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Edward Houghton: Hidden Figures – Why Are Organisations still not Reporting on their Workforce?

In this follow-up analysis of the CIPD’s Hidden Figures report published last month, Edward Houghton, Senior Research Advisor for Human Capital and Governance at the CIPD, expands on the key findings of the report and points out ways for organisations to improve their reporting. This year has been a significant year for workforce reporting. In...

Only 21% of UK HR Professionals Confident Conducting Advanced Analytics

UK businesses are falling behind in their HR analytics capabilities, a new study by the CIPD in association with Workday finds. While about half of HR professionals in the USA and South-East Asia feel confident using advanced people analytics, only a fifth of respondents in the UK see themselves at this level. These findings highlight...

R Swaminathan: Maximising HR analytics to ensure a competitive advantage

In a dynamic world, human capital is arguably the most sustainable source of competitive differentiation and value creation. The role of HR is central to ensuring businesses are tapping into the vast potential of human capital, and interestingly, blending it with automation and digitization in unique ways....