Larger businesses failing to take the lead on people metrics, study reveals

The UK's largest businesses are not taking the lead on people metrics and also fail to disclose workforce-related information within reports, recent research published by the CIPD has been able to reveal.

The "Reporting Human Capital: Illustrating your company's true value" report points out that quality and quantity of reporting on human capital issues had generally improved between 2013 and 2015. Over this period, there was a 22 per cent increase in the reporting of ethics, and diversity reporting grew by 39 per cent since 2012, while the reporting of human rights issues saw a significant rise — up 127 per cent.

The research from CIPD found that companies in the property sector saw the biggest increase in reporting on human capital, a 41 per cent improvement since 2012. On the other hand, the space in reports dedicated to workforce welfare reduced significantly over the two years, with two in five firms (40 per cent) scaling back the amount they reported on.

CIPD chief executive Peter Cheese called for "more common definitions of key people and organisational metrics, and for businesses to better articulate how they are using these measures to provide consistent insight for all stakeholders".

He added: "We need to take a multi-stakeholder view of the world and organisational value beyond the financial.

"[Human capital reporting] is now vital in building trust, in understanding the real drivers of productivity, in understanding critical risks and in helping to create better work and working environments for all."

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