KPI library
HR KPIs: formulas and examples
HR KPIs cover staffing, absence, turnover and recruitment. This is sensitive data: show it only to people who are allowed to see it, and do not report on groups so small that individuals can be identified.
20 hr KPIs
- Absenteeism rateThe share of available working time employees are off sick.Formula and example
- Absence frequencyThe average number of sickness spells per employee per year.Formula and example
- Average absence durationHow many days a closed sickness spell lasts on average.Formula and example
- Employee turnover rateThe share of employees who leave the organisation in a period.Formula and example
- Voluntary turnover rateThe share of employees who choose to leave.Formula and example
- Employee retention rateThe share of employees still with you at the end of the period.Formula and example
- Time to hireHow many days it takes to fill a vacancy.Formula and example
- Cost per hireWhat it costs on average to recruit one new employee.Formula and example
- Offer acceptance rateThe share of job offers that candidates accept.Formula and example
- FTE (full-time equivalent)The size of your workforce expressed in full working weeks.Formula and example
- HeadcountThe number of people employed on a given date.Formula and example
- Personnel cost per FTEThe average annual cost of one full-time position.Formula and example
- Overtime rateOvertime hours as a percentage of regular hours.Formula and example
- Training hours per employeeHow many hours an employee spends on training per year on average.Formula and example
- Average employee tenureHow long current employees have been with the organisation on average.Formula and example
- Flexible workforce shareThe share of your workforce on temporary or flexible contracts.Formula and example
- Zero absence rateThe share of employees who had no sickness absence all year.Formula and example
- Early turnover rateThe share of new hires who leave within their first year.Formula and example
- Span of controlThe average number of people reporting directly to one manager.Formula and example
- Applicants per vacancyHow many applications a vacancy attracts on average.Formula and example
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Further reading
- ResourcesKPI library: 193 KPIs with formulas and examples193 KPIs explained for finance, sales, marketing, e-commerce, inventory, logistics, HR, projects, service and SaaS, with formulas, examples, SQL and DAX.Read more
- ResourcesHow to build a KPI dashboard: steps and examplesA KPI dashboard is an overview of the key figures you use to steer towards your goals, such as revenue, margin, on-time delivery or absenteeism. A good KPI dashboard does not start with the software, but with the decisions it needs to support. You then choose a limited number of KPIs, define them, sketch the dashboard and only then build it.Read more
- SolutionPower BI dashboard portal: share dashboards securelyShare your Power BI dashboards securely in your own portal, with role-based access.Read more
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