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ASSESSMENT OF OUTSOURCING SERVICES FOR LABOUR PROTECTION INSTITUTIONS IN LATVIA

Prof. Aina Dobele, Prof. Andra Zvirbule, Mg.oec. Madara Genderte

Abstract

Labour protection involves the safety and health of employed individuals. It has to be one of the priorities for any employer, as employees are a resource to be cared about and made satisfied. In Latvia, regardless of the requirements of law, the State Labour Inspectorate revealed 10 815 violations of the labour protection legislation in 2014. Besides, in the period 2010-2014, the number of accidents at work annually increased, reaching 1763 in 2014, of which 213 accidents led to serious health disorders, while 41 individuals died. To reduce the risk and cost of accidents, labour protection responsibilities could be assigned to outsourcing providers. The legislation of the Republic of Latvia provides that since 2006 outsourcing services may be provided by competent institutions (the institutions that perform the internal control of the work environment at an organisation on a contractual basis). A similar model has been introduced in a number of European countries many years ago. The use of outsourcing services allows enterprise managers to focus on their basic business and save funds, as there is transition from capital investment to fixed cost. The key advantage of use of labour protection outsourcing services is the possibility to receive professional services at lower costs than if hiring a labour protection specialist of high level. The number of competent institutions increased in Latvia пїЅ from 34 in 2008 to 67 in 2016. One can expect that their number is going to continue increasing, as an increasing focus is placed on labour protection and the demand for labour protection services rises owing to an increase in the number of enterprises. Of the competent institutions, 65% are located in Riga where competition makes the institutions provide such services at lower prices.

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DOI resolver: doi.org/10.5593/sgem2017/53/s21.008

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