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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.


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    Barclays abandons ‘creepy’ people analytics project

    by Rob Moss 20 Feb 2020
    by Rob Moss 20 Feb 2020

    Barclays has scrapped the use of an employee monitoring platform following a backlash from staff and criticism from privacy professionals...

    • General Data Protection Regulation
    • Employee engagement
    • Ethics

    Why data capture from employees needs to be ethical

    by Tom Symonds 20 Feb 2020
    by Tom Symonds 20 Feb 2020

    Virtual reality training can be hugely beneficial but the data captured by it must be handled with great care.

    • Artificial intelligence
    • Automation
    • HR software

    Why is HR hiding from tech investment?

    by Ashleigh Webber 14 Feb 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 14 Feb 2020

    While HR professionals are aware of why they should have a technology strategy and the benefits it can bring, many...

    • Automation
    • Employee engagement
    • HR software

    ‘Overcommitment’ is greatest HR challenge for 2020

    by Rob Moss 13 Feb 2020
    by Rob Moss 13 Feb 2020

    The urge to commit to too many initiatives may be one of the greatest challenges facing HR, according to global...

    • Automation
    • Careers in HR
    • Employee engagement

    Five ways HR is changing and how people leaders can get ahead (webinar)

    by Personnel Today 13 Feb 2020
    by Personnel Today 13 Feb 2020

    ON-DEMAND | Are you equipped with the skills needed to lead a people team of the future? Seismic shifts in the ...

    • Latest News
    • People analytics
    • Recruitment & retention

    Essential HR metrics for 2020

    by Michael Carty 13 Dec 2019
    by Michael Carty 13 Dec 2019

    With data skills increasingly critical for success in the HR profession, new analysis from XpertHR reveals three priority areas for...

    • Benefits
    • Employee engagement
    • Latest News

    Mace Group to discuss engaging the board via metrics at Employee Benefits Live

    by Louron Pratt 30 Sep 2019
    by Louron Pratt 30 Sep 2019

    Mace Group's Judith Grant will discuss how HR professionals can engage senior leaders with employee wellbeing using metrics and analytics...

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    • HR specialisms
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    Recruiting HR professionals: building the perfect HR team

    by Stephanie Sparrow` 16 Aug 2019
    by Stephanie Sparrow` 16 Aug 2019

    As the HR profession changes so does the way that HR recruits HR. Stephanie Sparrow examines how human resources professionals...

    • Latest News
    • Evidence-based management
    • HR strategy

    Why do most HR analytics projects fail?

    by Alistair Shepherd 29 Jul 2019
    by Alistair Shepherd 29 Jul 2019

    HR teams are under pressure to produce insights from employee data, but if they're not clear about where that data comes from and why, they could end up alienating staff and projects fail

    • Artificial intelligence
    • Automation
    • Employee engagement

    An in-depth guide to HRO: How is HR outsourcing changing? 

    by Annie Makoff 15 Jul 2019
    by Annie Makoff 15 Jul 2019

    HR outsourcing (HRO) has matured. Once little more than a cost-cutting exercise, outsourcing your HR – or specialisms within it...

    • Employee engagement
    • Career development
    • Latest News

    Could predictive algorithms boost staff productivity?

    by Nick Shaw 14 Jun 2019
    by Nick Shaw 14 Jun 2019

    Researchers claim to have developed an algorithm that predicts career peaks, but what affect would this have on employee productivity...

    • General Data Protection Regulation
    • Ethics
    • Data protection

    Could DNA testing be the key to developing talent?

    by Jo Faragher 31 May 2019
    by Jo Faragher 31 May 2019

    DNA testing for ancestry and medical insights has become increasingly popular as the technology matures, but what impact could it have on talent development at work?

    • Business performance
    • Financial services
    • Latest News

    Talk to the money: Why finance and HR must collaborate more

    by Rupert Morrison 30 May 2019
    by Rupert Morrison 30 May 2019

    This HR-finance partnership is hugely valuable to organisations if they can get it right. But new research has revealed collaboration is proving difficult to instigate.

    • Automation
    • Candidate experience
    • Latest News

    Recruitment process outsourcing: the future is ‘total talent’

    by Jo Faragher 6 Mar 2019
    by Jo Faragher 6 Mar 2019

    Employers are battling economic uncertainty but still struggle to source much-needed skills. In such a volatile jobs market, what role...

    • HR software
    • Evidence-based management
    • Latest News

    The five truths HR teams need to embrace to deliver a more agile approach

    by David Perring 23 Oct 2018
    by David Perring 23 Oct 2018

    Employers and HR are told they need to be agile but how can you achieve it? David Perring outlines the...

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