History

On 1 January 2025, the Research Institute (in Czech Výzkumný ústav; VÚPSV) for Labour and Social Affairs and the Research Institute for Occupational Safety (VÚBP) merged. The new research institute, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Czech Republic, will continue its activities under the same name in English, i.e. the Research Institute (in Czech Výzkumný institut) for Labour and Social Affairs.