Thursday, September 30, 2010

[IWS} BLS: MEASURING GREEN JOBS (Web Page)

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Measuring Green Jobs
http://www.bls.gov/green/

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) received funding beginning in Fiscal Year 2010 to develop and implement the collection of new data on green jobs. These activities are being conducted through the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages and Occupational Employment Statistics programs. This web page provides information on the BLS green jobs initiative, the status of survey development, the BLS green jobs definition, a link to career information for selected green jobs, and other information.

On This Page

·         Overview of the BLS Green Jobs Initiative

·         The BLS Green Jobs Definition

·         Green Jobs Career Information

·         Green Jobs FAQs

·         Federal Register Notices on Green Jobs

·         Green Jobs FY 2010 Budget Information

·         Contact Us

 



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# posted by SBasefsky : 1:28 PM

[IWS] Dublin Foundation: ELDERLY--MEASURES FOR SOCIAL INCLUSION: THE CASE OF VOLUNTEERING (Working Paper) [20 September 2010]

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School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
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16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
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European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)

 

Measures for social inclusion of the elderly: The case of volunteering - Working paper [30 September 2010]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef1055.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2010/55/en/1/EF1055EN.pdf

[full-text, 43 pages]



Author:
Naegele, Gerhard; Schnabel, Eckart; van de Maat, Jan Willem; Kubicki, Pawel; Chiatti, Carlos; Rostgaard, Tine

 

Summary:
Europe is facing unprecedented demographic change including a previously unknown ageing of the population. In view of these demographic and societal changes, social inclusion of the elderly is of growing importance. In searching for measures to promote the social inclusion of the older population, EU policies give special attention to encouraging volunteering. This working paper looks at experiences in 5 EU countries (Denmark, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Poland) and draws some interim conclusions.

 

Contents

1. EU overview and conceptual framework

2. Research objectives and methods

3. National background papers and selected case studies

4. Interim lessons to be learnt

References



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# posted by SBasefsky : 12:44 PM

[IWS] Hewitt: TOTAL REWARDS in MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS ESSENTIAL for SUCCESS [29 September 2010]

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Hewitt

 

Press Release 29 September 2010

Hewitt Survey Shows Strategic Importance of Total Rewards in Successful M&A Transactions

http://www.hewittassociates.com/Intl/NA/en-US/AboutHewitt/Newsroom/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?cid=9125

 

Rewarding Employees Through Both Monetary and Non-Monetary Means is a Key Lever in Driving Deal Success

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.—As corporate merger and acquisition activity continues to increase around the world, a new survey by Hewitt Associates, a global human resources consulting and outsourcing company, found that how companies leverage their compensation and benefits programs during these transactions plays a critical role in retaining key talent and ensuring the overall success of the deal.

 

Findings from Hewitt's July M&A survey of 103 companies around the world showed that just 44 percent of organizations that participate in M&A activity met or exceeded their stated transaction goals. Hewitt's survey also revealed that total rewards—which include compensation and benefits programs—is one of the main levers that organizations can use to drive deal success. In fact, of the companies in Hewitt's survey that exceeded their transaction goals, almost all exhibited four key characteristics for how they approached their total rewards strategies:

 

Focusing on Liabilities in Due Diligence

According to Hewitt's analysis, companies that exceeded their transaction goals ("Overachievers") gave extra attention to total rewards elements in due diligence that are most likely to create liabilities. These areas included employment contracts, change-in-control and severance agreements (95 percent); executive compensation (90 percent); defined benefit retirement plans (79 percent); and executive benefits and perquisites (74 percent).

 

"During a transaction, Overachiever companies have a laser-like focus on total rewards liabilities and leadership, while organizations that fail to meet their goals spread their attention across a variety of due diligence topics," said Elizabeth Fealy, global leader of Hewitt's Corporate Transactions and Transformation Consulting practice. "Overachiever companies are simply better at evaluating their total rewards pre- and post-merger, mitigating potential risks and leveraging the cost savings they uncover."

 

Looking at Total Rewards in Aggregate

During the purchase agreement stage, Hewitt's survey found that more than two-thirds (67 percent) of successful organizations provided compensation and benefits similar to those of the acquired company for a set time after close. This broad commitment helped ensure employees didn't experience a loss in the value of their rewards because of the acquisition—a core concern of most employees. These organizations were also more likely to make similar commitments for their employees in a divestiture situation (69 percent).

 

Most successful companies (63 percent) also examined compensation and benefits together and as part of a larger reward strategy after the deal closes. These companies looked for tradeoffs that enabled increases in some areas of benefits and compensation to be offset by decreases in other areas.

 

Being Deliberate About Talent Retention

According to Hewitt's survey, more than three-quarters (77 percent) of all companies identified retention packages among the most effective tools in retaining top talent during a transaction. However, successful companies typically developed packages that were contingent upon the achievement of post-closing metrics and in all instances, the retention bonuses were payable within three years. These packages were also often offered much deeper within the organization—below the senior executive level. Beyond specialized retention packages, our survey shows that companies that exceeded their deal objectives also paid more attention to areas such as role selection and identification of high-potential talent.

 

"Overachieving companies understand that retaining key talent is critical to the success of the company post-deal," said Dave Kompare, North American leader of Hewitt's Corporate Transactions and Transformation Consulting practice. "But they also recognize that there's more to a retention strategy than pay—they structure their retention programs in a way that employees are rewarded not just for staying, but also for contributing."

 

Being Well Equipped, Highly Focused and Effective

More than half (58 percent) of companies that exceeded their deal objectives had highly capable, globally experienced teams that were especially adept at executing effective total rewards initiatives in transactions. Most importantly, these organizations were very effective at retention planning, addressing retirement benefits and addressing executive compensation plans.

 

"Bottom line, companies that are successful in exceeding their transaction goals are simply smarter about managing their money," adds Fealy. "They are saving money in due diligence by identifying liabilities within their total rewards programs and by implementing performance driven, cost-based program designs. At the same time, they are spending money on well-designed, timely, 'stay and play' retention approaches. This approach leads to a retention rate and transaction success that is materially higher than their competition."



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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.

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# posted by SBasefsky : 8:46 AM

[IWS] FRANCINE D. BLAU given IZA PRIZE in LABOR ECONOMICS 2010 [30 September 2010]

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The Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

 

IZA Press Statement - September 30, 2010

IZA Prize in Labor Economics goes to Francine D. Blau

German-based Institute for the Study of Labor honors Cornell (ILR) economist

http://www.iza.org/files/BlauIZAPrizeEN.pdf

 

Francine D. Blau (Cornell University) has been selected as this year’s recipient of the IZA Prize in Labor Economics. Worth 50,000 euros, the prestigious award recognizes Professor Blau’s seminal contributions to the analysis of labor market inequality. She has written extensively on the role of women in the labor market and on gender differences in pay. Her work has profoundly shaped the view of scholars and policymakers on the causes and consequences of gender differences in economic outcomes, and on policies for advancing women’s labor market position and well-being.

 

AND MUCH MORE....

 

See brief bio at -- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/directory/fdb4/

 

 

Cornell Press Release 30 September 2010

Policy Influence, Internationally

Blau receives top labor economics award for work in labor market inequality and other research

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/news/FranBlau_093010.html

 

Francine D. Blau, credited with changing the way scholars and policymakers think about gender's role in pay and other economic issues, is the 2010 winner of the prestigious IZA Prize in Labor Economics.

 

The announcement was made today in Bonn, Germany, by the Institute for the Study of Labor, an international think tank. The honor carries a prize of 50,000 euros, which converts to about $67,000.

 

Blau, the Frances Perkins Professor of Industrial and Labor Relations and Labor Economics at Cornell, "laid the foundation for more equality and equity in the labor market," according to the institute, which established the annual award in 2002.

 

The first woman to receive the recognition, Blau will accept the honor Jan. 8 at the Allied Social Science Associations in Denver, Colo. 

 

The prize is "an enormous honor," she said.

 

It is especially gratifying to be recognized for work on gender issues, considered risky professional territory -- particularly for women -- in the 1970s, Blau said.

 

Women received only seven percent of doctorates in economics when Blau earned hers from Harvard University; studying gender could have compromised her career in a field with many untested corners for women academics, she said.

 

Blau was not dissuaded from her interest; all around her, careers were segregated by gender. The medical and legal fields were dominated by men. Elementary schools and libraries were staffed primarily by women.

 

"Occupational segregation was all around me. It suggested to me the importance of the issue," she said in an interview this week.

 

Gender and labor economics proved fertile research ground; Blau has published key pieces of the field's foundational literature.

 

"Francine Blau's work is highly relevant for decision makers in politics and business because it shows that we need to significantly improve the labor market integration of women in order to meet the challenges of an aging labor force and growing skills shortages," said Klaus F. Zimmermann, director of the institute. IZA, its acronym, is drawn from the German translation of the institute's name.

 

The award, he said, recognizes Blau's seminal contributions to the analysis of labor market inequality.

 

Through pioneering use of detailed micro-level data, Blau assessed potential causes for gender pay differentials, such as qualification differences, Zimmerman said. 

 

Blau's research, spanning four decades, has revealed patterns of change and identified areas where answers are still lacking, he said. For instance, her work shows that the overall gender pay gap has decreased, but that the remaining gap is no longer mainly explained by differences in qualifications and skills.

 

Instead, labor market discrimination and the fact that women are still primarily responsible for child care and housework duties lowers labor market attachment and limits employment opportunities, Blau found.

 

Improved integration of family and work is key to achieving labor market equity and efficiency, according to findings by Blau, whose work has also influenced labor economists' thinking on migration and racial discrimination.

 

Blau, whose talent for economics was first identified by professors while she was an ILR undergraduate, served on the faculty at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, before coming to Cornell in 1994.

 

A former vice president of the American Economic Association, Blau served as chair of its Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession. She is a former president of the Society of Labor Economists and of the Labor and Employment Relations Association.

 

Blau, a National Bureau of Economic Research associate, has published important research with ILR Professor Larry Kahn. Kahn and Blau are married.

 

A collection of Blau's key research findings will be part of the IZA Prize Book Series published by Oxford University Press.

 

 



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# posted by SBasefsky : 8:11 AM

[IWS] GET IT DONE ONLINE! (improve your productivity)

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