A study on the prevalence of violence in the workplace

Project Customer: Ministry of Welfare

The project is currently being implemented.

The aim of the study is to assess the prevalence of violence in the workplace in Latvia by analysing its causes and consequences, as well as the measures currently in place for the prevention and reduction of violence, including the collection of data to substantiate the need for ratification of the Convention.

Within the framework of the study: (a) research is conducted on employees’ and employers’ understanding of different forms of violence and their views on the prevalence of violence in Latvia; (b) company and organisational policies and procedures for the prevention and handling of violence, including good practices, are identified and analysed in depth; (c) barriers to the implementation of the legal framework and to the provision of support for victims of violence are analysed, as well as the role of institutions in providing support to victims; (d) the need for ratification of the Convention is assessed.

Development and piloting of a quality monitoring system for long-term social care and social rehabilitation service institutions

Project Customer: Ministry of Welfare

The project is currently being implemented.

The objective of the service is to develop the specific component of the social services quality monitoring system for Long-Term Care, in order to create a shared understanding of quality Long-Term Care among all parties involved in its provision (funders, service organisers, service providers, service users and their relatives) from the moment a decision on granting care is made. Within this framework, a Long-Term Care Quality Standard and training content on the Long-Term Care Quality Standard will be developed, including the implementation of a pilot project to test and validate the standard.

The service is provided with the support of the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) within the project of the Ministry of Welfare (hereinafter – the Client) No. 4.3.5.3/1/24/I/001 “Improving the Quality and Effectiveness of Social Services.”

Drafting proposals for improving startup support instruments and developing guidelines for effective cooperation in the field of startup support, as well as organizing focus groups and design thinking workshops.

Project Customer: Ministry of Economics

The purpose of the service is to develop proposals for improving startup support instruments (including business acceleration services) and to prepare guidelines for effective cooperation between organizations representing startups, higher education institutions, public authorities, and other business support organizations; to organize focus group discussions for the Project partners and the Project’s national working group; and to organize a design thinking workshop for the Project’s national working group. 

The service is provided within the framework of Interreg Project No. 01C0291 “Skills and Scale to Connect for Business Acceleration Services Policy Transfer” (hereinafter – the Project).