Regulación del bienestar ocupacional: entre la legislación y la responsabilidad social empresarial

Antonio Blanco Prieto; Ángel Alonso Domínguez

doi:10.22325/fes/res.2020.20

Authors

Antonio Blanco Prieto Departamento de Sociología. Universidad de Oviedo. España/Spain http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0057-9916
Ángel Alonso Domínguez Departamento de Sociología. Universidad de Oviedo. España/Spain http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3482-4329

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22325/fes/res.2020.20

Keywords:

occupational welfare, voluntary improvements, social protection, reconciliation, corporate social responsibility

Abstract

The aim of the article is to offer a classification in the regulation of occupational welfare in Spain that allows us to identify if there is a well coordinated system in the legislative field and in social responsibility of companies. The research is carried out by valuing the social benefits under the terms of the Community regulations, the national legislation and the different norms, management guides and recommendations for the elaboration of corporate sustainability reports. In this way, four different types of services and programmes related to occupational well-being have been defined: improvement of working conditions and social protection; reconciliation of work, personal and family life; occupational health and safety; human development and training. Following full analysis of all of this relevant information, it has been concluded that there is no such system or coordination but the confluence of different laws, rules and recommendations that can be grouped in the four areas of action.

Author Biographies

Antonio Blanco Prieto, Departamento de Sociología. Universidad de Oviedo. España/Spain

Ángel Alonso-Domínguez is a PhD in Sociology from the University of Oviedo and Professor in the Department of Sociology of the same university. He has published on social policies and employment in book chapters and articles in journals such as European Journal of Social Security, Papers, Política y Sociedad, Revista Española de Sociología and Revista Internacional de Organizaciones, among others. He has participated as a researcher in the European Network of Excellence Reconciling Work and Welfare in Europe (RECWOWE) and is currently a member of the accredited research group Promoting Employment and Welfare in Europe (PROMEBI).

Ángel Alonso Domínguez, Departamento de Sociología. Universidad de Oviedo. España/Spain

Doctor’s degree in Social Psychology at the University of Oviedo. Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Sociology and Political Sciences, from the Pontifical University of Salamanca. He has been working in Philanthropy and Corporate Social Responsibility for more than 15 years. Now, he is in charge of a Corporate Foundation: Alimerka Foundation. He is also involved with different civil and non-profit organizations, such as the Spanish Alliance against Hunger and Malnutrition. In the academic area, he teaches courses in Sociology and Sustainable Leadership, at the University of Oviedo. He is also a member of the Advisory Board of the European Master in Business Studies (EPAS Accredited). His research interests focus on Philanthropy, Social Leadership, Non-Profit Management and CSR.