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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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    UK in slow lane on measuring non-financial assets

    by Personnel Today 9 Dec 2005
    by Personnel Today 9 Dec 2005

    European couzins take long-term view of people measures while UK focuses on short-term financials.

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    Blow for HR as OFRs axed

    by Mike Berry 6 Dec 2005
    by Mike Berry 6 Dec 2005

    People reporting has been pushed further down the corporate agenda following the government's decision to scrap operating and financial reviews (OFRs), senior HR professionals have warned

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    People data should still be part of year-end results

    by Karen Dempsey 6 Dec 2005
    by Karen Dempsey 6 Dec 2005

    The HR community says it is sorely disappointed with the government's decision to scrap the Operating and Financial Review (OFR) regulations, fearing the move could relegate people issues to the bottom of the boardroom agenda

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    Directors group slams plans to abolish OFR rules

    by Michael Millar 28 Nov 2005
    by Michael Millar 28 Nov 2005

    Government plans to abolish the new Operating and Financial Review (OFR) have been met with hostility from the Institute of Directors (IoD).

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    Head to head

    by Personnel Today 22 Nov 2005
    by Personnel Today 22 Nov 2005

    Is human capital measurement the best route to establishing HR as a truly strategic function?

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    • Learning & development

    Doctors enraged as prescribing powers given to nurses

    by dan thomas 11 Nov 2005
    by dan thomas 11 Nov 2005

    Introduction of increased prescribing powers for nurses to be vigorously opposed by doctors.

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    Powergen customer chief shocked by poor service standards

    by dan thomas 3 Nov 2005
    by dan thomas 3 Nov 2005

    Powergen customer service chief admits to poor quality service.

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    Employers urged to focus on motivation to maintain productivity

    by dan thomas 28 Oct 2005
    by dan thomas 28 Oct 2005

    Investors in People is urging employers to pay more attention to staff needs as 'job hopping' gathers momentum.

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    HR professionals are ignorant of essential figures

    by Mike Berry 24 Oct 2005
    by Mike Berry 24 Oct 2005

    More than a third of HR professionals do not know the number of sick days their staff take, how long they stay in their jobs, or even the cost of recruiting staff, according to research.

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    Quest for people metrics is not an impossible mission

    by Personnel Today 18 Oct 2005
    by Personnel Today 18 Oct 2005

    Ruth Spellman is absolutely correct in her assertion that "it has got to be possible to come up with some [people] metrics"

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    People strategy earns BT best listed company award

    by Personnel Today 12 Oct 2005
    by Personnel Today 12 Oct 2005

    BT Group has been named as the best publicly-listed company for its people reporting practices

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    • Opinion

    Back to the future of work

    by Stephen Overell 4 Oct 2005
    by Stephen Overell 4 Oct 2005

    After countless predictions of times of change, is the future of work still a permanent job, or more of a half-way house?

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    • Opinion

    Talent management

    by Dawn Nolan 28 Sep 2005
    by Dawn Nolan 28 Sep 2005

    How to attract, nurture and keep tomorrow's star performers

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    Magnetic appeal

    by Personnel Today 28 Sep 2005
    by Personnel Today 28 Sep 2005

    To win 'the war for talent' you need to know what you want, how to get it and how to keep it. Larry Hochman explains how to do all three

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    Sainsbury’s overhauls training in line with £10m rebranding move scheme

    by Personnel Today 27 Sep 2005
    by Personnel Today 27 Sep 2005

    Sainsbury's has launched a major overhaul of staff training to underpin a 10m branding change labelled "the most significant in the company's 136-year history"

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