This paper reviews and discusses Internet issues and reports the findings of a survey concerning the impact of gender, age and income on employees' Internet usage in Turkey. Internet usage was categorized in two empirical factors, namely usage profile (reason for using the Internet, average daily use of the Internet) and usage patterns (average daily use of the Internet for communication/e-mail...

For employees who get cancer and survive, the probability of returning to work may depend on their ability to work, potential earnings losses if they do not return to work, qualifications and job type, but also on characteristics of the pre-cancer workplace. This paper focuses on differences between public and private sector employees in the effect of breast cancer on the probability of being o...

Electronic government (e-government) is a worldwide process which for instance includes service renewal and is intended to achieve a much higher effectiveness of the public sector. Many governments around the world have the goal to deliver 100 % of their services electronically. As a result, the public sector is investing considerably large sums of money in new government services to provide th...

The era of E-government will emphasise the role local councils play in helping people access electronic services to involve voters in local decision making. Local government will offer a range of channels, so that the citizen can make a “channel of choice” Key to the programme is that public sector employees need to be involved, not just confronted with it. This paper will discuss the issues re...

C Most active state and local government employees are covered y health plans, and these plans extend into retirement as well.1 he generosity of these plans help governments recruit and retain uality workers, but the plans raise significant issues for the public ector and the economy as a whole. Fiscal issues are one obvius concern: like health costs nationally, the cost of coverage for tate an...

Are Public Sector Workers Different? Cross-European Evidence from Elderly Workers and Retirees The public sector employs a large share of the labor force to execute important functions (e.g. regulation and public good provision) in an environment beset by severe agency problems. Attracting workers who are motivated to serve the public interest is important to mitigate these problems. We investi...