This book examines employee welfare in British and German companies from the 19th century through to the present day. Tracing the history of employee welfare, this comparative study reveals new issues beyond the dominant focus on the welfare state, showing that companies are an integral part of...

The German government introduced compulsory accident insurance for industrial firms in 1884. This insurance scheme was one of the main pillars of Bismarck’s famous social insurance system. The accident-insurance system achieved only one of its intended goals: it successfully compensated...

Die Silikose wird durch die Inhalation feiner Staubpartikel bei der Arbeit unter Tage verursacht. Die betroffenen Bergleute leiden unter erheblichen körperlichen Einschränkungen und in vielen Fällen führt die Krankheit zum Tod durch Ersticken. Christian Schürmann befasst sich mit der...

Measures of individual happiness, or well-being, can guide labor market policies. Individual unemployment, as well as the rate of unemployment in society, have a negative effect on happiness. In contrast, employment protection and unemployment benefits can contribute to happiness - though when...