Occupational welfare

Occupational welfare

Occupational welfare is welfare distributed by industry as part of employment.[1] First characterized by British social researcher and teacher Richard Titmuss in 1956,[2] occupational welfare includes perks, salary-related benefits, measures intended to improve the efficiency of the workforce and some philanthropic measures.[3]

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References

  1. ^ Wilkinson, Helen; Stephen Radley (1997). Time Out: The Costs and Benefits of Paid Parental Leave. Demos. pp. 98. ISBN 1898309582. http://books.google.com/books?id=9tPkx4iZ71UC&pg=RA1-PA98&dq=%22Occupational+Welfare%22&as_brr=1&sig=ACfU3U2WyeWsLISufZXlAEXjBvGfnN7fhw. 
  2. ^ Johnson, Norman (1987). The Welfare State in Transition: The Theory and Practice of Welfare Pluralism. Univ of Massachusetts Press. pp. 137. ISBN 0870236180. http://books.google.com/books?id=QNZ1HYMzOgQC&pg=PA137&dq=%22Occupational+Welfare%22+date:1600-1990&lr=&as_brr=3&sig=ACfU3U36UvbHpaQDj-8jr0q-Lvu49NF6qQ#PPA137,M1. 
  3. ^ Mulgan, Geoff (1997). The British Spring: a manifesto for the election after next. Demos. pp. 37. ISBN 1898309434. http://books.google.com/books?id=t2vQF71_pHYC&pg=PA37&dq=%22Occupational+Welfare%22&as_brr=1&sig=ACfU3U3l_-4GBofqlZB6vFeZlm8EnVaw_g. 
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