About us

On 1 January 2025, the Research Institute (in Czech Výzkumný ústav) for Labour and Social Affairs, v. v. i., and the Research Institute for Occupational Safety, v. v. i., 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, v. v. i.

The merger of these two renowned research institutes, both with long and proud histories, will contribute to the conducting of more effective and coordinated research in the field of labour and social affairs and occupational safety into the future. It will create a stronger foundation for the development of new methods and approaches that will be beneficial in terms of improving the working environment and protecting the health and safety of employees. The combination of the expertise and experience of the two institutions will allow for the more efficient use of available resources and synergy between the various research activities, which will lead to higher quality outputs and their more versatile use in practice. This change forms part of a broader trend in the Czech Republic towards the modernisation and efficiency of the public sector in the field of research and its implementation in wider society.