This new edited volume on occupational welfare in Europe is based on research projects coordinated by the European Social Observatory (OSE) It focuses on recent developments in the field of pensions and unemployment-related schemes in nine countries: Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden and the UK.
The book addresses the main analytical and methodological shortcomings in the contemporary literature and flags the main policy implications for trade unions in the light of the spread of Occupational Welfare across the European Union. Both the case studies and the comparative conclusions address the challenges trade unions face in terms of Occupational Welfare a subject that the authors feel, needs to be handled with care.