Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Tweet[IWS] UNESCO: TOWARDS INFORMATION LITERACY INDICATORS [29 April 2008]
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
________________________________________________________________________
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Towards Information Literacy Indicators [29 April 2008]
Conceptual framework paper prepared by
Ralph Catts and Jesus Lau
With a list of potential international indicators for information supply, access and supporting skills
http://www.uis.unesco.org/template/pdf/cscl/InfoLit.pdf
[full-text, 46 pages]
Press Release 29 April 2008
A comprehensive perspective on what information literacy means and how to measure its impact on society.
http://www.uis.unesco.org/ev.php?ID=7189_201&ID2=DO_TOPIC
Governments and international organizations are looking for ways to measure the information society. Despite the good intentions, there is a tendency to focus almost exclusively on the technology involved. Yet, the real interest lies in monitoring the impact of these technologies not simply access to them.
In response, the UNESCO Information for All Programme (IFAP) and the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) are working closely to develop a comprehensive framework to measure the impact of knowledge societies from the perspective of people and priorities of governments.
The proposed framework is presented in a new booklet, entitled Towards Information Literacy Indicators. It begins by defining information literacy before exploring its implications, specifically from a measurement perspective.
Information literacy refers to an integrated set of skills which adults need to be effective in all aspects of their lives. It entails people's capacities to:
recognise their information needs;
locate and evaluate the quality of information;
store and retrieve information;
make effective and ethical use of information, and
apply information to create and communicate knowledge.
The UIS is actively involved in developing new indicators to measure these skills. The new framework draws upon this work and focuses specifically on the innovative methodology of the UIS Literacy Assessment and Monitoring Programme (LAMP), which is currently being pilot-tested in several countries. It also incorporates elements from the UIS press and broadcast surveys, which explore the availability of public information on health and education issues.
The UIS has also developed a core set of indicators that are the subject of discussion by diverse international and regional organizations. The aim is to develop internationally comparable statistics which accurately reflect the impact of technology and information on people's lives. To what extent, for example, do they have access to information which they can use to improve their educational, financial and health situations?
Table of content
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Executive Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Information Literacy A Defi nition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
The Elements of Information Literacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Information Literacy Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Economics and Information Literacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
The Information / Knowledge Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Information Literacy Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Information Literacy and Adult Competencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Information Literacy Indicators in Higher Education . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Information Literacy and Oral Traditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Ethics and Information Literacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Information Literacy and Equality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Options for Developing IL Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Existing Sources of Information Literacy Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Content Validity of Indicators of IL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Criteria for IL for Teachers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Concerns with benchmarking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Deciding Levels of IL Competence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Appendix 1 - Information Literacy Indicators
located within the LAMP Household Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Appendix 2 - Examples of Information Literacy Indicators
in the PISA School Assessment and DHS Household survey . . .32
Appendix 3 - International indicators for information literacy . . . .33
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
______________________________
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----------------- 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
________________________________________________________________________
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Towards Information Literacy Indicators [29 April 2008]
Conceptual framework paper prepared by
Ralph Catts and Jesus Lau
With a list of potential international indicators for information supply, access and supporting skills
http://www.uis.unesco.org/template/pdf/cscl/InfoLit.pdf
[full-text, 46 pages]
Press Release 29 April 2008
A comprehensive perspective on what information literacy means and how to measure its impact on society.
http://www.uis.unesco.org/ev.php?ID=7189_201&ID2=DO_TOPIC
Governments and international organizations are looking for ways to measure the information society. Despite the good intentions, there is a tendency to focus almost exclusively on the technology involved. Yet, the real interest lies in monitoring the impact of these technologies not simply access to them.
In response, the UNESCO Information for All Programme (IFAP) and the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) are working closely to develop a comprehensive framework to measure the impact of knowledge societies from the perspective of people and priorities of governments.
The proposed framework is presented in a new booklet, entitled Towards Information Literacy Indicators. It begins by defining information literacy before exploring its implications, specifically from a measurement perspective.
Information literacy refers to an integrated set of skills which adults need to be effective in all aspects of their lives. It entails people's capacities to:
recognise their information needs;
locate and evaluate the quality of information;
store and retrieve information;
make effective and ethical use of information, and
apply information to create and communicate knowledge.
The UIS is actively involved in developing new indicators to measure these skills. The new framework draws upon this work and focuses specifically on the innovative methodology of the UIS Literacy Assessment and Monitoring Programme (LAMP), which is currently being pilot-tested in several countries. It also incorporates elements from the UIS press and broadcast surveys, which explore the availability of public information on health and education issues.
The UIS has also developed a core set of indicators that are the subject of discussion by diverse international and regional organizations. The aim is to develop internationally comparable statistics which accurately reflect the impact of technology and information on people's lives. To what extent, for example, do they have access to information which they can use to improve their educational, financial and health situations?
Table of content
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Executive Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Information Literacy A Defi nition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
The Elements of Information Literacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Information Literacy Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Economics and Information Literacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
The Information / Knowledge Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Information Literacy Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Information Literacy and Adult Competencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Information Literacy Indicators in Higher Education . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Information Literacy and Oral Traditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Ethics and Information Literacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Information Literacy and Equality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Options for Developing IL Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Existing Sources of Information Literacy Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Content Validity of Indicators of IL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Criteria for IL for Teachers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Concerns with benchmarking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Deciding Levels of IL Competence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Appendix 1 - Information Literacy Indicators
located within the LAMP Household Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Appendix 2 - Examples of Information Literacy Indicators
in the PISA School Assessment and DHS Household survey . . .32
Appendix 3 - International indicators for information literacy . . . .33
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
______________________________
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] GAO: HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS: Participation Increased and Was More Common among Individuals with Higher Incomes. GAO-08-474R, April 1. [online 30 April 2008]
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
________________________________________________________________________
General Accountability Office (GAO)
Correspondence
Health Savings Accounts: Participation Increased and Was More Common among Individuals with Higher Incomes. GAO-08-474R, April 1. [online 30 April 2008]
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-474R
or
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08474r.pdf
[full-text, 15 pages]
Results in Brief
The number of individuals participating in HSA-eligible health plans and HSAs increased significantly between 2004 and 2007; however, in all years, many HSA-eligible plan enrollees did not open an HSA. The number of individuals covered by HSA-eligible plans increased significantly between September 2004 and January 2007from about 438,000 to approximately 4.5 million, according to industry estimates. Despite the growth, these plans represented a small share of individuals with private health coverageabout 2 percent in 2006. The number of tax filers reporting HSA activity also increased, nearly tripling between 2004 and 2005, from about 120,000 to about 355,000. Industry estimates suggest continued growth in HSA participation in 2006 and 2007. Despite the growth in HSA participation, nationally representative survey estimates from 2005, 2006, and 2007 found that more than 40 percent of HSA-eligible health plan enrollees did not open an HSA.
Tax filers who reported HSA activity in 2005 had higher incomes on average than other tax filers. Among tax filers between the ages of 19 and 64, the average AGI for filers reporting HSA activity was about $139,000 compared with about $57,000 for all other filers. The income differences existed across all age groups.
The total value of all HSA contributions reported to IRS in 2005 was about twice that of withdrawals$754 million compared with $366 million. Among all filers reporting HSA activity in 2005, average contributions were about $2,100, compared to average withdrawals of about $1,000. Survey estimates of the contributions employers made to employees' HSAs in 2007 varied. One employer survey reported average contributions for single coverage of $626 among large employers, while another employer survey reported average contributions for single coverage of $806 among small and large employers. More than a third of surveyed employers that offered HSA-eligible plans made no HSA contributions.
______________________________
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----------------- 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
________________________________________________________________________
General Accountability Office (GAO)
Correspondence
Health Savings Accounts: Participation Increased and Was More Common among Individuals with Higher Incomes. GAO-08-474R, April 1. [online 30 April 2008]
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-474R
or
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08474r.pdf
[full-text, 15 pages]
Results in Brief
The number of individuals participating in HSA-eligible health plans and HSAs increased significantly between 2004 and 2007; however, in all years, many HSA-eligible plan enrollees did not open an HSA. The number of individuals covered by HSA-eligible plans increased significantly between September 2004 and January 2007from about 438,000 to approximately 4.5 million, according to industry estimates. Despite the growth, these plans represented a small share of individuals with private health coverageabout 2 percent in 2006. The number of tax filers reporting HSA activity also increased, nearly tripling between 2004 and 2005, from about 120,000 to about 355,000. Industry estimates suggest continued growth in HSA participation in 2006 and 2007. Despite the growth in HSA participation, nationally representative survey estimates from 2005, 2006, and 2007 found that more than 40 percent of HSA-eligible health plan enrollees did not open an HSA.
Tax filers who reported HSA activity in 2005 had higher incomes on average than other tax filers. Among tax filers between the ages of 19 and 64, the average AGI for filers reporting HSA activity was about $139,000 compared with about $57,000 for all other filers. The income differences existed across all age groups.
The total value of all HSA contributions reported to IRS in 2005 was about twice that of withdrawals$754 million compared with $366 million. Among all filers reporting HSA activity in 2005, average contributions were about $2,100, compared to average withdrawals of about $1,000. Survey estimates of the contributions employers made to employees' HSAs in 2007 varied. One employer survey reported average contributions for single coverage of $626 among large employers, while another employer survey reported average contributions for single coverage of $806 among small and large employers. More than a third of surveyed employers that offered HSA-eligible plans made no HSA contributions.
______________________________
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 : 4:35 PM
[IWS] RAND: DENSITY of LIQUOR STORES & BARS in URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD in the U.S. [23 April 2008]
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
________________________________________________________________________
RAND
Alcohol and Environmental Justice: The Density of Liquor Stores and Bars in Urban Neighborhoods in the United States [Reprint] [23 April 2008]
By: John A. Romley, Deborah Cohen, Jeanne S. Ringel, Roland Sturm
http://rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1323/
or
http://rand.org/pubs/reprints/2008/RAND_RP1323.pdf
[full-text, 9 pages]
Objective: This study had two purposes: (1) to characterize the density of liquor stores and bars that individuals face according to race, economic status, and age in the urban United States and (2) to assess alternative measures of retailer density based on the road network and population.
Method: We used census data on business counts and sociodemographic characteristics to compute the densities facing individuals in 9,361 urban zip codes.
Results: Blacks face higher densities of liquor stores than do whites. The density of liquor stores is greater among nonwhites in lower-income areas than among whites in lower- and higher-income areas and nonwhites in higher-income areas. Nonwhite youths face higher densities of liquor stores than white youths. The density of liquor stores and bars is lower in higher-income areas, especially for nonwhites.
Conclusions: Mismatches between alcohol demand and the supply of liquor stores within urban neighborhoods constitute an environmental injustice for minorities and lower-income persons, with potential adverse consequences for drinking behavior and other social ills. Our results for bars are sensitive to the measure of outlet density as well as population density. Although neither measure is clearly superior, a measure that accounts for roadway miles may reflect proximity to alcohol retailers and thus serve as a useful refinement to the per-capita measure. If so, alcohol policy might also focus on density per roadway mile. Further research on the existence, causes, and consequences of environmental injustice in alcohol retailing is warranted.
______________________________
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----------------- 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
________________________________________________________________________
RAND
Alcohol and Environmental Justice: The Density of Liquor Stores and Bars in Urban Neighborhoods in the United States [Reprint] [23 April 2008]
By: John A. Romley, Deborah Cohen, Jeanne S. Ringel, Roland Sturm
http://rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1323/
or
http://rand.org/pubs/reprints/2008/RAND_RP1323.pdf
[full-text, 9 pages]
Objective: This study had two purposes: (1) to characterize the density of liquor stores and bars that individuals face according to race, economic status, and age in the urban United States and (2) to assess alternative measures of retailer density based on the road network and population.
Method: We used census data on business counts and sociodemographic characteristics to compute the densities facing individuals in 9,361 urban zip codes.
Results: Blacks face higher densities of liquor stores than do whites. The density of liquor stores is greater among nonwhites in lower-income areas than among whites in lower- and higher-income areas and nonwhites in higher-income areas. Nonwhite youths face higher densities of liquor stores than white youths. The density of liquor stores and bars is lower in higher-income areas, especially for nonwhites.
Conclusions: Mismatches between alcohol demand and the supply of liquor stores within urban neighborhoods constitute an environmental injustice for minorities and lower-income persons, with potential adverse consequences for drinking behavior and other social ills. Our results for bars are sensitive to the measure of outlet density as well as population density. Although neither measure is clearly superior, a measure that accounts for roadway miles may reflect proximity to alcohol retailers and thus serve as a useful refinement to the per-capita measure. If so, alcohol policy might also focus on density per roadway mile. Further research on the existence, causes, and consequences of environmental injustice in alcohol retailing is warranted.
______________________________
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 : 1:41 PM
[IWS] CDC: FATALITIES--COMMERCIAL FISHING/ OIL & GAS EXTRACTION WORKERS [25 April 2008]
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
________________________________________________________________________
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Mortality and Morbidity Weekly Report (MMWR),
April 25, 2008 / Vol. 57 / No. 16
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5716.pdf
Commercial Fishing Fatalities --- California, Oregon, and Washington, 2000--2006
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5716a2.htm
During 2000--2006, commercial fishing was one of the most dangerous occupations in the United States, with an average annual fatality rate of 115 deaths per 100,000 fishermen. During the 1990s, safety interventions in Alaska fisheries were followed by declines in that state's commercial fishing fatality rates. To assess the need for similar safety improvements in the other three Pacific Coast states, CDC analyzed data on commercial fishing fatalities from California, Oregon, and Washington during 2000--2006.
Fatalities Among Oil and Gas Extraction Workers --- United States, 2003--2006
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5716a3.htm
______________________________
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----------------- 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
________________________________________________________________________
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Mortality and Morbidity Weekly Report (MMWR),
April 25, 2008 / Vol. 57 / No. 16
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5716.pdf
Commercial Fishing Fatalities --- California, Oregon, and Washington, 2000--2006
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5716a2.htm
During 2000--2006, commercial fishing was one of the most dangerous occupations in the United States, with an average annual fatality rate of 115 deaths per 100,000 fishermen. During the 1990s, safety interventions in Alaska fisheries were followed by declines in that state's commercial fishing fatality rates. To assess the need for similar safety improvements in the other three Pacific Coast states, CDC analyzed data on commercial fishing fatalities from California, Oregon, and Washington during 2000--2006.
Fatalities Among Oil and Gas Extraction Workers --- United States, 2003--2006
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5716a3.htm
______________________________
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[IWS] EIRO: REVISION of EWC DIRECTIVE LAUNCHED [30 April 2008]
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
Commission launches new consultation on revision of EWC Directive [30 April 2008]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/2008/03/articles/eu0803039i.htm
Abstract:
In February 2008, the European Commission invited social partners to consult on the revision of the 1994 Council Directive on European Works Councils (EWCs) one of its legislative priorities for 2008. With this long-awaited step, the process of revising the EWCs Directive enters a new and decisive phase. The European Trade Union Confederation and other European trade unions welcomed the second-phase consultation, while BusinessEurope has opposed this step.
______________________________
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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----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
Commission launches new consultation on revision of EWC Directive [30 April 2008]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/2008/03/articles/eu0803039i.htm
Abstract:
In February 2008, the European Commission invited social partners to consult on the revision of the 1994 Council Directive on European Works Councils (EWCs) one of its legislative priorities for 2008. With this long-awaited step, the process of revising the EWCs Directive enters a new and decisive phase. The European Trade Union Confederation and other European trade unions welcomed the second-phase consultation, while BusinessEurope has opposed this step.
______________________________
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 : 1:20 PM
[IWS] GREECE: GREEN PAPER on LABOUR LAW MODERNIZATION [April 2008]
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
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Report (Green Paper) of the Experts Committee on the Modernisation of Greek labour law and the policy mix of flexibility and security in the Greek labour market. [April 2008]
http://www.scribd.com/doc/2563854/-
[full-text, 274 pages]
NOTE: This report is only available in GREEK at the moment.
[Thanks to Christos A. Ioannou for the tip].
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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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_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Report (Green Paper) of the Experts Committee on the Modernisation of Greek labour law and the policy mix of flexibility and security in the Greek labour market. [April 2008]
http://www.scribd.com/doc/2563854/-
[full-text, 274 pages]
NOTE: This report is only available in GREEK at the moment.
[Thanks to Christos A. Ioannou for the tip].
______________________________
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 : 9:30 AM
[IWS] CHILD WELL-BEING INDEX: SPECIAL REPORT [24 April 2008]
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
The Foundation for Child Development Child and Youth Well-Being Index (CWI) Project
2008 Special Focus Report: Trends in Infancy/Early Childhood and Middle Childhood Well-Being, 1994-2006 [24 April 2008]
A composite index of trends in the well-being of America's children and youth.
Kenneth C. Land, Project Coordinator
April 25, 2008
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina
http://www.newamerica.net/publications/resources/2008/outside/child_well_being_index_special_focus_report
or
http://www.newamerica.net/files/EarlyChildhoodWell-BeingReport-Final.pdf
[full-text, 32 pages
The Foundation for Child Development has initiated the development of the first comprehensive report on the overall health, education, well-being and quality of life of America's youngest children -- from birth through eleven years old. The Special Focus Report, "Trends in Infancy/Early Childhood and Middle Childhood Well-Being, 1994-2006," will be released on April 25 at the New America Foundation. The report presents the first wide-ranging picture of how children in their first decade of life are faring in the United States, and is the first to track and compare child well-being across three primary stages of development -- early childhood, middle childhood, and adolescence using the Child Well-Being Index (CWI).
[excerpt]
The resulting analysis of trends over time yields the following conclusions:
Overall improvements in the well-being index are reflected across all age groups
infant/early childhood, middle childhood and adolescence. Each age group follows very
similar positive trends from 1994-2002.
The Health Domain overall is on a dramatic decline, dragged down by rising obesity
rates and the number of babies born at low birth weight. Research has linked the
latter to an increase in delayed childbearing among women and the use of fertility drugs
that make multiple births with lower birth weights more likely. The prevalence of obesity
among children ages 6-11 is nearly four times what it was in the 1960s; for children ages
2-5, it is three times more.
Some areas of health show steady improvement, driven by declining infant and child
death rates (attributed to better prenatal and health care, nutrition, and seat-belt laws),
rates of mothers smoking during pregnancy, blood lead poisoning and increased
vaccinations.
Safety is on the rise: The rate of children from birth to eleven who are victims of
homicide has decreased dramatically; for children ages 6-11, that number has been cut in
half. The percentage of 6th grade children who report feeling unsafe or fearful of attack or
harm at school or to and from school is also down.
Educational attainment also on the rise: This domain is showing good progress driven
by the dramatic increase in the number of children ages 4-6 enrolling in full-day
kindergarten. What's more, the report found that more parents are reading to their
children daily and setting rules for TV watching. Performance on standardized math and
reading test scores among 9-year-olds has improved over the 12-year period.
Family economic well-being is likely to decline in years ahead. While this indicator
has been holding steady, if trends in job loss, the housing finance crisis and rising
inflation that have characterized 2007 to the present day persist, they are likely to drive
down this key economic indicator for children of all ages.
______________________________
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----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
The Foundation for Child Development Child and Youth Well-Being Index (CWI) Project
2008 Special Focus Report: Trends in Infancy/Early Childhood and Middle Childhood Well-Being, 1994-2006 [24 April 2008]
A composite index of trends in the well-being of America's children and youth.
Kenneth C. Land, Project Coordinator
April 25, 2008
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina
http://www.newamerica.net/publications/resources/2008/outside/child_well_being_index_special_focus_report
or
http://www.newamerica.net/files/EarlyChildhoodWell-BeingReport-Final.pdf
[full-text, 32 pages
The Foundation for Child Development has initiated the development of the first comprehensive report on the overall health, education, well-being and quality of life of America's youngest children -- from birth through eleven years old. The Special Focus Report, "Trends in Infancy/Early Childhood and Middle Childhood Well-Being, 1994-2006," will be released on April 25 at the New America Foundation. The report presents the first wide-ranging picture of how children in their first decade of life are faring in the United States, and is the first to track and compare child well-being across three primary stages of development -- early childhood, middle childhood, and adolescence using the Child Well-Being Index (CWI).
[excerpt]
The resulting analysis of trends over time yields the following conclusions:
Overall improvements in the well-being index are reflected across all age groups
infant/early childhood, middle childhood and adolescence. Each age group follows very
similar positive trends from 1994-2002.
The Health Domain overall is on a dramatic decline, dragged down by rising obesity
rates and the number of babies born at low birth weight. Research has linked the
latter to an increase in delayed childbearing among women and the use of fertility drugs
that make multiple births with lower birth weights more likely. The prevalence of obesity
among children ages 6-11 is nearly four times what it was in the 1960s; for children ages
2-5, it is three times more.
Some areas of health show steady improvement, driven by declining infant and child
death rates (attributed to better prenatal and health care, nutrition, and seat-belt laws),
rates of mothers smoking during pregnancy, blood lead poisoning and increased
vaccinations.
Safety is on the rise: The rate of children from birth to eleven who are victims of
homicide has decreased dramatically; for children ages 6-11, that number has been cut in
half. The percentage of 6th grade children who report feeling unsafe or fearful of attack or
harm at school or to and from school is also down.
Educational attainment also on the rise: This domain is showing good progress driven
by the dramatic increase in the number of children ages 4-6 enrolling in full-day
kindergarten. What's more, the report found that more parents are reading to their
children daily and setting rules for TV watching. Performance on standardized math and
reading test scores among 9-year-olds has improved over the 12-year period.
Family economic well-being is likely to decline in years ahead. While this indicator
has been holding steady, if trends in job loss, the housing finance crisis and rising
inflation that have characterized 2007 to the present day persist, they are likely to drive
down this key economic indicator for children of all ages.
______________________________
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 : 9:20 AM
[IWS] BLS: EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX-MARCH 2008 [30 April 2008]
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
________________________________________________________________________
EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX-MARCH 2008 [30 April 2008]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/eci.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/eci.pdf
[full-text, 24 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/eci.supp.toc.htm
Total compensation costs for civilian workers increased 0.7 percent from December 2007
to March 2008, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of
Labor reported today. The increase for the September to December 2007 period was 0.8 percent.
Wages and salaries rose 0.8 percent and benefits rose 0.6 percent. In the previous quarter,
both wages and salaries and benefits increased 0.8 percent. The Employment Cost Index (ECI), a
product of the National Compensation Survey, measures quarterly changes in compensation costs
for civilian workers (nonfarm private industry and state and local government workers).
Quarterly changes, seasonally adjusted
Compensation costs for private industry rose 0.8 percent from December 2007 to March 2008;
for the prior quarter the increase was 0.9 percent. Wages and salaries for private industry
workers increased 0.8 percent for the December 2007 to March 2008 period, the same as in the
previous quarter. In state and local government, the increase was 0.7 percent, compared with
0.8 percent in the prior quarter. Benefit costs for private industry rose 0.6 percent, compared
to 0.8 percent in the previous quarter. For state and local government, benefit costs increased
0.3 percent, compared to 1.2 percent in the previous quarter. (See tables A, 1, 2, and 3.)
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----------------- 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
________________________________________________________________________
EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX-MARCH 2008 [30 April 2008]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/eci.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/eci.pdf
[full-text, 24 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/eci.supp.toc.htm
Total compensation costs for civilian workers increased 0.7 percent from December 2007
to March 2008, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of
Labor reported today. The increase for the September to December 2007 period was 0.8 percent.
Wages and salaries rose 0.8 percent and benefits rose 0.6 percent. In the previous quarter,
both wages and salaries and benefits increased 0.8 percent. The Employment Cost Index (ECI), a
product of the National Compensation Survey, measures quarterly changes in compensation costs
for civilian workers (nonfarm private industry and state and local government workers).
Quarterly changes, seasonally adjusted
Compensation costs for private industry rose 0.8 percent from December 2007 to March 2008;
for the prior quarter the increase was 0.9 percent. Wages and salaries for private industry
workers increased 0.8 percent for the December 2007 to March 2008 period, the same as in the
previous quarter. In state and local government, the increase was 0.7 percent, compared with
0.8 percent in the prior quarter. Benefit costs for private industry rose 0.6 percent, compared
to 0.8 percent in the previous quarter. For state and local government, benefit costs increased
0.3 percent, compared to 1.2 percent in the previous quarter. (See tables A, 1, 2, and 3.)
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 : 8:38 AM
[IWS] BEA: GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT: FIRST QUARTER 2008 (ADVANCE) [30 April 2008]
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
________________________________________________________________________
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT: FIRST QUARTER 2008 (ADVANCE) [30 April 2008]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2008/gdp108a.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2008/pdf/gdp108a.pdf
[full-text, 13 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2008/xls/gdp108a.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2008/pdf/gdp108a_fax.pdf
Real gross domestic product -- the output of goods and services produced by labor and property
located in the United States -- increased at an annual rate of 0.6 percent in the first quarter of 2008,
according to advance estimates released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth quarter, real
GDP also increased 0.6 percent.
The Bureau emphasized that the first-quarter "advance" estimates are based on source data that
are incomplete or subject to further revision by the source agency (see the box on page 3). The first-
quarter "preliminary" estimates, based on more comprehensive data, will be released on May 29, 2008.
The increase in real GDP in the first quarter primarily reflected positive contributions from
personal consumption expenditures (PCE) for services, private inventory investment, exports of goods
and services, and federal government spending that were partly offset by negative contributions from
residential fixed investment and PCE for durable goods. Imports, which are a subtraction in the
calculation of GDP, increased.
The increase in real GDP is the same as in the fourth quarter, reflecting an upturn in inventory
investment that was offset by an upturn in imports, and downturns in nonresidential structures, in PCE
for durable goods, and in PCE for nondurable goods.
Final sales of computers contributed 0.12 percentage point to the first-quarter growth in real GDP
after contributing 0.16 percentage point to the fourth-quarter growth. Motor vehicle output subtracted
0.30 percentage point from the first-quarter growth in real GDP after subtracting 0.86 percentage point
from the fourth-quarter growth.
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
****************************************
_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT: FIRST QUARTER 2008 (ADVANCE) [30 April 2008]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2008/gdp108a.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2008/pdf/gdp108a.pdf
[full-text, 13 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2008/xls/gdp108a.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2008/pdf/gdp108a_fax.pdf
Real gross domestic product -- the output of goods and services produced by labor and property
located in the United States -- increased at an annual rate of 0.6 percent in the first quarter of 2008,
according to advance estimates released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth quarter, real
GDP also increased 0.6 percent.
The Bureau emphasized that the first-quarter "advance" estimates are based on source data that
are incomplete or subject to further revision by the source agency (see the box on page 3). The first-
quarter "preliminary" estimates, based on more comprehensive data, will be released on May 29, 2008.
The increase in real GDP in the first quarter primarily reflected positive contributions from
personal consumption expenditures (PCE) for services, private inventory investment, exports of goods
and services, and federal government spending that were partly offset by negative contributions from
residential fixed investment and PCE for durable goods. Imports, which are a subtraction in the
calculation of GDP, increased.
The increase in real GDP is the same as in the fourth quarter, reflecting an upturn in inventory
investment that was offset by an upturn in imports, and downturns in nonresidential structures, in PCE
for durable goods, and in PCE for nondurable goods.
Final sales of computers contributed 0.12 percentage point to the first-quarter growth in real GDP
after contributing 0.16 percentage point to the fourth-quarter growth. Motor vehicle output subtracted
0.30 percentage point from the first-quarter growth in real GDP after subtracting 0.86 percentage point
from the fourth-quarter growth.
AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES....
______________________________
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Cornell/ILR School
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Tweet[IWS] NCES: DATA AVAILABILITY on TEACHER COMPENSATION [29 April 2008]
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
________________________________________________________________________
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
An Exploratory Analysis of the Content and Availability of State Administrative Data on Teacher Compensation [29 April 23008]
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2008601
or
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2008/2008601.pdf
[full-text, 41 pages]
Description:
This report identifies state education agencies (SEAs) that maintain records on pay for public school teachers, the comparability of these records, and whether the data might be available to the research community. The report finds that many states maintain teacher-level records with earnings and other teacher characteristics, and are willing to share these data with researchers. It is feasible to use teacher employment and compensation data collected by SEAs to conduct large multistate comparative studies of teacher pay. These studies would not only permit overall comparisons of pay, but also comparisons of teacher pay at various points along typical career trajectories, with breakdowns by teacher demographics and state or district characteristics.
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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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_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
An Exploratory Analysis of the Content and Availability of State Administrative Data on Teacher Compensation [29 April 23008]
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2008601
or
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2008/2008601.pdf
[full-text, 41 pages]
Description:
This report identifies state education agencies (SEAs) that maintain records on pay for public school teachers, the comparability of these records, and whether the data might be available to the research community. The report finds that many states maintain teacher-level records with earnings and other teacher characteristics, and are willing to share these data with researchers. It is feasible to use teacher employment and compensation data collected by SEAs to conduct large multistate comparative studies of teacher pay. These studies would not only permit overall comparisons of pay, but also comparisons of teacher pay at various points along typical career trajectories, with breakdowns by teacher demographics and state or district characteristics.
______________________________
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
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# posted by SBasefsky : 4:52 PM
[IWS] BLS KID'S PAGE UPDATED [29 April 2008]
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
________________________________________________________________________
BLS KID'S PAGE UPDATED [29 April 2008]
http://www.bls.gov/k12/index.htm
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Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
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Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
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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
________________________________________________________________________
BLS KID'S PAGE UPDATED [29 April 2008]
http://www.bls.gov/k12/index.htm
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Cornell/ILR School
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Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
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[IWS] Eurobarometer: DATA PROTECTION in the EU: DATA CONTROLLERS' PERCEPTIONS [February 2008]
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 Commission >> Eurobarometer
Survey conducted by The Gallup Organization Hungary upon the request of Directorate- General Justice, Freedom and Security
Flash Eurobarometer Series
#226
Data Protection in the European Union: Data Controllers' Perceptions [February 2008]
http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/flash/fl_226_en.pdf
[full-text, 129 pages]
[excerpts]
Main findings
Perceptions about the current data protection legislation
A majority of people responsible for data protection issues within companies (56%) said they
were somewhat familiar with the provisions of the data protection law. However, only 13%
claimed to be very familiar with this law.
An equally large proportion of respondents (56%) considered the protection level offered to
citizens by their respective national data protection laws as 'medium'. Twenty-eight percent
said the protection level was 'high' and only 11% indicated that it was 'low'.
Results by country showed important disparities between Member States, and the percentage of
respondents saying that the level of protection offered to citizens by national data protection
laws was 'high' ranged from 8% (Portugal) to 56% (Slovenia).
Half of the respondents in the EU believed that legislation could not cope with the increasing
amount of personal information being exchanged. Only 5% of respondents thought that the
existing legislation concerning data protection was very well suited.
Only in six Member States did a majority of interviewees indicate that the existing legislation on
data protection was very well, or rather well, suited to cope with the increasing volumes of
personal information being exchanged.
Individuals responsible for data protection issues generally made a positive evaluation of the
requirements of the data protection laws: 91% rather agreed that the requirements of the data
protection law were necessary in order to guarantee a high level of protection for consumers and
the fundamental rights of citizens, only 35% thought that the requirements of the data protection
law were too strict and 28% believed that the requirements of the data protection law were
unnecessary except for certain sectors of activity.
Concerning the implementation and interpretation of the national data protection laws across
the EU, opinions were divided: 38% agreed there was sufficient harmonisation of data
protection laws across Member States to allow personal data to be freely exchanged within
the EU, compared to 33% who did not agree; a third (33%) thought that the data protection law
was interpreted and applied more rigorously in their country than in other Member States, while
a quarter (25%) said the opposite.
A significant group of respondents were not able to judge if Member States' data protection
laws were adequately harmonised (29%) or found it extremely difficult to assess whether their
national data protection laws had been introduced more rigorously than in other Member States
(42%).
In-house practices relating to data protection and personal data transfer
The usage of privacy enhancing technologies (PETs)
More or less half of the data controllers interviewed throughout the EU (52%) stated that they
used Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) in their company. Fourteen percent said that PETs
were not used because they had never heard of them.
The individual country results again showed significant variation; while three-quarters of
Swedish companies used PETs (74%), only slightly more than a quarter of Czech companies did
so (28%).
Transfer of personal data via the Internet
Two-thirds of respondents throughout the EU (65%) indicated that their company transferred
personal data via the Internet. The proportion of companies that made such transfers ranged
from 13% in Germany to 59% in Slovakia.
The Gallup Organization Flash Eurobarometer No 226 Data protection perceptions among data controllers
One in three respondents (32%) admitted that their company did not take any security measures
when transferring personal data over the Internet.
Transfer of personal data to countries outside of the EU
Only a minority of respondents indicated that their company transferred personal data to
countries outside of the EU (10%).
Among companies that transferred personal data to non-EU countries, almost half of
respondents (46%) indicated that this data mostly concerned clients' or consumers' data for
commercial purposes, and 27% said it was human resources data for HR purposes.
Emails were by far the most preferred channel for the transfer of personal data to countries
outside of the EU; 78% of respondents said that in their company, personal data was transferred
via email.
Only one in three respondents, who had indicated that their company transferred data to non-EU
countries, were familiar with the expression "standard contractual clauses" (34%).
Recent experiences with privacy policy and data protection
Companies' experiences with access requests and complaints
Almost half of the interviewees (46%) indicated that their company had received requests for
access to personal data last year, but only a minority of them said that their company had
received more than 50 such requests.
The results by country showed that, among the companies that had received access requests last
year, in most Member States the majority had received less than 10. The exceptions were Italy
and Austria.
Only 3% of respondents answered that their company had received complaints from individuals
whose data was currently being processed.
Privacy policy notices
Four out of 10 respondents in the EU (41%) answered that their company maintained and
updated a privacy police notice and 17% of interviewees said that their company monitored how
frequently their privacy policy notice was examined by the public.
Almost all respondents in Italy claimed that their company maintained and updated a privacy
policy notice (96%), while only 10% of Austrian companies said the same.
Italian companies were also the most likely to say that public examination of such notices was
monitored (65%), while in Hungary (2%) and the Czech Republic (3%) almost no one said their
company did this.
Contacts with the national data protection authority
At the EU27 level, 13% of interviewees said they were in regular contact with the national data
protection authority in their country.
Regular contact with the national authority was most likely in Italy (41% of companies), but it
practically never occurred in Austria (only 1% of respondents were in regular contact with the
authority), Hungary (2%) and Sweden (3%).
The largest groups of respondents said they were either looking for advice when contacting their
national data protection authority (60%) or that they had made contact in regard to notifications
(56%).
AND MORE.....
Table of Contents
Table of Contents ................................................................................................................................. 3
Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 4
Main findings ........................................................................................................................................ 6
1. Perceptions about national data protection legislation .................................................................. 9
1.1 Familiarity with the provisions of national data protection laws .................................................. 9
1.2 Data controllers' assessments of the data protection legislation ................................................. 10
1.2.2 Level of protection offered by the national data protection laws ......................................... 10
1.2.2 The current legislation and the amount of personal information being exchanged ............. 12
1.3 Attitudes towards the requirements of the data protection law ................................................... 15
1.4 Views on the implementation and interpretation of the legislation ............................................. 20
2. In-house practices relating to data protection and personal data transfer ................................ 24
2.1 The usage of privacy enhancing technologies (PETs) ................................................................. 24
2.2 Transfer of personal data via Internet and related security measures .......................................... 26
2.3 Transfer of personal data outside the EU .................................................................................... 28
2.3.1 Transfer of personal data outside the EU ............................................................................ 28
2.3.2 Type of data transferred ....................................................................................................... 30
2.3.3 Way to transfer data outside the EU .................................................................................... 31
2.3.4 Awareness of the expression "standard contractual clauses" ............................................. 32
3. Recent experiences with privacy policy and data protection ...................................................... 34
3.1 Companies' experiences with access requests and complaints ................................................... 34
3.1.1 Requests to access personal data ......................................................................................... 34
3.1.2 Reception of complaints from data subjects ......................................................................... 36
3.2 Privacy policy notices ................................................................................................................. 36
3.3 Contacts with the national data protection authority ................................................................... 39
4. The Future of the legal framework on data protection ................................................................ 41
5. Data protection in the light of international terrorism ................................................................ 47
I. Annex Tables ................................................................................................................................... 54
II. Survey Details ............................................................................................................................... 119
III. Questionnaire .............................................................................................................................. 123
______________________________
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----------------- 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 >> Eurobarometer
Survey conducted by The Gallup Organization Hungary upon the request of Directorate- General Justice, Freedom and Security
Flash Eurobarometer Series
#226
Data Protection in the European Union: Data Controllers' Perceptions [February 2008]
http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/flash/fl_226_en.pdf
[full-text, 129 pages]
[excerpts]
Main findings
Perceptions about the current data protection legislation
A majority of people responsible for data protection issues within companies (56%) said they
were somewhat familiar with the provisions of the data protection law. However, only 13%
claimed to be very familiar with this law.
An equally large proportion of respondents (56%) considered the protection level offered to
citizens by their respective national data protection laws as 'medium'. Twenty-eight percent
said the protection level was 'high' and only 11% indicated that it was 'low'.
Results by country showed important disparities between Member States, and the percentage of
respondents saying that the level of protection offered to citizens by national data protection
laws was 'high' ranged from 8% (Portugal) to 56% (Slovenia).
Half of the respondents in the EU believed that legislation could not cope with the increasing
amount of personal information being exchanged. Only 5% of respondents thought that the
existing legislation concerning data protection was very well suited.
Only in six Member States did a majority of interviewees indicate that the existing legislation on
data protection was very well, or rather well, suited to cope with the increasing volumes of
personal information being exchanged.
Individuals responsible for data protection issues generally made a positive evaluation of the
requirements of the data protection laws: 91% rather agreed that the requirements of the data
protection law were necessary in order to guarantee a high level of protection for consumers and
the fundamental rights of citizens, only 35% thought that the requirements of the data protection
law were too strict and 28% believed that the requirements of the data protection law were
unnecessary except for certain sectors of activity.
Concerning the implementation and interpretation of the national data protection laws across
the EU, opinions were divided: 38% agreed there was sufficient harmonisation of data
protection laws across Member States to allow personal data to be freely exchanged within
the EU, compared to 33% who did not agree; a third (33%) thought that the data protection law
was interpreted and applied more rigorously in their country than in other Member States, while
a quarter (25%) said the opposite.
A significant group of respondents were not able to judge if Member States' data protection
laws were adequately harmonised (29%) or found it extremely difficult to assess whether their
national data protection laws had been introduced more rigorously than in other Member States
(42%).
In-house practices relating to data protection and personal data transfer
The usage of privacy enhancing technologies (PETs)
More or less half of the data controllers interviewed throughout the EU (52%) stated that they
used Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) in their company. Fourteen percent said that PETs
were not used because they had never heard of them.
The individual country results again showed significant variation; while three-quarters of
Swedish companies used PETs (74%), only slightly more than a quarter of Czech companies did
so (28%).
Transfer of personal data via the Internet
Two-thirds of respondents throughout the EU (65%) indicated that their company transferred
personal data via the Internet. The proportion of companies that made such transfers ranged
from 13% in Germany to 59% in Slovakia.
The Gallup Organization Flash Eurobarometer No 226 Data protection perceptions among data controllers
One in three respondents (32%) admitted that their company did not take any security measures
when transferring personal data over the Internet.
Transfer of personal data to countries outside of the EU
Only a minority of respondents indicated that their company transferred personal data to
countries outside of the EU (10%).
Among companies that transferred personal data to non-EU countries, almost half of
respondents (46%) indicated that this data mostly concerned clients' or consumers' data for
commercial purposes, and 27% said it was human resources data for HR purposes.
Emails were by far the most preferred channel for the transfer of personal data to countries
outside of the EU; 78% of respondents said that in their company, personal data was transferred
via email.
Only one in three respondents, who had indicated that their company transferred data to non-EU
countries, were familiar with the expression "standard contractual clauses" (34%).
Recent experiences with privacy policy and data protection
Companies' experiences with access requests and complaints
Almost half of the interviewees (46%) indicated that their company had received requests for
access to personal data last year, but only a minority of them said that their company had
received more than 50 such requests.
The results by country showed that, among the companies that had received access requests last
year, in most Member States the majority had received less than 10. The exceptions were Italy
and Austria.
Only 3% of respondents answered that their company had received complaints from individuals
whose data was currently being processed.
Privacy policy notices
Four out of 10 respondents in the EU (41%) answered that their company maintained and
updated a privacy police notice and 17% of interviewees said that their company monitored how
frequently their privacy policy notice was examined by the public.
Almost all respondents in Italy claimed that their company maintained and updated a privacy
policy notice (96%), while only 10% of Austrian companies said the same.
Italian companies were also the most likely to say that public examination of such notices was
monitored (65%), while in Hungary (2%) and the Czech Republic (3%) almost no one said their
company did this.
Contacts with the national data protection authority
At the EU27 level, 13% of interviewees said they were in regular contact with the national data
protection authority in their country.
Regular contact with the national authority was most likely in Italy (41% of companies), but it
practically never occurred in Austria (only 1% of respondents were in regular contact with the
authority), Hungary (2%) and Sweden (3%).
The largest groups of respondents said they were either looking for advice when contacting their
national data protection authority (60%) or that they had made contact in regard to notifications
(56%).
AND MORE.....
Table of Contents
Table of Contents ................................................................................................................................. 3
Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 4
Main findings ........................................................................................................................................ 6
1. Perceptions about national data protection legislation .................................................................. 9
1.1 Familiarity with the provisions of national data protection laws .................................................. 9
1.2 Data controllers' assessments of the data protection legislation ................................................. 10
1.2.2 Level of protection offered by the national data protection laws ......................................... 10
1.2.2 The current legislation and the amount of personal information being exchanged ............. 12
1.3 Attitudes towards the requirements of the data protection law ................................................... 15
1.4 Views on the implementation and interpretation of the legislation ............................................. 20
2. In-house practices relating to data protection and personal data transfer ................................ 24
2.1 The usage of privacy enhancing technologies (PETs) ................................................................. 24
2.2 Transfer of personal data via Internet and related security measures .......................................... 26
2.3 Transfer of personal data outside the EU .................................................................................... 28
2.3.1 Transfer of personal data outside the EU ............................................................................ 28
2.3.2 Type of data transferred ....................................................................................................... 30
2.3.3 Way to transfer data outside the EU .................................................................................... 31
2.3.4 Awareness of the expression "standard contractual clauses" ............................................. 32
3. Recent experiences with privacy policy and data protection ...................................................... 34
3.1 Companies' experiences with access requests and complaints ................................................... 34
3.1.1 Requests to access personal data ......................................................................................... 34
3.1.2 Reception of complaints from data subjects ......................................................................... 36
3.2 Privacy policy notices ................................................................................................................. 36
3.3 Contacts with the national data protection authority ................................................................... 39
4. The Future of the legal framework on data protection ................................................................ 41
5. Data protection in the light of international terrorism ................................................................ 47
I. Annex Tables ................................................................................................................................... 54
II. Survey Details ............................................................................................................................... 119
III. Questionnaire .............................................................................................................................. 123
______________________________
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 : 4:38 PM
[IWS] EMCC: EUROPEAN RESTRUCTURING--LATEST CASES [29 April 2008]
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
European Restructuring Monitor
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/erm/index.htm
Latest restructuring cases [29 April 2008]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/erm/index.php?template=searchfactsheets
* Access the detail of the fact sheet by selecting the name of a company.
* Sort the restructuring cases by selecting a column.
______________________________
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----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
European Restructuring Monitor
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/erm/index.htm
Latest restructuring cases [29 April 2008]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/erm/index.php?template=searchfactsheets
* Access the detail of the fact sheet by selecting the name of a company.
* Sort the restructuring cases by selecting a column.
______________________________
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
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# posted by SBasefsky : 2:58 PM
[IWS] Mercer/IFC: RATINGS on SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENTS in EMERGING MARKETS [28 April 2008]
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 & International Finance Corporation (IFC)
See--
RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT
http://www.mercer.com/ri
Press Release
Mercer and IFC to deliver first 'sustainability rating' for emerging market investments
http://www.mercer.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1305005
UK
London, 28 April 2008
For the first time fund managers in emerging markets will be rated based on their capacity to incorporate environmental, social and governance factors (ESG) into their investment decisions as part of a major new research initiative commissioned by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector branch of the World Bank Group.
To determine the ratings, Mercer, who have been appointed by the IFC to conduct the study, has commenced interviews with 50 managers based in the emerging markets of China, India, South Korea and Brazil. The research will also include a survey of over 200 managers globally, who invest in emerging markets.
Tim Gardener, global business leader of Mercer's investment consulting business said the cutting-edge research would bring a greater depth of understanding of how sustainable growth in these four countries will be.
"As demand for investment in emerging markets has grown, so too has the need for a better understanding of the environmental, social and governance forces at play in these markets and their impact on performance," he said.
The results of the interviews with managers on the ground in China, India, South Korea and Brazil will provide investors with an insight into how emerging markets are operating and the initiatives they demonstrate in regards to ESG.
Helga Birgden, Mercer's responsible investment leader, Asia Pacific, said, "The in-depth nature of this research will really bring colour to the picture of what is happening in these markets and uncover the capacity for sustainable investment.
"We believe there are probably many managers and companies already engaging in sustainable practices, but not promoting themselves as such. A key aim of the study is to ensure these practices and managers are duly recognized," said Helga.
Berit Lindholdt Lauridsen of IFC said, "Through this research, IFC wants to raise asset owners' and fund managers' awareness and understanding of sustainable investing, and aims to highlight current investors' demand for sustainable investing products.
"A joint IFC and the Economist Intelligence Unit survey shows that about 80 percent of asset owners who currently do not integrate ESG policies in their emerging market investments expect to do so over the next three years. The survey also indicates that it is difficult to find fund managers with the required capacity," said Berit.
The sustainable investing program of IFC has been working, for the past four years, on increasing the sustainability of investments in emerging markets. Through the program, IFC delivers technical and financial support to projects that help investors capture the potential for superior long-term returns in emerging markets using a sustainability approach.
Mercer has assembled a team of over 20 investment consultants and researchers, and will leverage its Global Investment Manager Database (Mercer GIMD) in each of the emerging markets to conduct the research. The findings will be made publicly available late 2008.
About IFC
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, fosters sustainable economic growth in developing countries by financing private sector investment, mobilizing private capital in local and international financial markets, and providing advisory and risk mitigation services to businesses and governments. IFC's vision is that poor people have the opportunity to escape poverty and improve their lives. In FY07, IFC committed $8.2 billion and mobilized an additional $3.9 billion through loan participations and structured finance for 299 investments in 69 developing countries. IFC also provided advisory services in 97 countries.
For more information, visit www.ifc.org.
About Mercer
In 2004, Mercer's investment consulting business formed a specialist global Responsible Investment (RI) business unit dedicated to developing intellectual capital in this field. In this unit, Mercer works with investment fiduciaries around the world to implement RI programs and offers a range of services from policy development to manager selection and monitoring. The eleven person team has staff in New York, Toronto, London, Tokyo and Melbourne.
For more information, visit www.mercer.com/ri .
______________________________
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----------------- 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 & International Finance Corporation (IFC)
See--
RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT
http://www.mercer.com/ri
Press Release
Mercer and IFC to deliver first 'sustainability rating' for emerging market investments
http://www.mercer.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1305005
UK
London, 28 April 2008
For the first time fund managers in emerging markets will be rated based on their capacity to incorporate environmental, social and governance factors (ESG) into their investment decisions as part of a major new research initiative commissioned by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector branch of the World Bank Group.
To determine the ratings, Mercer, who have been appointed by the IFC to conduct the study, has commenced interviews with 50 managers based in the emerging markets of China, India, South Korea and Brazil. The research will also include a survey of over 200 managers globally, who invest in emerging markets.
Tim Gardener, global business leader of Mercer's investment consulting business said the cutting-edge research would bring a greater depth of understanding of how sustainable growth in these four countries will be.
"As demand for investment in emerging markets has grown, so too has the need for a better understanding of the environmental, social and governance forces at play in these markets and their impact on performance," he said.
The results of the interviews with managers on the ground in China, India, South Korea and Brazil will provide investors with an insight into how emerging markets are operating and the initiatives they demonstrate in regards to ESG.
Helga Birgden, Mercer's responsible investment leader, Asia Pacific, said, "The in-depth nature of this research will really bring colour to the picture of what is happening in these markets and uncover the capacity for sustainable investment.
"We believe there are probably many managers and companies already engaging in sustainable practices, but not promoting themselves as such. A key aim of the study is to ensure these practices and managers are duly recognized," said Helga.
Berit Lindholdt Lauridsen of IFC said, "Through this research, IFC wants to raise asset owners' and fund managers' awareness and understanding of sustainable investing, and aims to highlight current investors' demand for sustainable investing products.
"A joint IFC and the Economist Intelligence Unit survey shows that about 80 percent of asset owners who currently do not integrate ESG policies in their emerging market investments expect to do so over the next three years. The survey also indicates that it is difficult to find fund managers with the required capacity," said Berit.
The sustainable investing program of IFC has been working, for the past four years, on increasing the sustainability of investments in emerging markets. Through the program, IFC delivers technical and financial support to projects that help investors capture the potential for superior long-term returns in emerging markets using a sustainability approach.
Mercer has assembled a team of over 20 investment consultants and researchers, and will leverage its Global Investment Manager Database (Mercer GIMD) in each of the emerging markets to conduct the research. The findings will be made publicly available late 2008.
About IFC
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, fosters sustainable economic growth in developing countries by financing private sector investment, mobilizing private capital in local and international financial markets, and providing advisory and risk mitigation services to businesses and governments. IFC's vision is that poor people have the opportunity to escape poverty and improve their lives. In FY07, IFC committed $8.2 billion and mobilized an additional $3.9 billion through loan participations and structured finance for 299 investments in 69 developing countries. IFC also provided advisory services in 97 countries.
For more information, visit www.ifc.org.
About Mercer
In 2004, Mercer's investment consulting business formed a specialist global Responsible Investment (RI) business unit dedicated to developing intellectual capital in this field. In this unit, Mercer works with investment fiduciaries around the world to implement RI programs and offers a range of services from policy development to manager selection and monitoring. The eleven person team has staff in New York, Toronto, London, Tokyo and Melbourne.
For more information, visit www.mercer.com/ri .
______________________________
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 : 12:10 PM
[IWS] OECD: INTERNATIONAL GATEWAY for FINANCIAL EDUCATION (IGFE) [29 April 2008]
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
________________________________________________________________________
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
The International Gateway for Financial Education (IGFE) [29 April 2008]
www.financial-education.org
or
http://www.financial-education.org/pages/0,2987,en_39665975_39666038_1_1_1_1_1,00.html
See United States Example
http://www.financial-education.org/document/8/0,3343,en_39665975_39667053_40247496_1_1_1_1,00.html
Other Countries at
http://www.financial-education.org/pages/0,3417,en_39665975_39667053_1_1_1_1_1,00.html
The International Gateway for Financial Education (IGFE) is established by the < http://www.oecd.org> Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) as part of its overall comprehensive project on financial education.
The main objectives of the gateway are to:
* Launch and develop the first global clearinghouse on financial education which gathers an extensive and comprehensive range of information, data, resources, research and news on financial education issues and programmes around the globe
* Raise awareness on, and visibility of, financial education issues worldwide and ensure the wide dissemination of research, best practices and guidelines on financial education
* Promote the access to and exchange of information, knowledge, experience and expertise on financial education
* Support the creation of a worldwide network of governmental representatives and key stakeholders on financial education
* Encourage further the elaboration of best practices and principles with the guidance of the network and under the aegis of the OECD [< http://www.financial-education.org/document/50/0,3343,en_39665975_39666038_39711282_1_1_1_1,00.html > How to join].
See Press Release 29 April 2008
Governments and industry should invest more in financial education, warns OECD
http://www.oecd.org/document/48/0,3343,en_2649_201185_40539888_1_1_1_1,00.html
29/04/2008 - Many people have a poor understanding of the financial issues that affect their lives, according to OECD analysis. To help them, OECD countries have agreed new good practices on financial education relating to < http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/4/21/40537843.pdf> private pensions and < http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/3/44/40537762.pdf> insurance that call on governments and business to work together to improve financial literacy in order to give people the tools they need to secure their future.
AND MUCH MORE....
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
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_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
The International Gateway for Financial Education (IGFE) [29 April 2008]
www.financial-education.org
or
http://www.financial-education.org/pages/0,2987,en_39665975_39666038_1_1_1_1_1,00.html
See United States Example
http://www.financial-education.org/document/8/0,3343,en_39665975_39667053_40247496_1_1_1_1,00.html
Other Countries at
http://www.financial-education.org/pages/0,3417,en_39665975_39667053_1_1_1_1_1,00.html
The International Gateway for Financial Education (IGFE) is established by the < http://www.oecd.org> Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) as part of its overall comprehensive project on financial education.
The main objectives of the gateway are to:
* Launch and develop the first global clearinghouse on financial education which gathers an extensive and comprehensive range of information, data, resources, research and news on financial education issues and programmes around the globe
* Raise awareness on, and visibility of, financial education issues worldwide and ensure the wide dissemination of research, best practices and guidelines on financial education
* Promote the access to and exchange of information, knowledge, experience and expertise on financial education
* Support the creation of a worldwide network of governmental representatives and key stakeholders on financial education
* Encourage further the elaboration of best practices and principles with the guidance of the network and under the aegis of the OECD [< http://www.financial-education.org/document/50/0,3343,en_39665975_39666038_39711282_1_1_1_1,00.html > How to join].
See Press Release 29 April 2008
Governments and industry should invest more in financial education, warns OECD
http://www.oecd.org/document/48/0,3343,en_2649_201185_40539888_1_1_1_1,00.html
29/04/2008 - Many people have a poor understanding of the financial issues that affect their lives, according to OECD analysis. To help them, OECD countries have agreed new good practices on financial education relating to < http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/4/21/40537843.pdf> private pensions and < http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/3/44/40537762.pdf> insurance that call on governments and business to work together to improve financial literacy in order to give people the tools they need to secure their future.
AND MUCH MORE....
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
# posted by SBasefsky : 11:41 AM
[IWS] BLS: METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: MARCH 2008 [29 April 2008]
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
________________________________________________________________________
METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: MARCH 2008 [29 April 2008]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/metro.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/metro.pdf
[full-text, 20 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/metro.supp.toc.htm
Unemployment rates were higher in March than a year earlier in
309 of the 369 metropolitan areas, lower in 40 areas, and unchanged
in 20 areas, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department
of Labor reported today. Fourteen areas, 12 of which are located in
California, recorded jobless rates of at least 10.0 percent, while
9 areas registered rates below 3.0 percent. The national unemploy-
ment rate in March was 5.2 percent, not seasonally adjusted, up from
4.5 percent a year earlier.
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
****************************************
_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: MARCH 2008 [29 April 2008]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/metro.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/metro.pdf
[full-text, 20 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/metro.supp.toc.htm
Unemployment rates were higher in March than a year earlier in
309 of the 369 metropolitan areas, lower in 40 areas, and unchanged
in 20 areas, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department
of Labor reported today. Fourteen areas, 12 of which are located in
California, recorded jobless rates of at least 10.0 percent, while
9 areas registered rates below 3.0 percent. The national unemploy-
ment rate in March was 5.2 percent, not seasonally adjusted, up from
4.5 percent a year earlier.
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 : 11:24 AM
