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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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    • Employee relations

    BA staff work for free: selling the unsellable

    by Phil Boucher 18 Jun 2009
    by Phil Boucher 18 Jun 2009

    British Airways has offered 40,000 staff the option to work for free for up to a month to protect their...

    • Business performance
    • Employee engagement
    • Latest News

    20% of staff work 25 extra unpaid hours a week

    by Kat Baker 16 Jun 2009
    by Kat Baker 16 Jun 2009

    One in five employees have been working for an extra 25 hours a week unpaid during the recession – equivalent...

    • Business performance
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    Tap into skills surplus to survive recession

    by Guy Logan 1 Jun 2009
    by Guy Logan 1 Jun 2009

    Employers are operating on a skills surplus rather than facing a skills gap, and must change their management practices to...

    • Career development
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    2,500 takers for McDonald’s A-level leads HR chief to dream of PhD

    by Tara Craig 11 May 2009
    by Tara Craig 11 May 2009

    McDonald’s’ HR chief hopes the burger chain will “one day” offer a PhD in restaurant management to existing staff.Courses equivalent...

    • Change management
    • Ethics
    • Economics, government & business

    The cost of cutting jobs: legal Q&A

    by Michael Ball 4 May 2009
    by Michael Ball 4 May 2009

    Despite the downturn forcing many employers to address costs and consider layoffs, there are other ways of reducing staff costs - although they too can carry risks, says Michael Ball.

    • HR strategy
    • Human capital

    Application Lynx provides new Oracle HR

    by Personnel Today 15 Apr 2009
    by Personnel Today 15 Apr 2009

    The new Oracle HCM solution for Meteor Mobile Communications, a leading Irish mobile communications provider was successfully implemented by Application Lynx...

    • Change management
    • Business performance
    • Employee relations

    BT imposes pay freeze, although some execs may still pick up bonuses

    by Mike Berry 12 Mar 2009
    by Mike Berry 12 Mar 2009

    BT Group has implemented a pay freeze for its entire 100,000-strong UK workforce, although senior executives may still get paid...

    • HR strategy
    • Human capital

    Proving the value of HR Technology. Real life metrics and case studies.

    by Personnel Today 4 Mar 2009
    by Personnel Today 4 Mar 2009

    The value that many organisations have achieved from Human Capital Management (HCM) technologies has been shown in a series of post-implementation reviews and Return on Investment (ROI) stories by CedarCrestone and Oracle.

    • Change management
    • Careers in HR
    • Corporate governance

    HR careers – from the Noughties to the Sixties

    by Virginia Matthews 18 Feb 2009
    by Virginia Matthews 18 Feb 2009

    HR has gone through a number of image overhauls over the years, but how much has it really changed? Five HR professionals who started out in each decade from the 1960s to the Noughties reveal how it was for them.

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    • Department for Work and Pensions
    • Economics, government & business

    Local Employment Partnership awards shortlist includes high street big names

    by Lindsay Clark 29 Jan 2009
    by Lindsay Clark 29 Jan 2009

    McDonalds, Asda and Royal Mail are among the big-name employers that have made it onto the shortlist for the regional...

    • HR strategy
    • Human capital

    COA Solutions annouce launch of OpenPeople Lite

    by Personnel Today 23 Jan 2009
    by Personnel Today 23 Jan 2009

    UK business management and information systems provider, COA Solutions, today announces the launch of a new addition to its Smart Business...

    • Latest News
    • HR strategy
    • Recruitment & retention

    Jamie Oliver mulls plans to find work for ‘incredible’ Woolworths staff

    by Louisa Peacock 13 Jan 2009
    by Louisa Peacock 13 Jan 2009

    Some sacked Woolworths staff may yet be ‘saved’ by Jamie Oliver after he declared he will cook up a scheme...

    • HR strategy
    • Human capital

    HDA believe flexibility is key to meeting the needs of todays workforce

    by Personnel Today 12 Dec 2008
    by Personnel Today 12 Dec 2008

    HDA, with 30 years human capital and career consultancy experience, believes that a one size fits all approach to career...

    • Latest News
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    • Recruitment & retention

    Dave Ulrich calls on HR to exploit downturn to get rid of duds

    by Louisa Peacock 5 Dec 2008
    by Louisa Peacock 5 Dec 2008

    Business guru Dave Ulrich has urged HR professionals to use the tough economic climate to their advantage in 2009 –...

    • Employee relations
    • Latest News
    • HR strategy

    Employee blacklist shunned by business over potential for bad publicity

    by Guy Logan 5 Dec 2008
    by Guy Logan 5 Dec 2008

    A government-sanctioned national blacklist of staff sacked for dishonesty is struggling to attract employers because they are too worried about...

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