A statistical survey was taken of the labor market experience of persons who received advance notice of employment termination, their success in finding new jobs, the factors that affected their finding new jobs, and the means of obtaining a new job. The report includes tabulated statistics for: mass and individual terminations by job finding…

Three models--the self-directed job information services, employability exploration and job development services, and intensive employability development services--were conceived to offer employment services to various types of applicants. The workability of these models was aided by the Job Bank and Job Information Service. The Job Bank is an…

An analysis of seven major corporations' attitudes and responses toward hiring qualified blind employees in competitive jobs is presented. Emphasis is placed on specific problems of communication, preconceptions, presentation, and credibility faced by vocational counselors and blind applicants on the open job market. (Author/EC)

The process of collective bargaining needs the assistance of congressional legislation in order to respond successfully to equal employment opportunity problems. A proposal to develop an Affirmative Action Adjustment Assistant Act is presented as a possible solution. (EC)

Describes the economic incentives to employees and employers for providing occupational social services. Suggests that growth in such services will coincide with growth in high-technology industries and service industries employing highly skilled workers. (BL)

This article discusses the definition and causes of unemployment, national unemployment rates since 1929, and workers who typically experience the highest incidence of job loss. (Author)

Investigates factors related to employment status and stability of rehabilitation clients who had completed vocational training. (Author/MU)

Forty-four hard core welfare recipients were administered the 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire. The profiles were intercorrelated and factor analyzed. Two distinct groups were depicted. The first group characteristics were dependency and rigidity, while the second one characterized self res\riction and restraint. Counseling strategies were…

Discusses the scope given to bargaining if a statute (which requires good faith negotiations on wages and hours) also includes a directive to negotiate on conditions of employment." (JF)

Employers can be subjected to substantial legal responsibilities and liabilities. The employer's obligations to employees; the consequences of mislabeling an employee as a consultant; how to determine who may be a consultant; and criteria for authorizing a consulting position are examined. (MLW)

Summarizes the results of research conducted on the nature of work-related and personal problems afflicting employee assistance program users. Based on a sample of 14,000 cases, the project sought to identify problems that seem to cluster together and the demographic profile of employees experiencing the cluster. (Author/MLF)

Examines the effect on adolescents of being unable to find a job. Focuses on unemployment's consequences for development of identity during late adolescence. Also investigates unemployment's effects on adolescents' psychological well-being and psychosocial development and the relationship between identity and psychological well-being in employed…

Drug testing continues to develop as a popular strategy to control substance abuse in the workplace. The incidence of testing is partially based on the type of worksite, characteristics of employees, and policies of the company. (Author)