Women are working longer than men but not necessarily harder

Female workers are on average less productive than their male colleagues, according to new research

Flawed people management wastes billions' in merger and aquisition deals

European companies are "throwing away" billions of euros by not addressing people management issues during mergers and acquisitions, according to Hewitt Associates.

More than eight out of 10 HR professionals do not measure return on investment

A report from Talent Q shows 82% of HR staff do not measure the return on investment of their practices - which is why they struggle to be seen to provide value to their organisations.

Employee Benefits: Return on Investment

Few companies know what their ROI is from their employee benefits package. Many don't even know which perks are most popular or why. Is this just a management failing?

HR doesn't measure international ROI: Updated

Although companies invest heavily in international HR assignments, they are failing to measure return on investment (ROI).

Workplace design has a big impact on productivity

Ineffective workplaces cost employers more than 135 billion each year.

Masterclass: Know what you are measuring

Understanding the impact and contribution of staff to the bottom line is in the interest of every organisation. David Parry provides pointers to meaningful human capital metrics.

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Try harder to see how you measure up

<b>Try harder to see how you measure up</b>

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Made to measure

<b>It can be hard to measure the effectiveness of human resources policies. But Stefan Stern discovers three successful examples</b>

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Do you know how much your greatest asset is worth?

In this article based on his book, <i>The Human Value of the Enterprise</i>, Andrew Mayo explains how his Human Capital Monitor quantifies and measures the value of people

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