Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
Career Paths of Part-Time Workers
U.K. Equal Opportunities Commission
This 98-page U.K. working paper studies the career paths of part-time workers over time
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-02-15
Part-Time is No Crime - So Why the Penalty?
U.K. Equal Opportunities Commission
The 42-page U.K. interim report of an investigation into flexible and part-time working
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2005-02-15
Human Capital: Selected Agencies' Experiences and Lessons Learned in Designing Training and Development Programs
U.S. General Accounting Office
This 64-page report summarises lessons learned in assessing skills gaps and identifying training needs, developing strategies and solutions to meet those needs and determining methods for evaluating training programs
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-02-08
Older Workers: Labor Can Help Employers and Employees Plan Better for the Future
U.S. Government Accountability Office
A 60-page U.S. study examining the interaction of an aging workforce and the labour market
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-12-07
Working Towards Recovery: Getting Problem Drug Users Into Jobs
UK Drug Policy Commission
This 60-page UK report considers the range of barriers to work faced by problem drug users and looks closely at how they can be overcome.
Drug Abuse, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-01-20
Training for Work is More Effective than Working for the Dole
Uniya Jesuit Social Justice Centre
A 16-page Australian paper examining whether "Work First" strategies or labour market training programmes are more effective in reducing long-term unemployment
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2006-03-15
Enjoying the Golden Work Years
Urban Institute
A 6-page US perspective examining the job characteristics and attitudes to work of working over-60s
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2006-05-27
Rising Senior Unemployment and the Need to Work at Older Ages
Urban Institute
This 19-page US report contains updated graphs and tables of older workers’ unemployment rates and how they have varied by age, sex, race, and education since 2007
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-10-18
Job Changes at Older Ages: Effects on Wages, Benefits and Other Job Attributes
Urban Institute
This 42-page US study examines the employment consequences of American workers changing jobs between the ages of 45 and 75
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-04-06
Adult Education and Workforce Development Can be Key Assets in Local Economic Development
Urban Institute
A US report highlighting findings about the role of adult education in workforce development and the use of sector strategies to address needs at the local level
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-02-08
What to Do about the New Unemployment
Urban Institute
This 4-page US brief provides information on what a country can do about unemployment
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-07-28
Working to Fix Our Fiscal Woes
Urban Institute
A US opinion piece outlining the benefits, personal and fiscal, of later retirement
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2006-04-20
Informal and Nonstandard Employment in the United States: Implications for Low-Income Working Families
Urban Institute
This 8-pageUS brief presents background information on the informal sector and policy options that could improve economic conditions for low-wage informal workers and their families.
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-08-22
Working Longer to Enhance Retirement Security
Urban Institute
A 2-page U.S. brief outlining the need for, and benefits of, delayed retirement
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-11-07
Are We Taking Full Advantage of Older Adults' Potential?
Urban Institute
An 8-page US study highlighting the benefits of engaging older people in work and voluntary activities
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2008-01-02
Are Employers Willing to Hire Older Workers?
Urban Institute
A 6-page US fact sheet examining the current attitudes of employers towards older workers and the likely future demand for their services
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-12-13
Should People Work Longer, and Will They?
Urban Institute
A 7-page US fact sheet examining issues relating to the employment of older adults
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-12-13
Trends in Job Demands among Older Workers 1992-2002
Urban Institute
A 9-page U.S. paper exploring the ability of the labour market to accommodate older workers, with special reference to the physical demands of such employment
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-09-14
Compulsion in Active Labour Market Programs
UVT
A 27-page Dutch discussion paper examining the compulsion and treatment effects in active labour market programmes
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2007-10-10
Estimating the Economic Benefits of Eliminating Job Strain as a Risk Factor for Depression
Vichealth
A 36-page Australian report finding that \'job strain\', where workers have little control over their job, but who are under high pressure to perform, accounts for 17 per cent of depression in working women and 13 per cent in working men
Health, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-10-18
Economic Restructuring and Labour Market Developments in the New EU Member States
Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies
A 74-page study of aggregate and sectoral employment levels and trends, educational attainment, in the new member states of the EU
European Union, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-01-27
Analysis of the Success and Failure in the Labour Markets of Selected EU Member-States
VKI
A 23-page Hungarian working paper identifying the economic factors and policies which influence the level of employment and unemployment in selected EU member states
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European UnionPosted: 2007-12-08
Change Begets Change: Employment Effects of Technological and Non-Technological Innovations – a Comparison across Countries
wiiw
This 23-page Austrian working paper attempts to shed new light on the effect innovation has on employment. Specifically, it identifies the net employment effects of technological product and process innovations as well as complementary non-technological organizational innovations which have so far mostly been bypassed in comparable analyses
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-02-21
Western Balkan Countries: Adjustment Capacity to External Shocks, With a Focus on Labour Markets
wiiw
A 136-page Austrian study of the performance of labour markets in the Western Balkans. The aim is to find out whether they can deliver growth of employment and decline of unemployment in the medium run and whether they can withstand short term shocks due to changes in demand or supply
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European UnionPosted: 2009-04-05
Taking Care of Business: The Lessons of WINS
Workforce Innovation Networks
A series of 5 US publications showing how organisations can advance the employer side of workforce development (single page linking to each publication)
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2008-03-27
Third Party Intervention Reconsidered: New Roles for Australian Industrial Tribunals
Workplace & Corporate Law Research Group, Monash University
This 37-page Australian working paper examines the decisive shift away from traditional forms of third party intervention by public agencies in Canada, the US, Ireland and the UK
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-04-01
Women, Business and the Law 2010
World Bank
This 188-page report measures legal gender parity for entrepreneurs and workers in 128 economies across 6 topics
Human Rights, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-03-26
Accelerating Growth and Job Creation in South Asia
World Bank
This 491-page report brings insight to the setting of priorities and strategies to accomplish the objective of sustained growth and poverty reduction in South Asia
Economic Policy, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-11-04
Informality: Exit and Exclusion
World Bank
A report on the growth in informal employment in Latin America and the Caribbean, focusing on its harmful effects on social welfare
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-05-29
Globalization with Arab Characteristics
YaleGlobal online
A US article underscoring the urgency of the need for large-scale job creation in the Arab world
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Economic PolicyPosted: 2007-10-22
Nurses' Reports on Hospital Care in Five Countries
"Health Affairs"
This paper presents reports from hospitals in the United States, Canada, England, Scotland, and Germany in which nurses report similar shortcomings in their work environments and the quality of hospital care
Health, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-09-30
The Looming Arab Employment Crisis
"International Economy"
A 4-page US paper examining the employment implications of population growth in the Arab world
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-08-28
Beyond Home Ec: Vocational Programs Are a Good Investment
"National Review"
This US article highlights the benefits of occupational education
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-10-19