Výzkumný institut práce a sociálních věcí

What Výzkumný institut práce a sociálních věcí does

RILSA (Výzkumný ústav práce a sociálních věcí, v. v. i.) is a Czech public research institution founded in 1920, headquartered in Prague with a research center in Brno, specializing in labor market, social policy, and family policy research alongside occupational safety and health (BOZP) services. The institute combines three functional pillars: (1) policy research — producing Policy Papers, Policy Briefs, monographs, and two academic journals (Fórum sociální politiky / FSP and JOSRA) on labor, social protection, family policy, and macroeconomic indicators; (2) BOZP professional services — including testing and certification of occupational safety equipment, major accident prevention advisory, ergonomics and workplace risk prevention consulting, professional training for safety coordinators and fire protection officers, and expert witness activities for Czech courts and the Police of the Czech Republic; and (3) knowledge infrastructure — the RILSA library with online catalog and the 'Golden Fund of Social Policy' historical archive tracing to the late 19th century.

The institution is funded primarily through institutional grants from the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MPSV), the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TAČR), the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic (GAČR), and EU operational programs (ESF CR, IROP) plus EEA/Norway Grants, with supplemental revenue from BOZP training, certification, and journal subscriptions. RILSA serves three primary customer segments: Czech government bodies (MPSV, the Government Office, Ministry of Interior) as a default policy research partner; academia and international research bodies (Eurofound, Masaryk University, Institute of Sociology of the Czech Academy of Sciences); and employers/enterprises requiring BOZP compliance services. Distribution is institutionally direct rather than commercial, with dissemination through publications, the library catalog, newsletter subscriptions, conferences, and social media channels. The institute is not privately held, is not venture-backed, and has no parent company or subsidiaries; it operates under Czech public research institution (v. v. i.) governance without a public stock ticker.

Name

Výzkumný institut práce a sociálních věcí

Legal name

Výzkumný ústav práce a sociálních věcí, v. v. i.

Website

https://vupsv.cz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1920

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

RILSA is a Czech public research institute founded in 1920 that provides labor market, social policy, and family policy research for government ministries, plus occupational safety testing, certification, and training services for employers and academic institutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Policy Research (Labour and Social Affairs)

NAICS

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAIAK

Reliability, Safety & Risk Engineering (RAMS/PSM) Consulting

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Engineering & Technical Consulting

SECONDARYBPAHAJAE

Process Safety & Major Hazard Risk Management (PSM)

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Consulting

SECONDARYBPAHALAI

Due Diligence & Investigative Research

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Research, Analytics & Expert Services

Keywords

• Labour market research
• Social policy analysis
• Occupational safety training
• Family policy research
• Public policy research

Headquarters

HQ city

Prague

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

RILSA conducts applied research on the labour market, social policy, family policy, incomes and wages, and social protection, and publishes evidence-based outputs (Policy Papers, Policy Briefs, monographs, research reports, bulletins, infographics, and methodologies). It also delivers occupational safety and health (BOZP) services, including professional training, testing and certification of safety equipment, ergonomics and workplace-risk-prevention consulting, major-accident prevention advisory, and expert-witness work for Czech courts and the Police of the Czech Republic.

Product overview

Výzkumný institut práce a sociálních věcí (RILSA) is a public research institution operating as a unified research organization rather than a commercial product company. Its portfolio consists of research publications (Policy Papers, Policy Briefs, monographs), academic journals (FSP and JOSRA), library and information services including an online catalog and the historical 'Golden Fund of Social Policy' collection, and professional services in occupational safety and health (BOZP) including training programs, testing and certification, and ergonomics consulting. The organization does not offer commercial software products but provides research-based knowledge products and specialized professional services to government, academia, and practitioners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Časopis FSP (Fórum sociální politiky): Academic journal published by RILSA covering social policy topics.
• Časopis JOSRA
• Knihovna RILSA

Products and services

• Policy Papers

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MPSV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary government partner for policy research and analysis in labour and social affairs areas
• Government Office of the Czech Republic (Úřad vlády)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates on joint initiatives related to labour, care, and family policy topics
• Ministry of the Interior (MVČR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner on European Fund for Integration of Third-Country Nationals and related social policy projects
• Eurofound (European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational research cooperation on labour market, working conditions, and social policy comparative studies
• UNICEF Czech RepublicminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates on family policy and child welfare research initiatives
• Masaryk University in BrnominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic collaboration on social policy research and education
• Institute of Sociology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (Sociologický ústav AV ČR)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch cooperation in social policy and sociological research
• ÖSB Consulting GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational consulting partner for social policy and labour market projects

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• TNO (Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research): Dutch public applied-research organization combining independent scientific research with contracted consulting for government and industry. Closely comparable institutional model to a v. v. i. like RILSA, though operating at much larger scale.
• International Labour Organization (ILO): UN agency producing global labour standards, research, and policy analysis on work and social protection. Operates at global scale but is thematically the broadest incumbent reference for RILSA's policy research scope.
• Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft: Germany's leading applied research organization running contract R&D for government and enterprise. Similar in combining independent research output with fee-based technical services, an institutional analog to RILSA's research-plus-BOZP model.

Direct peers

• European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound): EU agency conducting comparative research on work, employment, and living conditions across member states. Directly comparable to RILSA's labour-market and social-policy research mandate, and an active RILSA partner.
• EU-OSHA (European Agency for Safety and Health at Work): EU agency focused on occupational safety and health research, risk prevention, and BOZP policy. Closely mirrors RILSA's JOSRA journal and major-accident-prevention / ergonomics practice.
• WIFO (Austrian Institute of Economic Research): Austria's leading economic and labour-market research institute producing policy analysis for government. Direct peer in size, scope, and customer profile to RILSA's applied research function.
• IZA (Institute of Labor Economics): Germany-based international labor-economics research network producing policy-relevant studies on employment, social protection, and demographic change. Comparable applied research output on labour and social-policy questions.
• IWH (Leibniz Institute for Economic Research): German economic research institute delivering evidence-based policy advice on labour markets and structural reform. Comparable applied-policy-research institution with strong government ties.
• Institute of Sociology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic: Czech Academy of Sciences sociology institute producing social-policy research. Listed as an active RILSA partner, with overlapping social-policy and labour-market research agendas.
• ÖSB Consulting GmbH: Austrian consulting firm specializing in labour-market, social-policy, and EU-funded inclusion projects. Listed as an RILSA partner with directly comparable cross-border social-policy consulting capabilities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/RILSA_research
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@vubp_rilsa
• Facebookfacebook.com/vyzkumnyinstitutprace
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vupsv

Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

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