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Human capital

Human capital is a term used by HR to refer to the value of employees, when their skills, knowledge and ability are assessed.

Human capital reporting allows HR to measure and set out the value of human capital within the employer.


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    Culture change needed as prejudice against parents dominates UK workplace

    by dan thomas 4 Apr 2006
    by dan thomas 4 Apr 2006

    Parents returning to work continue to get a raw deal as employers cling to outdated work practices.

    • Employment law
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    Expanded EU results in shake-up of migrant worker system

    by Michael Millar 7 Mar 2006
    by Michael Millar 7 Mar 2006

    Non-EU migrants will face a five-tier entry system that favours skilled workers when applying to work in the UK.

    • Latest News
    • HR practice
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    Creativity should be weapon of choice in war for talent

    by Mike Berry 24 Feb 2006
    by Mike Berry 24 Feb 2006

    Survey shows the search for talented staff will be a major battleground in coming years.

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business
    • HR practice

    EU urged to open up job markets to accession state workers

    by dan thomas 9 Feb 2006
    by dan thomas 9 Feb 2006

    The European Commission has called for EU members to open up their jobs markets to workers from Europe's former-communist states.

    • Latest News
    • HR strategy
    • Human capital

    Employers welcome chancellor’s decision to revisit OFR regulations

    by dan thomas 7 Feb 2006
    by dan thomas 7 Feb 2006

    Employers' groups have welcomed Gordon Brown's decision to reopen discussions on Operating and Financial Reviews (OFRs).

    • Latest News
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    Brown makes u-turn on OFRs

    by dan thomas 2 Feb 2006
    by dan thomas 2 Feb 2006

    Chancellor Gordon Brown has announced a consultation exercise for the future of Operating and Financial Reviews, nine weeks after he announced that they would be abolished

    • Latest News
    • HR strategy
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    UK employers fail to exploit potential of ‘their greatest assets’

    by dan thomas 1 Feb 2006
    by dan thomas 1 Feb 2006

    The potential of the UK's 'human assets' is being neglected by the country's top companies.

    • Latest News
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    • Human capital

    Staff reports guide aims to fill the void left by OFRs

    by dan thomas 31 Jan 2006
    by dan thomas 31 Jan 2006

    Free guidance on how to report on staff-related issues is launched today, promising to fill a gap left by the scrapping of the Operating and Financial Reviews

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    Experts warn of hidden pitfalls in ‘family contracts’

    by Mike Berry 30 Jan 2006
    by Mike Berry 30 Jan 2006

    Lawyers highlight potential problems with 'family contracts' for shiftworkers.

    • Latest News
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    • Human capital

    Employers give anti-red-tape Bill thumbs-up

    by Personnel Today 17 Jan 2006
    by Personnel Today 17 Jan 2006

    Employers' groups have broadly welcomed new legislation aimed at cutting red tape, part of which removes the requirement for listed companies to produce an operating and financial review

    • HR strategy
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    Making people count

    by Personnel Today 10 Jan 2006
    by Personnel Today 10 Jan 2006

    CMS Cameron McKenna is the first law firm to produce a people report. Alex Blyth finds out how the firm...

    • HR strategy
    • Human capital

    Death of OFRs breathes life into HR reporting debate

    by Personnel Today 10 Jan 2006
    by Personnel Today 10 Jan 2006

    Now that the Operating and Financial Review (OFR) has been scrapped and the red tape has loosened (Personnel Today,
    6 December), we can have real debate about the role of reporting in HR.

    • HR strategy
    • Human capital
    • Opinion

    Playing the game of human capital hopscotch

    by Duncan Brown 10 Jan 2006
    by Duncan Brown 10 Jan 2006

    Guess who said: "Human capital is the 21st century equivalent of the 19th century dependence on natural resources. Modern wealth creation depends upon the development of people".

    • Latest News
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    Friends of the Earth takes Treasury to court over OFR decision

    by dan thomas 9 Jan 2006
    by dan thomas 9 Jan 2006

    The government could be sued over the chancellor's decision to abandon plans for listed companies to publish Operating and Financial Reviews (OFRs).

    • HR strategy
    • Letters
    • Human capital

    People still matter – just ask the top companies

    by Personnel Today 13 Dec 2005
    by Personnel Today 13 Dec 2005

    With the demise of the OFR (Personnel Today, 6 December) there is now even less compulsion for companies to engage...

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