Thursday, July 03, 2008
Tweet[IWS] NO MESSAGES until 5 August 2008
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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NO MESSAGES will be sent until 5 August 2008.
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
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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
________________________________________________________________________
NO MESSAGES will be sent until 5 August 2008.
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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# posted by SBasefsky : 4:18 PM
[IWS] Hewitt: 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION -- CANDIDATES' PROPOSALS (HR Related Issues)
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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
________________________________________________________________________
Hewitt Associates:
2008 Presidential Election [30 June 2008]
Candidates' Employment Proposals
* < http://www.hewittassociates.com/_MetaBasicCMAssetCache_/Assets/Legislative%20Updates/2008/2008%20Election_Employment_063008.pdf >
Candidates' Retirement and Related Economic Policies
* < http://www.hewittassociates.com/_MetaBasicCMAssetCache_/Assets/Legislative%20Updates/2008/2008%20Election_Retirement_Econ_063008.pdf >
Candidates' Health Care Proposals
* < http://www.hewittassociates.com/_MetaBasicCMAssetCache_/Assets/Legislative%20Updates/2008/2008%20Election_Health_063008.pdf >
______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
Hewitt Associates:
2008 Presidential Election [30 June 2008]
Candidates' Employment Proposals
* < http://www.hewittassociates.com/_MetaBasicCMAssetCache_/Assets/Legislative%20Updates/2008/2008%20Election_Employment_063008.pdf >
Candidates' Retirement and Related Economic Policies
* < http://www.hewittassociates.com/_MetaBasicCMAssetCache_/Assets/Legislative%20Updates/2008/2008%20Election_Retirement_Econ_063008.pdf >
Candidates' Health Care Proposals
* < http://www.hewittassociates.com/_MetaBasicCMAssetCache_/Assets/Legislative%20Updates/2008/2008%20Election_Health_063008.pdf >
______________________________
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 : 3:53 PM
[IWS] NACE: 7.1% INCREASE for CLASS of 2008 AVERAGE SALARY [1 July 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
________________________________________________________________________
National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)
Press Release July 01, 2008
Study Shows 7.1 Percent Increase in Average Starting Salary Offer for Class of 2008
http://www.naceweb.org/press/display.asp?year=2008&prid=286
BETHLEHEM, PADespite a less-than-robust economy, the overall average starting salary offer to new college graduates, regardless of major, increased by 7.1 percent over last year, according to a new report from the < http://www.naceweb.org> National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).
The Summer 2008 issue of NACE's Salary Survey shows that, in general, average starting salary offers to 2007-2008 bachelor's degree graduates are on the rise.
"The continued economic downturn and results from the Spring 2008 issue of Salary Survey suggested salary increases to new college graduates might be leveling off," says Marilyn Mackes, NACE executive director. "However, the current report shows that salaries continue to rise in many disciplinesincluding some that appeared flat in the spring."
For example, the average salary offer to business disciplines increased by 4 percent over last year at this time, but the < http://www.naceweb.org/press/display.asp?year=2008&prid=281> Spring 2008 report showed just a 1.6 percent increase.
In terms of specific majors, accounting graduates received a 2.9 percent increase to their average offer, raising it to $48,085a significant change from the Spring report when no increase was reported for these grads.
Business administration/management grads fared well, posting a 5.1 percent increase for an average offer of $45,915. Economics majors saw a healthy increase of 4.2 percent, for an average offer of $50,507. Finance grads' average offer of $48,547 was a 2.8 increase over last year, and the average offer to marketing graduates rose 4.7 percent to $42,053.
Salary offers to computer science graduates rocketed up 13.1 percent over last year to an average of $60,416. Conversely, information sciences and systems graduates saw a modest 3.1 percent increase, bringing their average offer to $52,418.
The average offer to chemical engineering graduates rose 6.4 percent to $63,165. Not surprisingly, many offers to these grads came from petroleum and coal products manufacturers, which offered an average salary of $71,976.
Civil engineering graduates also posted a 6.4 percent increase, bringing their average offer to $51,632. Mechanical engineering grads received a healthy 5.3 percent increase, boosting their average offer to $57,009. The offer to electrical engineering graduates rose a modest 2.9 percent, bringing their offer to $56,910.
Liberal arts graduates also saw rising salaries. As a group, their average offer rose from $32,348, as reported in the Summer 2007 Salary Survey, to $36,419 in this issuea 12.6 percent increase. It is interesting to note that this increase is consistent with results posted for liberal arts grads throughout the 2007-08 year: The < http://www.naceweb.org/press/display.asp?year=2008&prid=275> Winter 2008 Salary Survey< http://www.naceweb.org/press/display.asp?year=2008&prid=275> showed a 9 percent increase, while the < http://www.naceweb.org/press/display.asp?year=2008&prid=281> Spring 2008 report showed a 12.9 percent increase over the Spring 2007 report.
NACE will publish the final salary report for the Class of 2008 in September. NACE will offer a first glance at the hiring outlook for the Class of 2009 with the Job Outlook 2009 Fall Preview, slated for release later this summer.
About Salary Survey: < http://www.naceweb.org/info_public/salaries.htm> Salary Survey < http://www.naceweb.org/info_public/salaries.htm> is a quarterly report of starting salary offers to new college graduates in 70 disciplines at the bachelor's degree level. The survey compiles data from college and university career services offices nationwide. Salary Survey is issued in Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall, with the Fall issue serving as the year-end report. (Salaries reported in this press release reflect offers to bachelor's degree candidates.)
______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)
Press Release July 01, 2008
Study Shows 7.1 Percent Increase in Average Starting Salary Offer for Class of 2008
http://www.naceweb.org/press/display.asp?year=2008&prid=286
BETHLEHEM, PADespite a less-than-robust economy, the overall average starting salary offer to new college graduates, regardless of major, increased by 7.1 percent over last year, according to a new report from the < http://www.naceweb.org> National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).
The Summer 2008 issue of NACE's Salary Survey shows that, in general, average starting salary offers to 2007-2008 bachelor's degree graduates are on the rise.
"The continued economic downturn and results from the Spring 2008 issue of Salary Survey suggested salary increases to new college graduates might be leveling off," says Marilyn Mackes, NACE executive director. "However, the current report shows that salaries continue to rise in many disciplinesincluding some that appeared flat in the spring."
For example, the average salary offer to business disciplines increased by 4 percent over last year at this time, but the < http://www.naceweb.org/press/display.asp?year=2008&prid=281> Spring 2008 report showed just a 1.6 percent increase.
In terms of specific majors, accounting graduates received a 2.9 percent increase to their average offer, raising it to $48,085a significant change from the Spring report when no increase was reported for these grads.
Business administration/management grads fared well, posting a 5.1 percent increase for an average offer of $45,915. Economics majors saw a healthy increase of 4.2 percent, for an average offer of $50,507. Finance grads' average offer of $48,547 was a 2.8 increase over last year, and the average offer to marketing graduates rose 4.7 percent to $42,053.
Salary offers to computer science graduates rocketed up 13.1 percent over last year to an average of $60,416. Conversely, information sciences and systems graduates saw a modest 3.1 percent increase, bringing their average offer to $52,418.
The average offer to chemical engineering graduates rose 6.4 percent to $63,165. Not surprisingly, many offers to these grads came from petroleum and coal products manufacturers, which offered an average salary of $71,976.
Civil engineering graduates also posted a 6.4 percent increase, bringing their average offer to $51,632. Mechanical engineering grads received a healthy 5.3 percent increase, boosting their average offer to $57,009. The offer to electrical engineering graduates rose a modest 2.9 percent, bringing their offer to $56,910.
Liberal arts graduates also saw rising salaries. As a group, their average offer rose from $32,348, as reported in the Summer 2007 Salary Survey, to $36,419 in this issuea 12.6 percent increase. It is interesting to note that this increase is consistent with results posted for liberal arts grads throughout the 2007-08 year: The < http://www.naceweb.org/press/display.asp?year=2008&prid=275> Winter 2008 Salary Survey< http://www.naceweb.org/press/display.asp?year=2008&prid=275> showed a 9 percent increase, while the < http://www.naceweb.org/press/display.asp?year=2008&prid=281> Spring 2008 report showed a 12.9 percent increase over the Spring 2007 report.
NACE will publish the final salary report for the Class of 2008 in September. NACE will offer a first glance at the hiring outlook for the Class of 2009 with the Job Outlook 2009 Fall Preview, slated for release later this summer.
About Salary Survey: < http://www.naceweb.org/info_public/salaries.htm> Salary Survey < http://www.naceweb.org/info_public/salaries.htm> is a quarterly report of starting salary offers to new college graduates in 70 disciplines at the bachelor's degree level. The survey compiles data from college and university career services offices nationwide. Salary Survey is issued in Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall, with the Fall issue serving as the year-end report. (Salaries reported in this press release reflect offers to bachelor's degree candidates.)
______________________________
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 : 3:48 PM
[IWS] Census: COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HOT-REPORT [DATABASE]
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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
________________________________________________________________________
Census
Community Economic Development HotReport [Database]
http://smpbff2.dsd.census.gov/TheDataWeb_HotReport/servlet/HotReportEngineServlet?emailname=whazard@census.gov&filename=ed_home.hrml
This site, the Community Economic Development HotReport, provides access for users seeking economic indicators for individual counties or for the Employment & Training Administration's WIRED Regions (learn more about WIRED Regions).
For areas that experience economic disruptions due to natural disasters, plant closings, base closings, and other economic changes, such as abrupt increases in employment, this HotReport shows pertinent economic indicators in unified on-line reports from many data sources.
Available Topics Include:
*Economic
-- Industry wages
-- Top industries
-- Top occupation groups
-- Labor force by age
-- Education Levels
*Demographic
-- Income
-- Population Pyramid
-- School Enrollment
*Housing
-- Mortgage Averages
-- Occupancy Status
-- Ownership Rates
-- Housing Costs
*Transportation
-- Commute Times
-- Means of Transportation
*Community Assets
-- Public Schools
-- Colleges and Universities
______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
Census
Community Economic Development HotReport [Database]
http://smpbff2.dsd.census.gov/TheDataWeb_HotReport/servlet/HotReportEngineServlet?emailname=whazard@census.gov&filename=ed_home.hrml
This site, the Community Economic Development HotReport, provides access for users seeking economic indicators for individual counties or for the Employment & Training Administration's WIRED Regions (learn more about WIRED Regions).
For areas that experience economic disruptions due to natural disasters, plant closings, base closings, and other economic changes, such as abrupt increases in employment, this HotReport shows pertinent economic indicators in unified on-line reports from many data sources.
Available Topics Include:
*Economic
-- Industry wages
-- Top industries
-- Top occupation groups
-- Labor force by age
-- Education Levels
*Demographic
-- Income
-- Population Pyramid
-- School Enrollment
*Housing
-- Mortgage Averages
-- Occupancy Status
-- Ownership Rates
-- Housing Costs
*Transportation
-- Commute Times
-- Means of Transportation
*Community Assets
-- Public Schools
-- Colleges and Universities
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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# posted by SBasefsky : 10:19 AM
[IWS] CRS: VETERANS BENEFITS: AN OVERVIEW [25 June 2008]
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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
________________________________________________________________________
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RS22902
June 25, 2008
Veterans Benefits: An Overview
Carol D. Davis, Knowledge Services Group
Sidath Viranga Panangala and Christine Scott, Domestic Social Policy Division
http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22902_20080625.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]
Summary
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) offers a wide range of benefits and
services to eligible veterans, members of their families, and survivors of deceased
veterans. VA programs include disability compensation and pensions, readjustment
benefits, and health care programs. The VA also provides life insurance, burial benefits,
housing and other loan guaranty programs, and special counseling and outreach
programs. While eligibility for specific benefits varies, veterans generally must meet
requirements related to discharge type and length of active duty military service. This
report provides an overview of major VA benefits and the VA budget. It will be
updated as events warrant.
______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RS22902
June 25, 2008
Veterans Benefits: An Overview
Carol D. Davis, Knowledge Services Group
Sidath Viranga Panangala and Christine Scott, Domestic Social Policy Division
http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22902_20080625.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]
Summary
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) offers a wide range of benefits and
services to eligible veterans, members of their families, and survivors of deceased
veterans. VA programs include disability compensation and pensions, readjustment
benefits, and health care programs. The VA also provides life insurance, burial benefits,
housing and other loan guaranty programs, and special counseling and outreach
programs. While eligibility for specific benefits varies, veterans generally must meet
requirements related to discharge type and length of active duty military service. This
report provides an overview of major VA benefits and the VA budget. It will be
updated as events warrant.
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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# posted by SBasefsky : 10:12 AM
[IWS] ILO: COSTA RICA: OFFSHORING & EMPLOYMENT in the DEVELOPING WORLD [
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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
________________________________________________________________________
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Employment Analysis and Research Unit
Economic and Labour Market Analysis Department
Employment Sector
Employment Working Paper No. 4 2008
Offshoring and employment in the developing world: The case of Costa Rica
Christoph Ernst and Diego Sánchez-Ancochea
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/download/wpaper/wp4.pdf
Abstract:
This paper evaluates the impact of offshoring activities, particularly in the manufacturing sector, in the creation of quality employment
through a detailed analysis of the Costa Rican experience. This country constitutes a particular interesting case study. The country began
participating in the global apparel commodity chain in the early 1980s, when the Reagan administration introduced the Caribbean Basin
Initiative. During the 1990s, Costa Rica adopted a selective policy of promoting high tech foreign direct investment, and succeeded in
attracting Intel and other large multinational corporations.
Through a detailed analysis of the direct and indirect effects of offshoring on the quantity and quality of employment, we make two central
arguments. First of all, foreign investment in offshoring activities in Costa Rica has contributed to the expansion of skilled, well paid jobs,
particularly since the arrival of Intel and other high tech companies. Secondly, offshoring activities have created some spillovers into other
areas of the economy. Nevertheless, offshoring activities have remained relatively marginal in the overall economy, even in the
manufacturing sector. Offshoring activities are characterized by higher productivity, but create just a small number of direct and indirect
jobs. Building new linkages between offshoring production and the rest of the economy and expanding the technological capabilities of
small and medium firms have become an urgent but difficult challenge for the Costa Rican economy.
Contents
1. Introduction.................................................................................................................................... 1
2. Offshoring and the new economic model in the Costa Rican economy ......................................... 2
2.1 The role of offshoring in the creation of the new export structure ........................................... 4
2.2 Offshoring and employment: direct implications...................................................................... 8
A. The evolution of offshoring employment by sector and skill ............................................ 8
B. The technological content of employment ...................................................................... 11
C. Productivity and wages .................................................................................................. 12
3. Offshoring and employment: its relevance for the Costa Rican economy .......................................... 15
3.1 Employment ........................................................................................................................... 15
3.2 Wages.................................................................................................................................... 17
3.3 Skill level ............................................................................................................................... 17
3.4 Technology............................................................................................................................ 19
3.5 A new phenomenon: Rising offshoring in services ............................................................... 20
3.6 The creation of linkages and spillovers .............................................................................. 21
A. Linkages ......................................................................................................................... 21
B. Spillovers ........................................................................................................................ 24
4. The successes and challenges of offshoring in Costa Rica ................................................................. 26
4.1 Costa Rica's success in developing new offshoring activities ............................................... 26
A. Selective promotion of foreign investment ..................................................................... 26
B. Long term accumulation of intangible assets................................................................. 27
4.2 The challenges: how to expand the potential positive effects of offshoring.......................... 27
A. The learning challenge: technology and skills............................................................... 28
B. The challenge of public revenues .................................................................................. 29
C. The external challenge: The emergence of China......................................................... 30
5. Conclusions ........................................................................................................................................ 32
References .............................................................................................................................................. 33
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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
________________________________________________________________________
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Employment Analysis and Research Unit
Economic and Labour Market Analysis Department
Employment Sector
Employment Working Paper No. 4 2008
Offshoring and employment in the developing world: The case of Costa Rica
Christoph Ernst and Diego Sánchez-Ancochea
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/download/wpaper/wp4.pdf
Abstract:
This paper evaluates the impact of offshoring activities, particularly in the manufacturing sector, in the creation of quality employment
through a detailed analysis of the Costa Rican experience. This country constitutes a particular interesting case study. The country began
participating in the global apparel commodity chain in the early 1980s, when the Reagan administration introduced the Caribbean Basin
Initiative. During the 1990s, Costa Rica adopted a selective policy of promoting high tech foreign direct investment, and succeeded in
attracting Intel and other large multinational corporations.
Through a detailed analysis of the direct and indirect effects of offshoring on the quantity and quality of employment, we make two central
arguments. First of all, foreign investment in offshoring activities in Costa Rica has contributed to the expansion of skilled, well paid jobs,
particularly since the arrival of Intel and other high tech companies. Secondly, offshoring activities have created some spillovers into other
areas of the economy. Nevertheless, offshoring activities have remained relatively marginal in the overall economy, even in the
manufacturing sector. Offshoring activities are characterized by higher productivity, but create just a small number of direct and indirect
jobs. Building new linkages between offshoring production and the rest of the economy and expanding the technological capabilities of
small and medium firms have become an urgent but difficult challenge for the Costa Rican economy.
Contents
1. Introduction.................................................................................................................................... 1
2. Offshoring and the new economic model in the Costa Rican economy ......................................... 2
2.1 The role of offshoring in the creation of the new export structure ........................................... 4
2.2 Offshoring and employment: direct implications...................................................................... 8
A. The evolution of offshoring employment by sector and skill ............................................ 8
B. The technological content of employment ...................................................................... 11
C. Productivity and wages .................................................................................................. 12
3. Offshoring and employment: its relevance for the Costa Rican economy .......................................... 15
3.1 Employment ........................................................................................................................... 15
3.2 Wages.................................................................................................................................... 17
3.3 Skill level ............................................................................................................................... 17
3.4 Technology............................................................................................................................ 19
3.5 A new phenomenon: Rising offshoring in services ............................................................... 20
3.6 The creation of linkages and spillovers .............................................................................. 21
A. Linkages ......................................................................................................................... 21
B. Spillovers ........................................................................................................................ 24
4. The successes and challenges of offshoring in Costa Rica ................................................................. 26
4.1 Costa Rica's success in developing new offshoring activities ............................................... 26
A. Selective promotion of foreign investment ..................................................................... 26
B. Long term accumulation of intangible assets................................................................. 27
4.2 The challenges: how to expand the potential positive effects of offshoring.......................... 27
A. The learning challenge: technology and skills............................................................... 28
B. The challenge of public revenues .................................................................................. 29
C. The external challenge: The emergence of China......................................................... 30
5. Conclusions ........................................................................................................................................ 32
References .............................................................................................................................................. 33
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[IWS] BLS: MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW ONLINE, JUNE 2008 [2 July 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
________________________________________________________________________
MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW ONLINE
June 2008
Vol. 131, Number 6
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm
Time use of working parents: a visual essay
Mary Dorinda Allard and Marianne Janes
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2008/06/art1full.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]
The timing of mothers' employment after childbirth
Wen-Jui Han, Christopher J. Ruhm, Jane Waldfogel, and Elizabeth Washbrook
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2008/06/art2full.pdf
[full-text,13 pages]
According to data from a new nationally representative study of women
who gave birth in 2001, the speed of a woman's return to work
after the birth of a child was influenced by many factors, including family
structure, education, age, birth history, and race/ethnicity, but the strongest
factor was whether or not the woman had been working prior to the birth.
Employers' health insurance cost burden, 19962005
Christine Eibner and M. Susan Marquis
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2008/06/art3full.pdf
[full-text, 17 pages]
Data from the Employment Cost Index show that health insurance
costs relative to payroll increased 34 percent between 1996 and 2005
and that the increase was largest for businesses paying low wages;
simultaneously, data from the Employee Benefits Survey
show that benefit packages became less generous, yet cost growth
was not paralleled by a commensurate decrease in employer offers.
______________________________
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Cornell/ILR School
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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
________________________________________________________________________
MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW ONLINE
June 2008
Vol. 131, Number 6
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm
Time use of working parents: a visual essay
Mary Dorinda Allard and Marianne Janes
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2008/06/art1full.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]
The timing of mothers' employment after childbirth
Wen-Jui Han, Christopher J. Ruhm, Jane Waldfogel, and Elizabeth Washbrook
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2008/06/art2full.pdf
[full-text,13 pages]
According to data from a new nationally representative study of women
who gave birth in 2001, the speed of a woman's return to work
after the birth of a child was influenced by many factors, including family
structure, education, age, birth history, and race/ethnicity, but the strongest
factor was whether or not the woman had been working prior to the birth.
Employers' health insurance cost burden, 19962005
Christine Eibner and M. Susan Marquis
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2008/06/art3full.pdf
[full-text, 17 pages]
Data from the Employment Cost Index show that health insurance
costs relative to payroll increased 34 percent between 1996 and 2005
and that the increase was largest for businesses paying low wages;
simultaneously, data from the Employee Benefits Survey
show that benefit packages became less generous, yet cost growth
was not paralleled by a commensurate decrease in employer offers.
______________________________
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] BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: JUNE 2008 [3 July 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 EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: JUNE 2008 [3 July 2008]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf
[full-text, 29 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/empsit.supp.toc.htm
Nonfarm payroll employment continued to trend down in June (-62,000), while
the unemployment rate held at 5.5 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of
the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Employment continued to fall in
construction, manufacturing, and employment services, while health care and
mining added jobs. Average hourly earnings rose by 6 cents, or 0.3 percent,
over the month.
Unemployment (Household Survey Data)
The number of unemployed persons was essentially unchanged in June, at
8.5 million, and the unemployment rate held at 5.5 percent. A year earlier,
the number of unemployed persons was 7.0 million, and the jobless rate was
4.6 percent. (See table A-1.)
The unemployment rate for Hispanics (7.7 percent) increased over the month,
while the rate for adult men (5.1 percent) continued to trend up. Jobless
rates for adult women (4.7 percent), teenagers (18.1 percent), whites (4.9 per-
cent), and blacks (9.2 percent) showed little or no change in June. The unem-
ployment rate for Asians was 4.5 percent, not seasonally adjusted. (See tables
A-1, A-2, and A-3.)
Among the unemployed, the number of persons who had lost their last job was
essentially unchanged at 4.4 million in June, but has risen by 952,000 over the
past 12 months. The numbers of unemployed reentrants and new entrants to the
labor force were little changed in June; both groups had increased sharply in
May. (See table A-8.)
Following a large increase in May, the number of newly unemployed--those job-
less fewer than 5 weeks--decreased by 532,000 in June. The number of persons un-
employed 5 to 14 weeks rose by 530,000 over the month. The number of long-term
unemployed (those persons jobless for 27 weeks or more) was essentially unchanged
in June at 1.6 million; this group accounted for 18.4 percent of the unemployed.
(See table A-9.)
AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES....
______________________________
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Stuart Basefsky
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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
________________________________________________________________________
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: JUNE 2008 [3 July 2008]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf
[full-text, 29 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/empsit.supp.toc.htm
Nonfarm payroll employment continued to trend down in June (-62,000), while
the unemployment rate held at 5.5 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of
the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Employment continued to fall in
construction, manufacturing, and employment services, while health care and
mining added jobs. Average hourly earnings rose by 6 cents, or 0.3 percent,
over the month.
Unemployment (Household Survey Data)
The number of unemployed persons was essentially unchanged in June, at
8.5 million, and the unemployment rate held at 5.5 percent. A year earlier,
the number of unemployed persons was 7.0 million, and the jobless rate was
4.6 percent. (See table A-1.)
The unemployment rate for Hispanics (7.7 percent) increased over the month,
while the rate for adult men (5.1 percent) continued to trend up. Jobless
rates for adult women (4.7 percent), teenagers (18.1 percent), whites (4.9 per-
cent), and blacks (9.2 percent) showed little or no change in June. The unem-
ployment rate for Asians was 4.5 percent, not seasonally adjusted. (See tables
A-1, A-2, and A-3.)
Among the unemployed, the number of persons who had lost their last job was
essentially unchanged at 4.4 million in June, but has risen by 952,000 over the
past 12 months. The numbers of unemployed reentrants and new entrants to the
labor force were little changed in June; both groups had increased sharply in
May. (See table A-8.)
Following a large increase in May, the number of newly unemployed--those job-
less fewer than 5 weeks--decreased by 532,000 in June. The number of persons un-
employed 5 to 14 weeks rose by 530,000 over the month. The number of long-term
unemployed (those persons jobless for 27 weeks or more) was essentially unchanged
in June at 1.6 million; this group accounted for 18.4 percent of the unemployed.
(See table A-9.)
AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES....
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
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Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
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New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
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# posted by SBasefsky : 8:36 AM
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
Tweet[IWS] Eurofound OBSERVATORIES USERS' SURVEY- Please Fill Out & Return by 31 July 2008
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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) or (Eurofound)
Observatories Users' Survey
Dear Sir/Madam,
The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) is carrying out a users' survey of its three observatories:
· European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro
· European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO) www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco
· European Restructuring Monitor (ERM) www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/erm
This survey is one of the activities of an evaluation exercise in preparation for the next four-year work programme of Eurofound, in discussion at the moment.
The aim of the survey is to consult stakeholders and key users of the observatories on issues such as quality and usefulness of reporting, products and presentation. Your contribution to this exercise will be very valuable and help Eurofound to provide an improved service to its stakeholders and users.
Please note that the deadline for answering is 31st July 2008.
To access the survey please click on http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/network/neouserssurvey.htm or cut and paste the hyperlink to your internet browser.
The survey should not take more than 10 minutes to complete.
For further information on the Observatories and on this survey please contact:
Camilla Galli da Bino
Information Liaison Officer
Observatories & Surveys Unit
Eurofound
Wyattville Road, Loughlinstown, Co. Dublin, Ireland
Fax: 00 353 1 2822533
NEOsurvey@eurofound.europa.eu
Thank you for your help and feedback!
The Observatories Team
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Cornell/ILR School
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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) or (Eurofound)
Observatories Users' Survey
Dear Sir/Madam,
The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) is carrying out a users' survey of its three observatories:
· European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro
· European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO) www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco
· European Restructuring Monitor (ERM) www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/erm
This survey is one of the activities of an evaluation exercise in preparation for the next four-year work programme of Eurofound, in discussion at the moment.
The aim of the survey is to consult stakeholders and key users of the observatories on issues such as quality and usefulness of reporting, products and presentation. Your contribution to this exercise will be very valuable and help Eurofound to provide an improved service to its stakeholders and users.
Please note that the deadline for answering is 31st July 2008.
To access the survey please click on http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/network/neouserssurvey.htm or cut and paste the hyperlink to your internet browser.
The survey should not take more than 10 minutes to complete.
For further information on the Observatories and on this survey please contact:
Camilla Galli da Bino
Information Liaison Officer
Observatories & Surveys Unit
Eurofound
Wyattville Road, Loughlinstown, Co. Dublin, Ireland
Fax: 00 353 1 2822533
NEOsurvey@eurofound.europa.eu
Thank you for your help and feedback!
The Observatories Team
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
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New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
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# posted by SBasefsky : 2:46 PM
[IWS] ILR Press: New! EUROPEAN UNIONS: LABOR'S QUEST FOR A TRANSNATIONAL DEMOCRACY [July 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
________________________________________________________________________
ILR Press (an imprint of Cornell University Press)
EUROPEAN UNIONS: Labor's Quest for a Transnational Democracy
Roland Erne
http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=4812
$29.95s cloth
2008, 280 pages, 6 x 9, 9 charts
ISBN: 978-0-8014-4648-1
Roland Erne's view of transnational trade union networks challenges the assertion that no realistic prospect exists for remedying the European Union's democratic deficitthat is, its domination by corporate interests and lack of a cohesive European people. His book describes the emergence of a European trade union movement that crosses national boundaries. Erne assesses national and EU-level trade union politics in two core areas: wage bargaining in the European Monetary Union and job protection during transnational corporate mergers and restructuring. The wage coordination policies of the European metal and construction workers' unions and the unions' responses in the ABB-Alstom Power and Alcan-Pechiney-Algroup merger cases, Erne finds, show that the activities of labor are not confined to the national level: labor's policies have undergone Europeanization. This cross-national borrowing of tactics is itself proof of the increasing integration of European states and societies.
European Unions is based on an exceptionally wide range of research methods, including statistical analysis, participant observation, and interviews with EU-level, national, and local trade unionists and works councilors. It also draws on a wide range of European, German, French, Italian, and Swiss union documents and a multilingual body of academic literature across several disciplines, including political science, sociology, and law. Erne's multilevel inquiry goes beyond country-by-country comparisons of national cases and his book will prove of great relevance to readers interested in the future of labor, social justice, and democracy in an increasingly integrated world.
Reviews
"European Unions is rigorous and original. In this excellent book, Roland Erne organizes his analysis around an illuminating range of strategies and draws on a wide array of sources. Erne is exceptionally well informed about labor and industrial relations, and his book is unusually broad in scope, covering the politics of the European Union, the political economy of wage bargaining, and the role of unions in EU competition and merger policy."John Kelly, University of London
"In European Unions, Roland Erne offers an original and compelling view of how trade unions can contribute to remedying the European Union's 'democratic deficit.' He argues that unions can do so if they mobilize collective action in EU decision-making processes as opposed to alternative 'technocratic' or 're-nationalizing' strategies. Theoretically and through case studies, he analyzes the conditions under which unions are likely to adopt strategies that have democratizing effects on EU governance."Andrew Martin, The Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
About the Author
Roland Erne is Lecturer of International and Comparative Employment Relations at University College Dublin.
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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
________________________________________________________________________
ILR Press (an imprint of Cornell University Press)
EUROPEAN UNIONS: Labor's Quest for a Transnational Democracy
Roland Erne
http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=4812
$29.95s cloth
2008, 280 pages, 6 x 9, 9 charts
ISBN: 978-0-8014-4648-1
Roland Erne's view of transnational trade union networks challenges the assertion that no realistic prospect exists for remedying the European Union's democratic deficitthat is, its domination by corporate interests and lack of a cohesive European people. His book describes the emergence of a European trade union movement that crosses national boundaries. Erne assesses national and EU-level trade union politics in two core areas: wage bargaining in the European Monetary Union and job protection during transnational corporate mergers and restructuring. The wage coordination policies of the European metal and construction workers' unions and the unions' responses in the ABB-Alstom Power and Alcan-Pechiney-Algroup merger cases, Erne finds, show that the activities of labor are not confined to the national level: labor's policies have undergone Europeanization. This cross-national borrowing of tactics is itself proof of the increasing integration of European states and societies.
European Unions is based on an exceptionally wide range of research methods, including statistical analysis, participant observation, and interviews with EU-level, national, and local trade unionists and works councilors. It also draws on a wide range of European, German, French, Italian, and Swiss union documents and a multilingual body of academic literature across several disciplines, including political science, sociology, and law. Erne's multilevel inquiry goes beyond country-by-country comparisons of national cases and his book will prove of great relevance to readers interested in the future of labor, social justice, and democracy in an increasingly integrated world.
Reviews
"European Unions is rigorous and original. In this excellent book, Roland Erne organizes his analysis around an illuminating range of strategies and draws on a wide array of sources. Erne is exceptionally well informed about labor and industrial relations, and his book is unusually broad in scope, covering the politics of the European Union, the political economy of wage bargaining, and the role of unions in EU competition and merger policy."John Kelly, University of London
"In European Unions, Roland Erne offers an original and compelling view of how trade unions can contribute to remedying the European Union's 'democratic deficit.' He argues that unions can do so if they mobilize collective action in EU decision-making processes as opposed to alternative 'technocratic' or 're-nationalizing' strategies. Theoretically and through case studies, he analyzes the conditions under which unions are likely to adopt strategies that have democratizing effects on EU governance."Andrew Martin, The Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
About the Author
Roland Erne is Lecturer of International and Comparative Employment Relations at University College Dublin.
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[IWS] Legistorm: 2008 SENATE STAFF SALARIES POSTED [2 July 2008]
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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
________________________________________________________________________
Legistorm
2008 Senate staff salaries posted [2 July 2008]
http://www.legistorm.com/salaries.html
LegiStorm has posted the latest congressional staff salary data from the U.S. Senate.
The salary data covers the period Oct. 1, 2007 through March 31, 2008. The six-month semester of Senate disbursement data was made available by the Government Printing Office in book form in June and since then we have been busy converting that data into an accurate and structured database form.
This latest addition of staff salary data brings our salaries database to nearly 500,000 individual salary records. We now have Senate data from October 2002 forward and House data from January 2002. We are continuing to grow our database by adding historical data.
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Cornell/ILR School
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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
________________________________________________________________________
Legistorm
2008 Senate staff salaries posted [2 July 2008]
http://www.legistorm.com/salaries.html
LegiStorm has posted the latest congressional staff salary data from the U.S. Senate.
The salary data covers the period Oct. 1, 2007 through March 31, 2008. The six-month semester of Senate disbursement data was made available by the Government Printing Office in book form in June and since then we have been busy converting that data into an accurate and structured database form.
This latest addition of staff salary data brings our salaries database to nearly 500,000 individual salary records. We now have Senate data from October 2002 forward and House data from January 2002. We are continuing to grow our database by adding historical data.
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
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Cornell/ILR School
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[IWS] EIRO: DEVELOPMENTS IN INDUSTRIAL ACTION 2003-2007 [1 July 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)
COMPARATIVE STUDY
Developments in industrial action 20032007 [1 July 2008]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0804039s/tn0804039s.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/eiro/tn0804039s/tn0804039s.pdf
[full-text, 38 pages]
Abstract:
This overview examines developments in industrial action across the European Union and in Norway over the period 20032007. The data show that while overall levels of industrial action were low in historical terms during this period, there were considerable variations between countries. The most 'strike-prone' countries included Belgium, France and Spain, while Latvia and Lithuania were essentially strike-free. The level of action in the new Member States was only about a quarter of that in the former EU15; however, some new Member States have begun to see a rise in strike activity in recent times. Industry and manufacturing were the sectors most prone to conflict, followed by transport and communications, and the broad public sector. The most common cause of industrial action was disputes over pay.
CONTENTS
Introduction
Basic industrial action indicators
- Absolute industrial action levels
- Relative industrial relations levels
Sectors most affected
Reasons for industrial action
Strike threats
Government intervention
Annex 1: Sectors most affected by industrial action in EU countries
Annex 2: Main causes for industrial action
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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)
COMPARATIVE STUDY
Developments in industrial action 20032007 [1 July 2008]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0804039s/tn0804039s.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/eiro/tn0804039s/tn0804039s.pdf
[full-text, 38 pages]
Abstract:
This overview examines developments in industrial action across the European Union and in Norway over the period 20032007. The data show that while overall levels of industrial action were low in historical terms during this period, there were considerable variations between countries. The most 'strike-prone' countries included Belgium, France and Spain, while Latvia and Lithuania were essentially strike-free. The level of action in the new Member States was only about a quarter of that in the former EU15; however, some new Member States have begun to see a rise in strike activity in recent times. Industry and manufacturing were the sectors most prone to conflict, followed by transport and communications, and the broad public sector. The most common cause of industrial action was disputes over pay.
CONTENTS
Introduction
Basic industrial action indicators
- Absolute industrial action levels
- Relative industrial relations levels
Sectors most affected
Reasons for industrial action
Strike threats
Government intervention
Annex 1: Sectors most affected by industrial action in EU countries
Annex 2: Main causes for industrial action
______________________________
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Cornell/ILR School
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New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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# posted by SBasefsky : 12:11 PM
[IWS] USITC: RECENT TRENDS in U.S. SERVICES TRADE: 2008 ANNUAL REPORT [30 June 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
________________________________________________________________________
U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC)
Recent Trends in U.S. Services Trade: 2008 Annual Report
Investigation No. 332--345
Publication 4015 June 2008
http://hotdocs.usitc.gov/docs/pubs/332/pub4015.pdf
[full-text, 138 pages]
ABSTRACT
The report Recent Trends in U.S. Services Trade, 2008 Annual Report focuses principally
on infrastructure services, i.e., telecommunications, banking, insurance, and logistics, that
are consumed by every firm irrespective of economic sector. It finds that U.S. services
overall, and infrastructure services in particular, grew faster in 2006 in terms of gross
domestic product, employment, and cross-border exports than the average annual basis in
the preceding five-year period. Separately, services supplied to foreign consumers by
foreign-based affiliates of U.S. firms, including those in infrastructure services, also
experienced recent strong growth. The report also finds that U.S. infrastructure service firms
continued to encounter various impediments to trade in other countries. The report also
summarizes recent and ongoing initiatives by international organizations and countries to
improve services trade statistics.
The report highlights the services and the geographic markets and regions that contributed
most substantially to recent services trade performance. Separate chapters on particular
infrastructure services and retail services describe how each service is traded, identify trends
and issues affecting competitive conditions in the industry, and compare recent trade
performance to historical trends.
Includes NUMEROUS TABLES....
PRESS RELEASE June 30, 2008
News Release 08-063
Inv. No. 332-345
ITC REPORTS STRONG U.S. PERFORMANCE IN GLOBAL SERVICES TRADE
http://www.usitc.gov/ext_relations/news_release/2008/er0630ff2.htm
U.S. service firms were preeminent in global services trade in 2006, reports the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) in its report Recent Trends in U.S. Services Trade, 2008 Annual Report.
The United States remains the world's largest services market and also the world's leading exporter and importer of services, according to the report.
AND MUCH MORE....
______________________________
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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
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
________________________________________________________________________
U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC)
Recent Trends in U.S. Services Trade: 2008 Annual Report
Investigation No. 332--345
Publication 4015 June 2008
http://hotdocs.usitc.gov/docs/pubs/332/pub4015.pdf
[full-text, 138 pages]
ABSTRACT
The report Recent Trends in U.S. Services Trade, 2008 Annual Report focuses principally
on infrastructure services, i.e., telecommunications, banking, insurance, and logistics, that
are consumed by every firm irrespective of economic sector. It finds that U.S. services
overall, and infrastructure services in particular, grew faster in 2006 in terms of gross
domestic product, employment, and cross-border exports than the average annual basis in
the preceding five-year period. Separately, services supplied to foreign consumers by
foreign-based affiliates of U.S. firms, including those in infrastructure services, also
experienced recent strong growth. The report also finds that U.S. infrastructure service firms
continued to encounter various impediments to trade in other countries. The report also
summarizes recent and ongoing initiatives by international organizations and countries to
improve services trade statistics.
The report highlights the services and the geographic markets and regions that contributed
most substantially to recent services trade performance. Separate chapters on particular
infrastructure services and retail services describe how each service is traded, identify trends
and issues affecting competitive conditions in the industry, and compare recent trade
performance to historical trends.
Includes NUMEROUS TABLES....
PRESS RELEASE June 30, 2008
News Release 08-063
Inv. No. 332-345
ITC REPORTS STRONG U.S. PERFORMANCE IN GLOBAL SERVICES TRADE
http://www.usitc.gov/ext_relations/news_release/2008/er0630ff2.htm
U.S. service firms were preeminent in global services trade in 2006, reports the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) in its report Recent Trends in U.S. Services Trade, 2008 Annual Report.
The United States remains the world's largest services market and also the world's leading exporter and importer of services, according to the report.
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 : 8:47 AM
[IWS] OECD EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK, 2008 Edition [2 July 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
________________________________________________________________________
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
OECD Employment Outlook, 2008 Edition [2 July 2008]
http://www.oecd.org/document/46/0,3343,en_2649_37457_40401454_1_1_1_37457,00.html
or
http://www.oecd.org/employment/outlook
The OECD Employment Outlook provides an annual assessment of labour market developments and prospects in member countries. Each issue contains an overall analysis of the latest labour market trends and short-term forecasts, and examines key labour market developments. Reference statistics are also included.
Press Release 2 July 2008
Labour market discrimination still a big problem in OECD countries
http://www.oecd.org/document/41/0,3343,en_2649_201185_40939753_1_1_1_1,00.html
02/07/2008 - Women are 20% less likely than men to have a paid job in OECD countries and they earn on average 17% less than men, according to the latest edition of OECD's Employment Outlook. At least 30% of the gap in wages and 8% of the gap in employment rates result from discriminatory practices in the labour market.
The need to step up efforts to fight labour market discrimination is one of the main messages of the 2008 Employment Outlook. Promoting equal opportunities is a key policy goal in OECD countries, and virtually all OECD countries have enacted anti-discrimination laws in recent decades. But governments still need to do more to ensure a level playing field for all.
"Labour market discrimination is still a big obstacle," OECD Secretary General Angel Gurría commented. "Many workplaces not only have a glass ceiling but also a glass door, which keeps out women and ethnic minorities."
In some OECD countries, individuals from ethnic minorities take 40% to 50% more time to get a job interview than others with the same characteristics but belonging to majority groups. And even when they do succeed in getting a job, Mr Gurría noted, they often earn lower wages than their majority-groups counterparts.
Policies to help fight discrimination
In support of a drive to combat labour discrimination, the OECD report makes a number of recommendations:
* Long-term investment in education and training can prepare people better for the labour market.
* Structural reforms to promote stronger and more sustainable economic growth can boost demand for workers, creating a more competitive environment that forces managers to drop discriminatory hiring and promotion practices.
* Specific anti-discrimination legislation needs to be backed up by effective enforcement.
* Enforcement agencies should be empowered, even in the absence of individual complaints, to investigate companies and sanction employers when they find evidence of discrimination.
This year's Employment Outlook also looks at other policy issues, including how to promote more and better employment opportunities for young people, workers with mental health problems and people employed in the informal sector. It also assesses pay and working conditions in foreign affiliates of multinationals and how policy can promote foreign direct investment and responsible business conduct.
* Youth labour market conditions have improved in many OECD countries over the past decade, but many young people still find it hard to get a job. Temporary and low-paid jobs can serve as stepping stones for better paying and more stable jobs, but a minority of young job starters become trapped at the low end of the market. More must be done to help young people complete secondary schooling and to assist those without educational qualifications to find jobs.
* Informal employment and undeclared work loom large in some lower- and middle-income OECD countries. A review of seven countries -- Czech Republic, Hungary, Korea, Mexico, Poland, the Slovak Republic and Turkey prompts suggestions of ways to curb informal employment, including reducing excessive taxes on labour, making employment protection legislation more flexible and making employee affiliation to social protection schemes more attractive.
* Work-related mental health problems are believed to be a leading cause of sickness leave and disability in OECD countries. But athough working conditions have become more stressful for some workers, there is little evidence of any overall increase in mental health problems among the working-age population. Getting work can actually be positive for mental health, although the conditions of work are an important factor. Moving into a temporary job or one that involves long hours is likely to be less helpful than a standard employment arrangement.
* OECD-based multinationals tend to provide better pay than their domestic counterparts, especially in developing and emerging economies. FDI-friendly policies can help to promote investment by multinationals, but lowering core labour standards in order to attract foreign investors should not form part of them. Such action can in fact discourage FDI from responsible multinationals anxious to ensure that minimum labour standards are respected throughout their operations.
______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
OECD Employment Outlook, 2008 Edition [2 July 2008]
http://www.oecd.org/document/46/0,3343,en_2649_37457_40401454_1_1_1_37457,00.html
or
http://www.oecd.org/employment/outlook
The OECD Employment Outlook provides an annual assessment of labour market developments and prospects in member countries. Each issue contains an overall analysis of the latest labour market trends and short-term forecasts, and examines key labour market developments. Reference statistics are also included.
Press Release 2 July 2008
Labour market discrimination still a big problem in OECD countries
http://www.oecd.org/document/41/0,3343,en_2649_201185_40939753_1_1_1_1,00.html
02/07/2008 - Women are 20% less likely than men to have a paid job in OECD countries and they earn on average 17% less than men, according to the latest edition of OECD's Employment Outlook. At least 30% of the gap in wages and 8% of the gap in employment rates result from discriminatory practices in the labour market.
The need to step up efforts to fight labour market discrimination is one of the main messages of the 2008 Employment Outlook. Promoting equal opportunities is a key policy goal in OECD countries, and virtually all OECD countries have enacted anti-discrimination laws in recent decades. But governments still need to do more to ensure a level playing field for all.
"Labour market discrimination is still a big obstacle," OECD Secretary General Angel Gurría commented. "Many workplaces not only have a glass ceiling but also a glass door, which keeps out women and ethnic minorities."
In some OECD countries, individuals from ethnic minorities take 40% to 50% more time to get a job interview than others with the same characteristics but belonging to majority groups. And even when they do succeed in getting a job, Mr Gurría noted, they often earn lower wages than their majority-groups counterparts.
Policies to help fight discrimination
In support of a drive to combat labour discrimination, the OECD report makes a number of recommendations:
* Long-term investment in education and training can prepare people better for the labour market.
* Structural reforms to promote stronger and more sustainable economic growth can boost demand for workers, creating a more competitive environment that forces managers to drop discriminatory hiring and promotion practices.
* Specific anti-discrimination legislation needs to be backed up by effective enforcement.
* Enforcement agencies should be empowered, even in the absence of individual complaints, to investigate companies and sanction employers when they find evidence of discrimination.
This year's Employment Outlook also looks at other policy issues, including how to promote more and better employment opportunities for young people, workers with mental health problems and people employed in the informal sector. It also assesses pay and working conditions in foreign affiliates of multinationals and how policy can promote foreign direct investment and responsible business conduct.
* Youth labour market conditions have improved in many OECD countries over the past decade, but many young people still find it hard to get a job. Temporary and low-paid jobs can serve as stepping stones for better paying and more stable jobs, but a minority of young job starters become trapped at the low end of the market. More must be done to help young people complete secondary schooling and to assist those without educational qualifications to find jobs.
* Informal employment and undeclared work loom large in some lower- and middle-income OECD countries. A review of seven countries -- Czech Republic, Hungary, Korea, Mexico, Poland, the Slovak Republic and Turkey prompts suggestions of ways to curb informal employment, including reducing excessive taxes on labour, making employment protection legislation more flexible and making employee affiliation to social protection schemes more attractive.
* Work-related mental health problems are believed to be a leading cause of sickness leave and disability in OECD countries. But athough working conditions have become more stressful for some workers, there is little evidence of any overall increase in mental health problems among the working-age population. Getting work can actually be positive for mental health, although the conditions of work are an important factor. Moving into a temporary job or one that involves long hours is likely to be less helpful than a standard employment arrangement.
* OECD-based multinationals tend to provide better pay than their domestic counterparts, especially in developing and emerging economies. FDI-friendly policies can help to promote investment by multinationals, but lowering core labour standards in order to attract foreign investors should not form part of them. Such action can in fact discourage FDI from responsible multinationals anxious to ensure that minimum labour standards are respected throughout their operations.
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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# posted by SBasefsky : 8:31 AM
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
Tweet[IWS] NCSL 50-STATE LEGISLATIVE TRACKING--LABOR & EMPLOYMENT
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
________________________________________________________________________
National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
NCSL 50-State Legislative Tracking Web Resources
Updated June 2008
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/lis/lrl/50statetracking.htm
At the request of NCSL's Legislative Research Librarians (LRL) staff section, NCSL has developed this resource of 50-state compilations covering various issues that concern state legislators and legislative staff. Here you will find a topical, alphabetical listing of legislative and statutory databases, compilations and state charts/maps.
[NOTE: Some of these tracking services are currently out of date. PLEASE NOTE THE DATE of the item you are reviewing].
Labor & Employment
At-Will Employment
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/employ/atwillemploy.htm
Day Laborer Laws (statutes)
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/employ/daylabor.htm
Drugtesting in the Workplace
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/employ/drugtest.htm
State Divestment Legislation
http://www.ncsl.org/standcomm/sclaborecon/statedivestbills.htm
Equal Pay (statutes and legislation)
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/employ/equalpay.htm
Family/Medical Leave Laws (statutes)
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/employ/fmlachart.htm
Living Wage (legislation)
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/employ/livingwage2007.htm
Medical Donar Leave Laws (statutes)
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/employ/Leave-medicaldonors.htm
Minimum Wage Laws (legislation and chart)
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/employ/MinimumWage021508.htm
Minors - Employment Laws (statutes)
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/employ/childlabor.htm
Non-compete Agreements (statutes)
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/employ/non-compete-03.htm
Overtime Laws (statutes)
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/employ/workhours.htm
Sick Leave Laws (statutes)
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/employ/sickleave.htm
Telecommuting (statutes and legislation)
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/employ/telcommute2003.htm
Whistleblowers (statutes)
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/employ/whistleblower.htm
Workforce Development (legislation and resources)
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/employ/workforce.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
________________________________________________________________________
National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
NCSL 50-State Legislative Tracking Web Resources
Updated June 2008
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/lis/lrl/50statetracking.htm
At the request of NCSL's Legislative Research Librarians (LRL) staff section, NCSL has developed this resource of 50-state compilations covering various issues that concern state legislators and legislative staff. Here you will find a topical, alphabetical listing of legislative and statutory databases, compilations and state charts/maps.
[NOTE: Some of these tracking services are currently out of date. PLEASE NOTE THE DATE of the item you are reviewing].
Labor & Employment
At-Will Employment
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/employ/atwillemploy.htm
Day Laborer Laws (statutes)
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/employ/daylabor.htm
Drugtesting in the Workplace
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/employ/drugtest.htm
State Divestment Legislation
http://www.ncsl.org/standcomm/sclaborecon/statedivestbills.htm
Equal Pay (statutes and legislation)
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/employ/equalpay.htm
Family/Medical Leave Laws (statutes)
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/employ/fmlachart.htm
Living Wage (legislation)
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/employ/livingwage2007.htm
Medical Donar Leave Laws (statutes)
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/employ/Leave-medicaldonors.htm
Minimum Wage Laws (legislation and chart)
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/employ/MinimumWage021508.htm
Minors - Employment Laws (statutes)
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/employ/childlabor.htm
Non-compete Agreements (statutes)
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/employ/non-compete-03.htm
Overtime Laws (statutes)
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/employ/workhours.htm
Sick Leave Laws (statutes)
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/employ/sickleave.htm
Telecommuting (statutes and legislation)
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/employ/telcommute2003.htm
Whistleblowers (statutes)
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/employ/whistleblower.htm
Workforce Development (legislation and resources)
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/employ/workforce.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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# posted by SBasefsky : 1:39 PM
[IWS] Census: VOTING & REGISTRATION--2006 ELECTION [1 July 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
________________________________________________________________________
Census
Population Characteristics
P20-557
Issued June 2008
Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2006 [1 July 2008]
http://www.census.gov/prod/2008pubs/p20-557.pdf
[full-text, 21 pages]
[excerpt}
This report examines levels of voting and registration in the November 2006 congressional election, the characteristics of citizens who reported either registering or voting in the election, and the reasons why some registered individuals did not vote.
The data in this report are based on responses to the November 2006 Current Population Survey (CPS) Voting and Registration Supplement, which surveys the civilian noninstitutionalized population in the United States. The estimates presented in this report may differ from those based on administrative data or exit polls.
______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
Census
Population Characteristics
P20-557
Issued June 2008
Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2006 [1 July 2008]
http://www.census.gov/prod/2008pubs/p20-557.pdf
[full-text, 21 pages]
[excerpt}
This report examines levels of voting and registration in the November 2006 congressional election, the characteristics of citizens who reported either registering or voting in the election, and the reasons why some registered individuals did not vote.
The data in this report are based on responses to the November 2006 Current Population Survey (CPS) Voting and Registration Supplement, which surveys the civilian noninstitutionalized population in the United States. The estimates presented in this report may differ from those based on administrative data or exit polls.
______________________________
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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