ABSTRACT

Occupational welfare as an alternative to public welfare for the protection against social risks has lately attracted increased attention. However, there is no clear agreement on the causes behind the emergence and expansion of occupational welfare schemes in modern welfare states. This article contributes to this subject through a study of one specific form of occupational welfare in Sweden, called Employment Security or Transition Agreements, and the agreements between the bargaining cartel for white-collar employees PTK and the Confederation of private-sector employers SAF/SN from the 1970s until the present time. Based on archival material and articles, the article finds that the protection provided through the agreement expanded during the 1970s and 1980s but has since been reduced, even though the unions finding such solutions more important than ever. Despite the relative strength of Swedish unions, they are not able to sufficiently address increased labor market risks brought about by welfare state retrenchment and structural change.

摘要

职业福利作为替代公共福利以防范社会风险的做法最近受到越来越多的关注。然而，对于现代福利国家中职业福利计划出现和扩大的原因，并没有明确的共识。本文通过对瑞典一种特定形式的职业福利（称为就业保障或过渡协议）以及白领雇员谈判卡特尔与私营部门雇主联合会 SAF/SN 之间的协议的研究，为该主题做出贡献从 1970 年代到现在。根据档案材料和文章，文章认为，通过协议提供的保护在 1970 年代和 1980 年代有所扩大，但此后有所减少，尽管工会找到这样的解决方案比以往任何时候都更重要。尽管瑞典工会实力相对强大，但它们无法充分应对福利国家裁员和结构变化带来的劳动力市场风险增加。