Corporate reports fail to include important people data

Many FTSE 100 firms are failing to share important workforce data in their annual reports, according to research from the CIPD.

The researchers found that only 12% of FTSE 100 firms reported their perspectives on skills shortages and only 21% reported on skills gaps, despite many businesses expressing concern about access to skills after the UK leaves the European Union in 2019.

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Additionally, many areas saw a drop in how often they were discussed in annual reports. Internships (32% less reporting), commitment (-31%), flexibility (-30%) and employee engagement (-21%) all saw decreased levels of reporting between 2015 and 2017 – all key areas that HR needs to be aware of.

And while workforce reporting in FTSE 100 organisations’ annual reports increased by nine per cent between 2015 and 2017, this is a much smaller increase compared to the 19% increase seen between 2013 and 2016 when the CIPD first analysed FTSE 100 workforce reporting.