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People analytics

HR’s use of people analytics, where employers gather and scrutinise key data about the workforce, is increasing along with the adoption of improved HR technology.

Information commonly monitored and benchmarked by employers covers aspects of HR such as talent management, retention rates and absence rates.


    • STEM
    • Automation
    • Apprenticeships

    AXA launches data analytics academy for apprentices

    by Jo Faragher 10 Feb 2021
    by Jo Faragher 10 Feb 2021

    Insurance company AXA UK to invest £800,000 in an academy to build skills in data analytics.

    • Financial services
    • Hospitality
    • Employee engagement

    Salesforce voted Glassdoor Best Place to Work 2021

    by Rob Moss 13 Jan 2021
    by Rob Moss 13 Jan 2021

    Glassdoor has announced its annual list of the best places to work in the UK for 2021 as top employers...

    • Change management
    • Coronavirus
    • Vaccinations

    Should HR prepare for future pandemics?

    by Claire Williams 6 Jan 2021
    by Claire Williams 6 Jan 2021

    Uncertainties surround the Covid-19 vaccine, from vague distribution plans to complex legalities. With the World Health Organisation suggesting that Covid-19...

    • Career paths
    • Careers in HR
    • HR specialisms

    Emerging HR roles to look out for in 2021

    by Caroline Leroy 24 Dec 2020
    by Caroline Leroy 24 Dec 2020

    Earlier this year, digital solutions firm Cognizant revealed 21 HR roles that are expected to emerge over the next decade....

    • Artificial intelligence
    • Careers in HR
    • Change management

    One third of HR roles at risk of automation

    by Jo Faragher 11 Dec 2020
    by Jo Faragher 11 Dec 2020

    Almost a third of HR roles are at risk of being replaced by robots, according to a study commissioned by...

    • Employee engagement
    • Latest News
    • HR strategy

    How to break down silos between learning, engagement and performance

    by Lars Hyland 20 Nov 2020
    by Lars Hyland 20 Nov 2020

    Learning, engagement and performance should be integrated – so why are they still treated as separate functions within HR teams, asks Lars Hyland.

    • Change management
    • Business performance
    • Latest News

    Building skills the top priority for HR leaders in 2021

    by Adam McCulloch 16 Nov 2020
    by Adam McCulloch 16 Nov 2020

    Gartner study also finds a lack of diversity is undermining confidence and trust in leadership.

    • General Data Protection Regulation
    • Corporate governance
    • Latest News

    GDPR: H&M fined record £32m for intrusive ‘people analytics’

    by Rob Moss 6 Oct 2020
    by Rob Moss 6 Oct 2020

    H&M Group has been fined €35.3m (£32.1m) by an information commissioner in Germany for intrusive data collection and analysis of...

    • Coronavirus
    • Testing
    • Latest News

    Employee Benefits Reset online series to explore latest HR insights

    by Julie Gilbert 4 Sep 2020
    by Julie Gilbert 4 Sep 2020

    Employee Benefits Reset online series, which will take place 5 October to 16 October 2020, will play host to a...

    • Coronavirus
    • Corporate governance
    • Latest News

    What does coronavirus mean for executive search?

    by Craig Pointon 2 Jul 2020
    by Craig Pointon 2 Jul 2020

    Finding the right leaders to navigate organisations through the pandemic and beyond has never been more important, but executive search...

    • Automation
    • Latest News
    • HR practice

    Data detectives and home working facilitators among future HR roles

    by Ashleigh Webber 29 Jun 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 29 Jun 2020

    HR data detective, work-from-home facilitator and algorithm bias auditor are among some of the new HR roles that are expected...

    • Automation
    • Change management
    • Coronavirus

    Pandemic is a business transformation opportunity for HR

    by Adam McCulloch 8 Jun 2020
    by Adam McCulloch 8 Jun 2020

    Covid-19 is a tragedy that HR can use to help transform business, global business forum hears.

    • Change management
    • CIPD
    • Latest News

    No better time for HR to boost data analytics capability, says CIPD

    by Ashleigh Webber 27 May 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 27 May 2020

    There is significant demand for HR data analytics and evidence-based decision-making, but only a handful of HR practitioners are using...

    • Coronavirus
    • Latest News
    • HR transformation

    Half of workers expect remote working reversal after Covid-19

    by Rob Moss 16 Apr 2020
    by Rob Moss 16 Apr 2020

    Despite many workers saying they feel trusted and that employers have done well in implementing working from home over the...

    • Offices
    • Financial wellbeing
    • Latest News

    Time for pay professionals to escape the back office

    by John Petter 25 Feb 2020
    by John Petter 25 Feb 2020

    The data carried by reward and payroll departments needs to extend well beyond the back office. It can support organisations...

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