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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.


    • HR software
    • People analytics
    • HR Technology

    Talent management: Hold on to your rising stars and heroes

    by Nina Mehta 17 Aug 2015
    by Nina Mehta 17 Aug 2015

    Organisations are beginning to wake up to the fact that they need a long-term talent management strategy if they are...

    • Employee engagement
    • People analytics
    • Employee opinion surveys

    Three essential steps to receiving meaningful feedback from staff

    by Paul Barnes 4 Aug 2015
    by Paul Barnes 4 Aug 2015

    Accurately gauging how staff feel is crucial to driving engagement and delivering insight into how your business is performing. Paul...

    • Data protection
    • People analytics
    • HR Technology

    Wearable technology: What employers need to know

    by Marian Derham and Charlie Thompson 7 Jul 2015
    by Marian Derham and Charlie Thompson 7 Jul 2015

    Wearable technology, such as Google Glass, Fitbit, Jawbone and Apple Watch, can collect, analyse and share information about the wearer...

    • HR strategy
    • People analytics
    • HR Technology

    Org charts through the ages: five inspirational workforce visualisations

    by Will Sheldon 3 Jun 2015
    by Will Sheldon 3 Jun 2015

    Over recent years HR has been hit by a deluge of data. Here, Will Sheldon looks at how insights into...

    • Candidate experience
    • People analytics
    • HR Technology

    Less is more with HR analytics at Four Seasons Hotels

    by Cath Everett 22 May 2015
    by Cath Everett 22 May 2015

    Using data from HR analytics software helped the Four Seasons hotel chain reduce its applicant numbers, but also increase the...

    • HR strategy
    • People analytics
    • HR Technology

    People analytics could “radically change” HR

    by Michael Carty 29 Apr 2015
    by Michael Carty 29 Apr 2015

    Will people analytics be an essential part of the skillset for future HR professionals? Michael Carty reports from the Tucana...

    • People analytics
    • Recruitment & retention
    • HR Technology

    Wanted: recruitment analytics in real time

    by Cath Everett 20 Apr 2015
    by Cath Everett 20 Apr 2015

    Wanted Technologies previewed its cloud-based recruitment analytics software at HR Tech Europe in March. Cath Everett looks at the tool...

    • Learning & development
    • People analytics
    • HR Technology

    Three ways HR can understand the workplace of the future

    by Cath Everett 13 Mar 2015
    by Cath Everett 13 Mar 2015

    So much has been written about the workplace of the future. But beyond the holograms and space-age offices, what are...

    • People analytics
    • HR Technology

    Big data and the importance of insight

    by Cath Everett 6 Mar 2015
    by Cath Everett 6 Mar 2015

    Out of the wide range of HR software investments available, data analytics is attracting perhaps the greatest interest. In her...

    • People analytics
    • HR Technology

    Four key steps to get started with HR analytics

    by Michael Carty 5 Mar 2015
    by Michael Carty 5 Mar 2015

    HR analytics offers huge opportunities for organisations, but getting started can be daunting. Michael Carty reports from last week’s CIPD...

    • Candidate experience
    • HR software
    • People analytics

    Recruitment data: building the big picture for business

    by Jo Faragher 16 Feb 2015
    by Jo Faragher 16 Feb 2015

    HR now has access to more sources of data than ever, especially when it comes to recruitment. But how can...

    • Absence
    • People analytics
    • Sickness absence

    HR data: the top five metrics for 2015

    by Personnel Today 20 Jan 2015
    by Personnel Today 20 Jan 2015

    With the ability to manage and interpret data becoming increasingly vital for HR professionals, new analysis from XpertHR Benchmarking reveals the five most valuable...

    • Business performance
    • CIPD
    • Early careers

    CIPD Manchester 2014: changing perspectives

    by Martin Couzins 10 Nov 2014
    by Martin Couzins 10 Nov 2014

    Key lessons for employers to take away from last week's CIPD annual conference in Manchester highlighted by Martin Couzins...

    • People analytics

    Big data: HR needs to stop reporting and start predicting

    by Michael Carty 9 Jul 2014
    by Michael Carty 9 Jul 2014

    Big data offers HR some major opportunities to increase its strategic influence within the organisation and add value to its...

    • HR strategy
    • People analytics
    • Recruitment & retention

    Metrics-driven HR and recruitment: Enabling performance through insight (on-demand webinar)

    by Personnel Today 14 May 2014
    by Personnel Today 14 May 2014

    This on-demand webinar looks at how data is used in organisations to improve HR and recruitment decisions, and therefore enabling improved business performance.

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