income gap. The relative importance of the effect of changing labor supply declined over time, while that of wage changes increased. For the upper half of the income distribution, wage changes were the dominant cause of the increase in the gap between the richest 10th and middle-income families. For the lower half of the income distribution, in sharp contrast, changes in labor supply and other incomes were the principal causes of the growing distance between the poor and middle-income families.
_____________________________
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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Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
Rising Family Income Inequality in the United States, 1968-2000: Impacts of Changing Labor Supply, Wages, and Family Structure
http://papers.nber.org/papers/w11836.pdf
[full-text, 36 pages]
Chulhee Lee
NBER Working Paper No. 11836
Issued in December 2005
---- Abstract -----
http://www.nber.org/papers/w11836
This study estimates what fraction of the rise in family income inequality in the United States between 1968 and 2000 is accounted for by change in each of the family income components such as wages, employment, and hours worked of family heads and spouses, family structure, and other incomes. The increased disparities in other incomes and labor supply account for, respectively, 29 percent and 28 percent of the rise in the difference in income between the top 10th and bottom 10th families. Structural changes in wages, largely regarded as the major culprit of the increase in income inequality, explain less than a quarter of the rise in the measure of family income inequality. Changing fraction of families with both husband and wife and changes in the composition of the income sources account for 11 percent and 16 percent, respectively, of the widening of the income gap. The relative importance of the effect of changing labor supply declined over time, while that of wage changes increased. For the upper half of the income distribution, wage changes were the dominant cause of the increase in the gap between the richest 10th and middle-income families. For the lower half of the income distribution, in sharp contrast, changes in labor supply and other incomes were the principal causes of the growing distance between the poor and middle-income families.
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[IWS] EC: LONG-TERM LABOUR FORCE PROJECTIONS & AGING [12 December 2005]
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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
________________________________________________________________________
European Commission. Economic and Financial Affairs.
Giuseppe Carone (Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs)
Long-term labour force projections for the 25 EU Member States: A set of data for assessing the economic impact of ageing
(EUROPEAN ECONOMY. ECONOMIC PAPERS. No. 235. November 2005. European Commission. Brussels. 214pp. Tab. Free.) KC-AI-05-235-EN-C; ISBN 92-894-8874-3; ISSN 1725-3187
http://europa.eu.int/comm/economy_finance/publications/economic_papers/economicpapers235_en.htm
or
http://europa.eu.int/comm/economy_finance/publications/economic_papers/2005/ecp235en.pdf
[full-text, 214 pages]
and
ANNEX (DATA)
http://europa.eu.int/comm/economy_finance/publications/economic_papers/2005/ecp235annex_en.xls
[spreadsheet]
Abstract:
This paper presents the methodology and results of labour force projections over the long term (until 2050) for each of the 25 EU Member States. These projections were undertaken in order to provide the background technical inputs for the assessment of the potential economic and fiscal impact of an ageing population. This assessment is carried out in the framework of the EU Economic Policy Committee's Ageing Working Group by projecting public expenditure on pensions, health care, long-term care, unemployment insurance and education.
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School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
European Commission. Economic and Financial Affairs.
Giuseppe Carone (Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs)
Long-term labour force projections for the 25 EU Member States: A set of data for assessing the economic impact of ageing
(EUROPEAN ECONOMY. ECONOMIC PAPERS. No. 235. November 2005. European Commission. Brussels. 214pp. Tab. Free.) KC-AI-05-235-EN-C; ISBN 92-894-8874-3; ISSN 1725-3187
http://europa.eu.int/comm/economy_finance/publications/economic_papers/economicpapers235_en.htm
or
http://europa.eu.int/comm/economy_finance/publications/economic_papers/2005/ecp235en.pdf
[full-text, 214 pages]
and
ANNEX (DATA)
http://europa.eu.int/comm/economy_finance/publications/economic_papers/2005/ecp235annex_en.xls
[spreadsheet]
Abstract:
This paper presents the methodology and results of labour force projections over the long term (until 2050) for each of the 25 EU Member States. These projections were undertaken in order to provide the background technical inputs for the assessment of the potential economic and fiscal impact of an ageing population. This assessment is carried out in the framework of the EU Economic Policy Committee's Ageing Working Group by projecting public expenditure on pensions, health care, long-term care, unemployment insurance and education.
_____________________________
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# posted by SBasefsky : 9:01 AM
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
Tweet[IWS] BLS: LOST-WORKTIME INJURIES AND ILLNESSES: CHARACTERISTICS AND RESULTING TIME AWAY FROM WORK, 2004 [13 December 2005]
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
________________________________________________________________________
LOST-WORKTIME INJURIES AND ILLNESSES: CHARACTERISTICS AND RESULTING TIME AWAY FROM WORK, 2004 [13 December 2005]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/osh2.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/osh2.pdf
[full-text, 32 pages]
A total of 1.3 million injuries and illnesses in private industry required
recuperation away from work beyond the day of the incident in 2004, according to the
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U. S. Department of Labor. This was a decline of 56,600
illnesses and injuries, or 4.3 percent, from 2003. The rate of such injuries and illnesses
in 2004 also declined to 141.3 per 10,000 full time workers from 150.0 in 2003. Median
days away from worka key measure of the severity of the injury or illnesswas 7 days
for all cases in 2004, down from 8 days in 2003.
As was the case in previous years, more than 4 out of 10 of injuries and illnesses
were sprains or strains, with most of these stemming from overexertion or falls on the
same level. Twenty percent of the sprains and strains occurred in three occupations
laborers and material movers; heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers; and nursing aides,
orderlies, and attendants. These occupations also had the greatest number of injuries and
illnesses, accounting for over 16 percent of the total days away from work cases (see
chart 1).
In 2004, injuries and illnesses requiring days away from work in the goods-
producing industries, such as construction and manufacturing, remained relatively the
same as the previous year with 408,400 cases, while injuries and illnesses in service
providing industries declined 6.3 percent to 850,930 (see table 1).
AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES....
_____________________________
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Stuart Basefsky *
Director, IWS News Bureau *
Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School *
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*
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
LOST-WORKTIME INJURIES AND ILLNESSES: CHARACTERISTICS AND RESULTING TIME AWAY FROM WORK, 2004 [13 December 2005]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/osh2.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/osh2.pdf
[full-text, 32 pages]
A total of 1.3 million injuries and illnesses in private industry required
recuperation away from work beyond the day of the incident in 2004, according to the
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U. S. Department of Labor. This was a decline of 56,600
illnesses and injuries, or 4.3 percent, from 2003. The rate of such injuries and illnesses
in 2004 also declined to 141.3 per 10,000 full time workers from 150.0 in 2003. Median
days away from worka key measure of the severity of the injury or illnesswas 7 days
for all cases in 2004, down from 8 days in 2003.
As was the case in previous years, more than 4 out of 10 of injuries and illnesses
were sprains or strains, with most of these stemming from overexertion or falls on the
same level. Twenty percent of the sprains and strains occurred in three occupations
laborers and material movers; heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers; and nursing aides,
orderlies, and attendants. These occupations also had the greatest number of injuries and
illnesses, accounting for over 16 percent of the total days away from work cases (see
chart 1).
In 2004, injuries and illnesses requiring days away from work in the goods-
producing industries, such as construction and manufacturing, remained relatively the
same as the previous year with 408,400 cases, while injuries and illnesses in service
providing industries declined 6.3 percent to 850,930 (see table 1).
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
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Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
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New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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# posted by SBasefsky : 12:33 PM
[IWS] BLS: JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER: OCTOBER 2005 [13 December 2005]
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
________________________________________________________________________
JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER: OCTOBER 2005 [13 December 2005]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/jolts.pdf
[full-text, 13 pages]
The job openings rate increased to 2.9 percent in October, while the
total separations rate decreased to 3.1 percent and the hires rate was
unchanged at 3.5 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S.
Department of Labor reported today. This release includes estimates of
the number and rate of job openings, hires, and separations for the total
nonfarm sector by industry and geographic region.
AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES....
_____________________________
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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 *
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER: OCTOBER 2005 [13 December 2005]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/jolts.pdf
[full-text, 13 pages]
The job openings rate increased to 2.9 percent in October, while the
total separations rate decreased to 3.1 percent and the hires rate was
unchanged at 3.5 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S.
Department of Labor reported today. This release includes estimates of
the number and rate of job openings, hires, and separations for the total
nonfarm sector by industry and geographic region.
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
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New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
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# posted by SBasefsky : 12:27 PM
[IWS] Mercer (UK): "UNREASONABLE" WORKLOADS for EMPLOYEES SURVEY [12 December 2005]
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
________________________________________________________________________
Mercer
Survey shows employees have 'unreasonable' workloads
UK
London, 12 December 2005
http://www.mercerhr.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1204230;jsessionid=FRYJ1N21L2BKUCTGOUFCIIQKMZ0QUI2C
Many employees are now expected to take on the workload of more than one person, according to a survey by Mercer Human Resource Consulting. Only 55% of the people surveyed say there are enough people in their department to handle the workload. Furthermore, less than two-thirds (62%) believe the amount of work they are asked to do is reasonable. The survey covered a cross-section of over 1,000 British workers.
"It is hardly surprising that stress is now one of the major causes of long-term sickness absence in the UK," said David Tong, Principal at Mercer. "As companies continue to cut back costs, there is an increasing expectation that employees will take on additional responsibilities. Young professionals have always felt the need to work much longer than the traditional 35-hour week to prove themselves and claw their way up the career ladder - now other employees are expected to follow suit."
He added: "It is concerning that, while the UK is seeking to increase productivity, almost 4 in 10 employees believe the department they work in is not run efficiently. Many employees are under pressure from their workloads because they are compensating for poor processes and work organisation."
Under two-thirds of the employees surveyed (65%) say they are able to maintain a healthy balance between their work and personal lives. "Many organisations claim they offer flexible working arrangements, but most of these schemes are available to only a select group of employees," said Mr Tong. "By being more adaptable to people's personal circumstances, companies can help to retain a healthier and more engaged workforce."
According to the survey, just half the respondents (50%) believe managers in their organisation understand the problems employees experience in their jobs. "Often managers are too caught up in day-to-day pressures to listen to their employees. But if staff do not feel their managers support or empathise with them, they are likely to become frustrated and disaffected," Mr Tong commented.
"Employee attitude surveys can help uncover problem areas and show line managers where they should be focusing their efforts to improve morale and productivity," he added.
Notes to Editors:
The results are from Mercer's What's Working Survey and are based on data collected from a survey of 1,119 working adults in Britain representing a broad cross-section of industries. Respondents completed an employee opinion survey about their perceptions of their job, organisation, work environment, compensation, benefits and the management of their organisation. The weighted survey results are representative of the entire British workforce and individual industry sectors.
_____________________________
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Stuart Basefsky *
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Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School *
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New York, NY 10016 *
*
Telephone: (607) 255-2703 *
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****************************************
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Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
Mercer
Survey shows employees have 'unreasonable' workloads
UK
London, 12 December 2005
http://www.mercerhr.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1204230;jsessionid=FRYJ1N21L2BKUCTGOUFCIIQKMZ0QUI2C
Many employees are now expected to take on the workload of more than one person, according to a survey by Mercer Human Resource Consulting. Only 55% of the people surveyed say there are enough people in their department to handle the workload. Furthermore, less than two-thirds (62%) believe the amount of work they are asked to do is reasonable. The survey covered a cross-section of over 1,000 British workers.
"It is hardly surprising that stress is now one of the major causes of long-term sickness absence in the UK," said David Tong, Principal at Mercer. "As companies continue to cut back costs, there is an increasing expectation that employees will take on additional responsibilities. Young professionals have always felt the need to work much longer than the traditional 35-hour week to prove themselves and claw their way up the career ladder - now other employees are expected to follow suit."
He added: "It is concerning that, while the UK is seeking to increase productivity, almost 4 in 10 employees believe the department they work in is not run efficiently. Many employees are under pressure from their workloads because they are compensating for poor processes and work organisation."
Under two-thirds of the employees surveyed (65%) say they are able to maintain a healthy balance between their work and personal lives. "Many organisations claim they offer flexible working arrangements, but most of these schemes are available to only a select group of employees," said Mr Tong. "By being more adaptable to people's personal circumstances, companies can help to retain a healthier and more engaged workforce."
According to the survey, just half the respondents (50%) believe managers in their organisation understand the problems employees experience in their jobs. "Often managers are too caught up in day-to-day pressures to listen to their employees. But if staff do not feel their managers support or empathise with them, they are likely to become frustrated and disaffected," Mr Tong commented.
"Employee attitude surveys can help uncover problem areas and show line managers where they should be focusing their efforts to improve morale and productivity," he added.
Notes to Editors:
The results are from Mercer's What's Working Survey and are based on data collected from a survey of 1,119 working adults in Britain representing a broad cross-section of industries. Respondents completed an employee opinion survey about their perceptions of their job, organisation, work environment, compensation, benefits and the management of their organisation. The weighted survey results are representative of the entire British workforce and individual industry sectors.
_____________________________
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
****************************************
# posted by SBasefsky : 9:24 AM
[IWS] Hewitt: 4 in 5 Large Firms Keep Retiree Drug Coverage & accept Medicare Subsidies in 2006 [7 December 2005]
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
________________________________________________________________________
Hewitt
7 December 2005
Four in Five Large Firms to Maintain Retiree Drug Coverage and Accept Medicare Subsidies in 2006, But are Less Certain about Future Strategy
Survey of Large Businesses Finds Total Retiree Health Costs Rose 10% This Year
http://was4.hewitt.com/hewitt/resource/newsroom/pressrel/2005/12-07-05.htm
WASHINGTON -- Four in five businesses (79%) that now provide retiree health benefits will accept government subsidies for continuing to provide retiree drug coverage at least as good as Medicare's coverage when the new drug benefit starts in 2006, according to a new survey of 300 of the nation's largest private-sector employers conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation and Hewitt Associates.
Another 10% say that they will provide some drug coverage to supplement the new Medicare benefit, and 9% say that they plan to stop offering drug coverage to Medicare-eligible retirees.
Firms accepting the retiree drug subsidy in 2006 are less certain about whether they will continue to take this approach in future years. Among those firms that will accept the subsidy in 2006, about four in five (82%) say that they are "very" or "somewhat" likely to accept the subsidy again in 2007. Looking ahead to 2010, only half (50%) say they are likely to maintain coverage and accept the subsidy, while 22% say they are unlikely to do so, and 28% say they do not know.
AND MORE....
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Stuart Basefsky *
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Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School *
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*
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Fax: (607) 255-9641 *
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****************************************
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
Hewitt
7 December 2005
Four in Five Large Firms to Maintain Retiree Drug Coverage and Accept Medicare Subsidies in 2006, But are Less Certain about Future Strategy
Survey of Large Businesses Finds Total Retiree Health Costs Rose 10% This Year
http://was4.hewitt.com/hewitt/resource/newsroom/pressrel/2005/12-07-05.htm
WASHINGTON -- Four in five businesses (79%) that now provide retiree health benefits will accept government subsidies for continuing to provide retiree drug coverage at least as good as Medicare's coverage when the new drug benefit starts in 2006, according to a new survey of 300 of the nation's largest private-sector employers conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation and Hewitt Associates.
Another 10% say that they will provide some drug coverage to supplement the new Medicare benefit, and 9% say that they plan to stop offering drug coverage to Medicare-eligible retirees.
Firms accepting the retiree drug subsidy in 2006 are less certain about whether they will continue to take this approach in future years. Among those firms that will accept the subsidy in 2006, about four in five (82%) say that they are "very" or "somewhat" likely to accept the subsidy again in 2007. Looking ahead to 2010, only half (50%) say they are likely to maintain coverage and accept the subsidy, while 22% say they are unlikely to do so, and 28% say they do not know.
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
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New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
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# posted by SBasefsky : 9:13 AM
[IWS] Watson Wyatt: MORE HEALTH & PRODUCTIVITY PRACTICES [6 2005 2005]
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
________________________________________________________________________
Watson Wyatt
More Companies Implementing Health and Productivity Practices, Watson Wyatt and National Business Group on Health Survey Finds
http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=15453
WASHINGTON, DC, December 6, 2005 A growing number of large employers are boosting efforts to improve their workers health and productivity. Furthermore, employers that are aggressively implementing health and productivity practices are seeing lower costs, reduced lost time and improved worker health. These are among the major findings of a survey released today by Watson Wyatt Worldwide and the National Business Group on Health.
The 2005/2006 Staying@Work Survey < http://www.watsonwyatt.com/research/resrender.asp?id=W-875&page=1 > found that more than four out of 10 (41 percent) employers already incorporate health and productivity initiatives into their overall health care planning, while nearly one-third (32 percent) plan to do so within the next year. A total of 275 employers participated in the survey, which examined the prevalence and effectiveness of employee health and productivity practices.
Employers recognize that a healthy and productive workforce directly impacts their bottom line, said Shelly Wolff, national director of health and productivity consulting at Watson Wyatt. And with many different factors affecting their employees health and productivity, employers are taking action.
The study found that more companies are implementing a variety of practices designed to help workers remain healthy and productive.
AND MORE...including TABLES....
_____________________________
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Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School *
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Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
Watson Wyatt
More Companies Implementing Health and Productivity Practices, Watson Wyatt and National Business Group on Health Survey Finds
http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=15453
WASHINGTON, DC, December 6, 2005 A growing number of large employers are boosting efforts to improve their workers health and productivity. Furthermore, employers that are aggressively implementing health and productivity practices are seeing lower costs, reduced lost time and improved worker health. These are among the major findings of a survey released today by Watson Wyatt Worldwide and the National Business Group on Health.
The 2005/2006 Staying@Work Survey < http://www.watsonwyatt.com/research/resrender.asp?id=W-875&page=1 > found that more than four out of 10 (41 percent) employers already incorporate health and productivity initiatives into their overall health care planning, while nearly one-third (32 percent) plan to do so within the next year. A total of 275 employers participated in the survey, which examined the prevalence and effectiveness of employee health and productivity practices.
Employers recognize that a healthy and productive workforce directly impacts their bottom line, said Shelly Wolff, national director of health and productivity consulting at Watson Wyatt. And with many different factors affecting their employees health and productivity, employers are taking action.
The study found that more companies are implementing a variety of practices designed to help workers remain healthy and productive.
AND 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.
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Cornell/ILR School
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New York, NY 10016
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# posted by SBasefsky : 9:13 AM
[IWS] EEOC: GALLUP POLL on EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION [8 December 2005]
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
________________________________________________________________________
EEOC
NEW GALLUP POLL ON EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION SHOWS PROGRESS, PROBLEMS 40 YEARS AFTER FOUNDING OF EEOC
Survey Says 15% of Workers Perceive Job Bias; Figures Higher for People of Color, Women [8 December 2005]
http://www.eeoc.gov/press/12-8-05.html
WASHINGTON -- A national Gallup poll on discrimination in today's workplace, conducted in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), shows that while much progress has been made in fulfilling the promise of equal opportunity, more remains to be done.
The new poll addresses perceptions of discrimination among American workers four decades after the agency was founded through the enactment of Title VII of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Gallup Organization -- with input from the EEOC and financial support from Kaiser Permanente, The Society for Human Resources Management and United Parcel Service -- sampled American workers of varying racial and ethnic backgrounds, ages, genders, and states of disability. The survey asked employees about their perceptions of discrimination at work and the effect those perceptions had on performance and retention.
"We are grateful to the Gallup Organization and its sponsors for this important information," said EEOC Chair Cari M. Dominguez. "At the Commission, we deal with concrete charges of discrimination that workers file, and this insight into the perceptions of discrimination by a sampling of the workforce will aid us as we continue our emphasis on proactive prevention, outreach, and law enforcement."
The Gallup data indicate that 15% of all workers perceived that they had been subjected to some sort of discriminatory or unfair treatment. When broken down into sub-groups, 31% of Asians surveyed reported incidents of discrimination, the largest percentage of any ethnic group, with African Americans constituting the second largest group at 26%.
"We are particularly interested in those areas where the Gallup data on perceptions differs sharply from our actual experience of people filing charges," Chair Dominguez said. "Additionally, we are most pleased to find that the EEOC's emphasis on proactive prevention of discrimination is mirrored by increased feelings of job satisfaction by those who rate their companies highly on matters of diversity."
While African American women and men experienced almost identical levels of discrimination according to the poll, at 27% and 26% respectively, there was a large discrepancy between the perceptions of discrimination of white women (22%) versus white men (3%). The overall rate of perceived discrimination for persons identified as Hispanic was 18%, with Hispanic men more likely to perceive discrimination (20%) when compared with Hispanic women (15%).
EEOC's preliminary charge data for Fiscal Year 2005 show that employment discrimination continues to be a significant problem in the 21st century workplace. According to the EEOC's preliminary statistics for the last fiscal year, which cover October 2004 through September 2005:
* 75,428 charges of employment discrimination were filed with the agency nationwide.
* 61% of charges were filed under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which covers race, color, sex (including sexual harassment and pregnancy), religion, national origin and retaliation.
* 20% of charges were filed under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
* 18% of charges were filed under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.
The charges were broken down on the following bases of discrimination (note that percentages add up to more than 100% because multiple bases are often alleged in a single charge filing):
* Race discrimination accounted for about 36% of all charges, following a historical trend.
* Within the context of race filings, 82.5% of charges were brought by African Americans, with Asian/Pacific Islanders filing only 3% -- a sharp contrast with the 30% of Asians employees who responding to the Gallup survey that they perceived discrimination on-the-job.
* Sex discrimination accounted for 31% of all charges, with the majority of filings by women.
* Retaliation accounted for 24% of Title VII charges, and about 29% of all charges.
* National Origin accounted for about 11% of all charges, with 50% filed by Hispanics.
Commenting on the contrast between the Gallup findings and the number of discrimination charge filings with the EEOC, Chair Dominguez noted: "When you compare our most recent EEOC charge statistics with the Gallup data, we find that a far greater percentage of Hispanics and Asians perceive themselves to be discriminated against than actually file charges. Through the continuation of strong enforcement and targeted outreach and education, the EEOC is striving to ensure that the promise of the Civil Rights Act of 40 years ago will continue to be fulfilled for succeeding generations of American workers."
_____________________________
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Stuart Basefsky *
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Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School *
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Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
EEOC
NEW GALLUP POLL ON EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION SHOWS PROGRESS, PROBLEMS 40 YEARS AFTER FOUNDING OF EEOC
Survey Says 15% of Workers Perceive Job Bias; Figures Higher for People of Color, Women [8 December 2005]
http://www.eeoc.gov/press/12-8-05.html
WASHINGTON -- A national Gallup poll on discrimination in today's workplace, conducted in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), shows that while much progress has been made in fulfilling the promise of equal opportunity, more remains to be done.
The new poll addresses perceptions of discrimination among American workers four decades after the agency was founded through the enactment of Title VII of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Gallup Organization -- with input from the EEOC and financial support from Kaiser Permanente, The Society for Human Resources Management and United Parcel Service -- sampled American workers of varying racial and ethnic backgrounds, ages, genders, and states of disability. The survey asked employees about their perceptions of discrimination at work and the effect those perceptions had on performance and retention.
"We are grateful to the Gallup Organization and its sponsors for this important information," said EEOC Chair Cari M. Dominguez. "At the Commission, we deal with concrete charges of discrimination that workers file, and this insight into the perceptions of discrimination by a sampling of the workforce will aid us as we continue our emphasis on proactive prevention, outreach, and law enforcement."
The Gallup data indicate that 15% of all workers perceived that they had been subjected to some sort of discriminatory or unfair treatment. When broken down into sub-groups, 31% of Asians surveyed reported incidents of discrimination, the largest percentage of any ethnic group, with African Americans constituting the second largest group at 26%.
"We are particularly interested in those areas where the Gallup data on perceptions differs sharply from our actual experience of people filing charges," Chair Dominguez said. "Additionally, we are most pleased to find that the EEOC's emphasis on proactive prevention of discrimination is mirrored by increased feelings of job satisfaction by those who rate their companies highly on matters of diversity."
While African American women and men experienced almost identical levels of discrimination according to the poll, at 27% and 26% respectively, there was a large discrepancy between the perceptions of discrimination of white women (22%) versus white men (3%). The overall rate of perceived discrimination for persons identified as Hispanic was 18%, with Hispanic men more likely to perceive discrimination (20%) when compared with Hispanic women (15%).
EEOC's preliminary charge data for Fiscal Year 2005 show that employment discrimination continues to be a significant problem in the 21st century workplace. According to the EEOC's preliminary statistics for the last fiscal year, which cover October 2004 through September 2005:
* 75,428 charges of employment discrimination were filed with the agency nationwide.
* 61% of charges were filed under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which covers race, color, sex (including sexual harassment and pregnancy), religion, national origin and retaliation.
* 20% of charges were filed under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
* 18% of charges were filed under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.
The charges were broken down on the following bases of discrimination (note that percentages add up to more than 100% because multiple bases are often alleged in a single charge filing):
* Race discrimination accounted for about 36% of all charges, following a historical trend.
* Within the context of race filings, 82.5% of charges were brought by African Americans, with Asian/Pacific Islanders filing only 3% -- a sharp contrast with the 30% of Asians employees who responding to the Gallup survey that they perceived discrimination on-the-job.
* Sex discrimination accounted for 31% of all charges, with the majority of filings by women.
* Retaliation accounted for 24% of Title VII charges, and about 29% of all charges.
* National Origin accounted for about 11% of all charges, with 50% filed by Hispanics.
Commenting on the contrast between the Gallup findings and the number of discrimination charge filings with the EEOC, Chair Dominguez noted: "When you compare our most recent EEOC charge statistics with the Gallup data, we find that a far greater percentage of Hispanics and Asians perceive themselves to be discriminated against than actually file charges. Through the continuation of strong enforcement and targeted outreach and education, the EEOC is striving to ensure that the promise of the Civil Rights Act of 40 years ago will continue to be fulfilled for succeeding generations of American workers."
_____________________________
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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# posted by SBasefsky : 9:02 AM
[IWS] NCES: STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT in PRIVATE SCHOOLS [12 December 2005]
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
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________________________________________________________________________
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Student Achievement in Private Schools: Results from NAEP 20002005 [12 December 2005]
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2006459
or
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pdf/studies/2006459.pdf
[full-text, 36 pages]
This report is the first to focus on private school students performance on NAEP assessments. It provides results in reading, mathematics, science, and writing in 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2005. Specifically, it focuses on the three private school types that combined enroll the greatest proportion of private school students (Catholic, Lutheran, and Conservative Christian) as well as private schools overall. It also compares the performance of students in these schools to that of public school students to provide additional perspective. Comparing student performance among the three types of private schools highlights several differences at grades 4 and 8 and a few at grade 12. Among the three types of private schools, few significant differences in performance were found at grade 12. The exceptions were that in 2000, the average score in science for grade 12 students in Catholic schools was 6 points higher than for students in Lutheran schools, and that in the 2000 mathematics assessment, a higher percentage of twelfth-graders in Catholic schools performed at or above Proficient than twelfth-graders in Conservative Christian schools. Where differences existed at grades 4 and 8, students in Lutheran schools generally outperformed those in Conservative Christian schools. In some grade/subject combinations, Lutheran school students outperformed Catholic school students, and Catholic school students outperformed Conservative Christian school students. Students at grades 4, 8, and 12 in all categories of private schools had higher average scores in reading, mathematics, science, and writing than their counterparts in public schools. In addition, higher percentages of students in private schools performed at or above Proficient compared to those in public schools.
_____________________________
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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Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Student Achievement in Private Schools: Results from NAEP 20002005 [12 December 2005]
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2006459
or
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pdf/studies/2006459.pdf
[full-text, 36 pages]
This report is the first to focus on private school students performance on NAEP assessments. It provides results in reading, mathematics, science, and writing in 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2005. Specifically, it focuses on the three private school types that combined enroll the greatest proportion of private school students (Catholic, Lutheran, and Conservative Christian) as well as private schools overall. It also compares the performance of students in these schools to that of public school students to provide additional perspective. Comparing student performance among the three types of private schools highlights several differences at grades 4 and 8 and a few at grade 12. Among the three types of private schools, few significant differences in performance were found at grade 12. The exceptions were that in 2000, the average score in science for grade 12 students in Catholic schools was 6 points higher than for students in Lutheran schools, and that in the 2000 mathematics assessment, a higher percentage of twelfth-graders in Catholic schools performed at or above Proficient than twelfth-graders in Conservative Christian schools. Where differences existed at grades 4 and 8, students in Lutheran schools generally outperformed those in Conservative Christian schools. In some grade/subject combinations, Lutheran school students outperformed Catholic school students, and Catholic school students outperformed Conservative Christian school students. Students at grades 4, 8, and 12 in all categories of private schools had higher average scores in reading, mathematics, science, and writing than their counterparts in public schools. In addition, higher percentages of students in private schools performed at or above Proficient compared to those in public schools.
_____________________________
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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# posted by SBasefsky : 9:01 AM
[IWS] CBO: GLOBAL AGING & ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS [13 December 2005]
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________________________________________________________________________
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
A Series on Immigration
Global Population Aging in the 21st Century and Its Economic Implications
13 DECEMBER 2005
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/69xx/doc6952/12-12-Global.pdf
[full-text, 48 pages]
[excerpt]
The world is in the midst of a great demographic transition. The world population nearly
quadrupled during the 20th century and is projected to grow by roughly 50 percent before
stabilizing during the late 21st century. That transition is expected to leave the population
much larger and, on average, older than it was previouslydevelopments that have farreaching
implications for societies and governments throughout the world and for how they
are likely to interact.
This paper, requested by the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee,
is part of a series of reports by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) that presents facts
and research on immigration. It describes historical and projected population trends in different
regions of the world and discusses current research on the international economic implications
of those trends. Such information will help inform CBOs projections of the domestic
and international economies and of the federal budget. In keeping with CBOs mandate to
provide objective, nonpartisan analysis, this paper makes no recommendations.
CONTENTS
Summary vii
Introduction 1
Sources of the Demographic Transition 1
Mortality and Life Expectancy 2
Fertility 3
Momentum 5
Migration 5
The Phases of the Transition 5
Past and Projected Population Trends 6
Projections 6
Uncertainty in Projections 11
The Economic Effects of the Demographic Transition 17
Different Effects of Changes in Mortality and Fertility 19
Saving, Retirement, and Returns 19
International Effects 21
The Influence of Public Policy 22
Appendix A: The Phases of the Demographic Transition:
An Illustrative Example 25
Appendix B: Definition of Regions 29
References 31
Figures
1. Life Expectancy at Birth, 1950 to 2050 3
2. Total Fertility Rates, 1950 to 2050 4
3. World Population Growth, 1950 to 2005 7
4. Population, 1950 to 2050 7
5. Youth Dependency Ratios, 1950 to 2050 9
6. Old-Age Dependency Ratios, 1950 to 2050 9
7. Population Structure During the Demographic Transition 12
_____________________________
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
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New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
A Series on Immigration
Global Population Aging in the 21st Century and Its Economic Implications
13 DECEMBER 2005
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/69xx/doc6952/12-12-Global.pdf
[full-text, 48 pages]
[excerpt]
The world is in the midst of a great demographic transition. The world population nearly
quadrupled during the 20th century and is projected to grow by roughly 50 percent before
stabilizing during the late 21st century. That transition is expected to leave the population
much larger and, on average, older than it was previouslydevelopments that have farreaching
implications for societies and governments throughout the world and for how they
are likely to interact.
This paper, requested by the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee,
is part of a series of reports by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) that presents facts
and research on immigration. It describes historical and projected population trends in different
regions of the world and discusses current research on the international economic implications
of those trends. Such information will help inform CBOs projections of the domestic
and international economies and of the federal budget. In keeping with CBOs mandate to
provide objective, nonpartisan analysis, this paper makes no recommendations.
CONTENTS
Summary vii
Introduction 1
Sources of the Demographic Transition 1
Mortality and Life Expectancy 2
Fertility 3
Momentum 5
Migration 5
The Phases of the Transition 5
Past and Projected Population Trends 6
Projections 6
Uncertainty in Projections 11
The Economic Effects of the Demographic Transition 17
Different Effects of Changes in Mortality and Fertility 19
Saving, Retirement, and Returns 19
International Effects 21
The Influence of Public Policy 22
Appendix A: The Phases of the Demographic Transition:
An Illustrative Example 25
Appendix B: Definition of Regions 29
References 31
Figures
1. Life Expectancy at Birth, 1950 to 2050 3
2. Total Fertility Rates, 1950 to 2050 4
3. World Population Growth, 1950 to 2005 7
4. Population, 1950 to 2050 7
5. Youth Dependency Ratios, 1950 to 2050 9
6. Old-Age Dependency Ratios, 1950 to 2050 9
7. Population Structure During the Demographic Transition 12
_____________________________
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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# posted by SBasefsky : 8:41 AM
Monday, December 12, 2005
Tweet[IWS] Census: OLDEST BABY BOOMERS TURN 60! [12 December 2005]
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FACTS for FEATURES from the Census Bureau [12 December 2005]
[Special Edition]
Oldest Baby Boomers Turn 60!
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/006105.html
In 2006, the oldest of the baby boomers, the generation born between 1946 and 1964, will turn 60 years old. Among the Americans celebrating their 60th will be our two most recent presidents, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton. Other well-known celebrities reaching this milestone include Cher, Donald Trump, Sylvester Stallone and Dolly Parton. To commemorate this occasion, the Census Bureau has compiled a collection of facts relating to, perhaps, our most celebrated generation.
78.2 million
Estimated number of baby boomers, as of July 1, 2005. << http://www.census.gov/popest/national/>
7,918
Number of people turning 60 each day in 2006, according to projections. That amounts to 330 every hour. << http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/usinterimproj/>
James & Mary
The most popular baby names for boys and girls, respectively, in 1946. Today, the names Jacob and Emily lead the list; James ranks 17th among boys and Mary is 63rd among girls. (Source: Social Security Administration, at << http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/index.html>
50.8%
Percentage of women baby boomers in 2005.
<< http://www.census.gov/popest/national/>
9.1 million
Estimated number of baby boomers in 2004 who were black.
<< http://www.census.gov/popest/national/>
32%
Proportion of Alaska's population that was part of the baby boom generation, as of the last census. Baby boomers also comprised 30 percent or more of the population in New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine. In contrast, Utah (23 percent) was the only state where baby boomers constituted less than 25 percent. << http://www.census.gov/prod/2001pubs/c2kbr01-12.pdf>
Then and Now
141.4 million
Estimated U.S. population in 1946. Today, the nation's population stands at 297.7 million. << http://www.census.gov/popest/archives/1990s/popclockest.txt> and << http://www.census.gov>
AND MORE.....
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School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
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New York, NY 10016
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FACTS for FEATURES from the Census Bureau [12 December 2005]
[Special Edition]
Oldest Baby Boomers Turn 60!
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/006105.html
In 2006, the oldest of the baby boomers, the generation born between 1946 and 1964, will turn 60 years old. Among the Americans celebrating their 60th will be our two most recent presidents, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton. Other well-known celebrities reaching this milestone include Cher, Donald Trump, Sylvester Stallone and Dolly Parton. To commemorate this occasion, the Census Bureau has compiled a collection of facts relating to, perhaps, our most celebrated generation.
78.2 million
Estimated number of baby boomers, as of July 1, 2005. << http://www.census.gov/popest/national/>
7,918
Number of people turning 60 each day in 2006, according to projections. That amounts to 330 every hour. << http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/usinterimproj/>
James & Mary
The most popular baby names for boys and girls, respectively, in 1946. Today, the names Jacob and Emily lead the list; James ranks 17th among boys and Mary is 63rd among girls. (Source: Social Security Administration, at << http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/index.html>
50.8%
Percentage of women baby boomers in 2005.
<< http://www.census.gov/popest/national/>
9.1 million
Estimated number of baby boomers in 2004 who were black.
<< http://www.census.gov/popest/national/>
32%
Proportion of Alaska's population that was part of the baby boom generation, as of the last census. Baby boomers also comprised 30 percent or more of the population in New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine. In contrast, Utah (23 percent) was the only state where baby boomers constituted less than 25 percent. << http://www.census.gov/prod/2001pubs/c2kbr01-12.pdf>
Then and Now
141.4 million
Estimated U.S. population in 1946. Today, the nation's population stands at 297.7 million. << http://www.census.gov/popest/archives/1990s/popclockest.txt> and << http://www.census.gov>
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
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