Discusses the rapidly rising rate of Japan's population and that country's attempts to secure and promote older worker employment. Such measures include using employment quotas, raising the retirement age, and advocating continued employment. (Author/CT)

A Georgia court decided that a principal who was transferred to a position with less responsibility and prestige but with an increased salary was not considered demoted. (IRT)

Reports results of a 1978 survey of editors of Minnesota weekly newspapers regarding factors they might consider important when hiring a writer/reporter. (GT)

While the court accepted the existence of the employer's duty to accommodate an employee's religious beliefs, that duty seems to be directed toward maintaining employer neutrality rather than toward conferring employee privilege. Available from Arkansas Law Review, Inc., School of Law, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701; $10.00…

Analysis of data from a 1998 telecommunications industry survey indicates that institutional pressures and human resource strategies contribute to adoption of nonunion dispute resolution procedures. Employment rights litigation and court deferral to nonunion arbitration led to an increase in mandatory arbitration procedures. Threat of unionization…

Contends that wise management human resources decisions may yield direct payroll savings in fewer workers for compatible production; controllable personnel turnover; greater flexibility to achieve new and emergency jobs; low waste, reject and accident programs; and low sick absences. Systematic follow-up must be integral part of effort to achieve…

Presents fundamental principles of job analysis and a model approach for analyzing a job based on interviews with incumbents and identification of critical work behaviors, knowledge, skill, and abilities. The usefulness of job analysis in recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, and workforce planning is highlighted. (SK)

Interviews with 13 women who had worked in temporary clerical positions identified ways in which they are alienated from work, from others, and from themselves; the ways they actively resist alienation; and constraints on resistance. Results revealed a concern that temporary workers are disproportionately those already marginalized, such as women…

Cultural diversity affects organizations in several ways: recruitment/retention, outreach beyond traditional clientele, management styles and decision making, and interorganizational relationships. Intercultural effectiveness can be improved by making training strategic, building cultural knowledge, targeting unconscious discrimination, and…

As the world population ages, the number of active workers to support nonworking elders is decreasing. Early retirement and working conditions that limit older worker participation have contributed to the problem. (SK)

Looks at some of the ambiguities in the Americans with Disabilities Act and suggests how to avoid them. Lists specific practices to avoid such as asking applicants about disabilities, failing to accommodate the disabled, and requiring preemployment physical exams. (JOW)

Depicts the following aspects of training and development in the United Kingdom: public-policy strategy and infrastructure, corporate policies and strategies, organization and delivery of training, the training and development profession, and trends in the use of training. (SK)

Lists benefits of part-time employment for women and employers. Describes strategies for both women and their supervisors for successful part-time arrangements. (SK)

A case study of a Polish company undergoing restructuring demonstrates the influence of political, economic, and social change on postcommunist personnel management. It investigates whether change is providing opportunities to improve the employment status of women. (SK)

Data from a national survey of 2945 employers showed that those most likely to have formal training programs were larger and had high-performance work systems, capital-intensive production, and better-educated workers. More workers were trained in companies with larger investments in physical capital or new forms of work organization. (SK)