Human Capital Report Template (ISO 30414:2025)
Workforce report aligned with ISO 30414:2025: materiality, governance, strategy, metric framework, results, targets, variance, data quality, disclosure
使い方: Use it when you report workforce metrics to the executive team, the board or investors. Fill the materiality approach and the metric framework with your own definitions first, then collect data. The main pitfall is a list of metrics without variance explanations and actions.
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Human Capital Report: [Organisation name], [reporting period]
Report on the organisation's workforce for internal management and external disclosure: reporting basis and materiality, governance, strategy, a defined metric set grouped by human capital area, results with targets and variance explanations, data quality and the disclosure plan. Structure aligned with ISO 30414:2025, Human resource management: Requirements and recommendations for human capital reporting and disclosure (second edition, published August 2025), which organises reporting around 11 human capital areas and sets a baseline of 14 required metrics. ISO 30414 is a paid standard: it is cited by name and public structure only, and no wording, metric definition or table from it is reproduced. Dated notes cover US Regulation S-K and EU sustainability reporting. The example organisation and all figures are fictional. Replace every
[bracketed]value and every row marked Example.
Document control
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Document ID | [HR-HCR-2026] (Example) |
| Organisation | [Kestrelvane Instruments Group] (Example, fictional laboratory instrument maker, 1,340 workers in two EU Member States, the UK and the US) |
| Reporting period | [1 January to 31 December 2026] (Example) |
| Reporting basis | [Structure aligned with ISO 30414:2025; definitions in section 5 are the organisation's own] |
| Audience | [Internal: executive team and board people committee / External: annual report section] |
| Materiality approach | [Stated in section 2.1] |
| Entities in scope | [KV-EU1, KV-EU2, KV-UK, KV-US] (Example) |
| Assurance | [None / internal audit review / limited assurance by an external provider] |
| Version | [1.0] |
| Status | [Draft / Reviewed / Approved / Published] |
| Owner | [@head-of-people-analytics] |
| Approvers/reviewers | [@chief-people-officer], [@chief-financial-officer], [board people committee] |
| Last updated | YYYY-MM-DD |
| Classification | [Internal / Public after approval] |
Approvals
| Role | Name | Decision | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief People Officer | [@name] | [Approved] | YYYY-MM-DD |
| Chief Financial Officer | [@name] | [Cost and productivity figures reconciled to the accounts] | YYYY-MM-DD |
| Board people committee chair | [@name] | [Noted] | YYYY-MM-DD |
Revision history
| Version | Date | Author | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | 2027-01-20 | [@author] | Example: metric set and definitions approved |
| 0.9 | 2027-02-14 | [@author] | Example: figures reconciled to payroll and finance |
| 1.0 | 2027-03-02 | [@author] | Example: approved; external extract prepared for the annual report |
Contents
- 1. Purpose, audience and reporting basis
- 2. Materiality and scope
- 3. Governance of human capital
- 4. Workforce strategy
- 5. Metric framework
- 6. Results by human capital area
- 7. Targets and variance explanations
- 8. Data quality, privacy and assurance
- 9. Disclosure plan
- Glossary and references
- Standard and licence note
1. Purpose, audience and reporting basis
1.1 Purpose
This report shows how [Kestrelvane Instruments Group] attracts, develops, deploys and retains the people it needs to deliver its strategy, and what the workforce costs and returns. It supports decisions by the executive team and gives the board and external readers a consistent view across years.
1.2 Reporting basis
| Framework or rule | How it is used | Status checked |
|---|---|---|
| ISO 30414:2025 (second edition) | Structure: 11 human capital areas, governance, strategy, metrics and variance explanations; materiality interpretation stated; baseline metrics mapped in section 5 | Edition and changes from ISO TC 260 announcement, 2025-08-24 |
| US Regulation S-K, Item 101(c)(2)(ii) (17 CFR 229.101) | For SEC registrants: describe human capital resources, including the number of employees and the measures or objectives the company focuses on in managing the business, to the extent material | 2026-10-30 |
| EU sustainability reporting (CSRD, ESRS S1 Own workforce) | Where the entity is in scope. The Omnibus I Directive (Directive (EU) 2026/470, transposition by 2027-03-19) limits the CSRD to undertakings or groups with on average more than 1,000 employees and net turnover above EUR 450 million; the simplified ESRS are in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/1563. Example: with revenue of EUR 318.0 million the group is below the turnover threshold, so ESRS S1 alignment would be voluntary; confirm under the national transposition law | 2026-10-30, as summarised in finance/sustainability-double-materiality-assessment; check the official texts |
| ISSB (IFRS S1) | Where sustainability-related risks from the workforce are material to investors | See finance/issb-sustainability-disclosure |
| Directive (EU) 2023/970 | Gender pay gap figures reused from the pay transparency report | See hr/pay-transparency-gap-report |
1.3 Internal and external versions
The full report (all sections) goes to the executive team and the board people committee. The external extract (section 9) contains the material metrics, the narrative on strategy and the variance explanations, with the same definitions as the internal report.
2. Materiality and scope
2.1 Materiality interpretation
[Kestrelvane] applies [double materiality: a metric is material if the
workforce matter could reasonably affect the group's financial position
or performance, or if the group's activities have a significant impact
on its workers] (Example). The assessment was refreshed on [date],
using workforce risks from the enterprise risk register and input from
the works councils and the employee forum. See the Double Materiality
Assessment (finance/sustainability-double-materiality-assessment).
2.2 Organisational scope and consolidation
| Entity | Country type | Headcount 31 Dec | FTE 31 Dec | Women | Women share | Consolidated? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KV-EU1 (Example) | EU Member State | 640 | 612.0 | 250 | 39.1% | Yes |
| KV-EU2 (Example) | EU Member State | 310 | 292.5 | 118 | 38.1% | Yes |
| KV-UK (Example) | United Kingdom | 180 | 171.0 | 71 | 39.4% | Yes |
| KV-US (Example) | United States | 210 | 206.0 | 73 | 34.8% | Yes |
| Group | 1,340 | 1,281.5 | 512 | 38.2% |
ISO 30414:2025 adds guidance for groups and multi-unit organisations on when to consolidate and when to report units separately. Example decision: the group consolidates all four entities because they share one HR system and pay framework; entity-level figures are shown where local law requires separate reporting (for example the EU pay transparency report for KV-EU1).
2.3 Workforce outside headcount
| Group | Count or FTE | Included in metrics? | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agency workers | [62 FTE average] (Example) | Health and safety only | Hours included in LTIFR |
| Independent contractors | [35] (Example) | No | Disclosed as a number |
| Interns and apprentices | [28] (Example) | Yes, in headcount |
3. Governance of human capital
| Body | Role in human capital | Frequency | Metrics reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Board people committee | Oversees workforce strategy, culture, leadership succession and reward policy | Quarterly | HCR-02, HCR-03, HCR-11, HCR-17, HCR-18 (Example) |
| Executive team | Owns the workforce plan and targets | Monthly | Full dashboard |
| Health and safety committee | Monitors safety and wellbeing performance | Monthly | HCR-13, HCR-14 |
| Works councils and employee forum | Consulted on policies and on this report's workforce narrative | Twice a year | Selected metrics |
Data governance. The HR system is the single source for headcount and movements; payroll for pay and workforce cost; the learning system for training; the safety system for incidents. Each metric in section 5 names a data owner. Definitions are version controlled; any change is logged in section 7.3.
AI and analytics. Any automated tool used in hiring, scheduling or
performance analysis is listed with its purpose and human oversight,
in line with the AI system inventory (ai-data/ai-system-inventory).
4. Workforce strategy
Example narrative: the group's 2026 to 2028 plan moves revenue from instrument sales towards software-enabled service contracts. This needs about 60 more field service technicians and 25 more software engineers by 2028, while assembly roles stay flat as automation increases.
| Strategic workforce priority | Risk if unmet | Main actions | Lead metrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| SP-01 (Example) Build service and software capability | Service contract growth slows | Graduate technician programme, internal reskilling from assembly to service | HCR-05 internal fill rate, HCR-09 training hours |
| SP-02 (Example) Retain engineers and scientists | Product roadmap delays | Career framework, pay equity review, manager training | HCR-03 voluntary turnover, HCR-17 pay gap |
| SP-03 (Example) Strengthen leadership pipeline | Key-person risk | Succession plans for critical roles, leadership programme | HCR-11 succession coverage, HCR-12 women in leadership |
| SP-04 (Example) Safe and healthy work | Harm to workers, lost time | Field service lone-working controls, psychosocial risk assessment | HCR-13 LTIFR, HCR-14 absence rate |
5. Metric framework
Each metric is mapped to one human capital area. The area names below are short labels used by this organisation; ISO 30414:2025 has 11 human capital areas, and its second edition refined several area titles from the 2018 edition. Use the exact titles and the list of required baseline metrics from your licensed copy when you claim alignment.
| Metric ID | Area (organisation label) | Metric | Formula (own definition) | Data owner | External? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCR-01 | Workforce availability | Headcount and FTE | Count of employees on 31 Dec; FTE as contracted hours / full-time hours | HR systems lead | Yes |
| HCR-02 | Recruitment, mobility and turnover | Total turnover rate | Leavers in period / average headcount x 100 | People analytics | Yes |
| HCR-03 | Recruitment, mobility and turnover | Voluntary turnover rate | Voluntary leavers / average headcount x 100 | People analytics | Yes |
| HCR-04 | Recruitment, mobility and turnover | Average time to fill | Days from approved vacancy to accepted offer, mean | Talent acquisition | No |
| HCR-05 | Recruitment, mobility and turnover | Internal fill rate | Vacancies filled internally / all vacancies filled x 100 | Talent acquisition | Yes |
| HCR-06 | Recruitment, mobility and turnover | Early turnover | External hires who left within 12 months / external hires x 100 | People analytics | No |
| HCR-07 | Costs | Workforce cost | Salaries, variable pay, social charges, benefits, pensions, agency and training costs | Finance | Yes |
| HCR-08 | Productivity | Revenue per FTE and human capital ROI | Revenue / FTE; (revenue - (operating cost - workforce cost)) / workforce cost | Finance | Yes |
| HCR-09 | Skills and capabilities | Training hours and cost per employee | Formal learning hours / headcount; learning cost / headcount | Learning lead | Yes |
| HCR-10 | Organisational culture | Engagement (eNPS) and survey response | Promoters minus detractors in percent; responses / invited | People analytics | Yes |
| HCR-11 | Succession planning | Succession coverage | Critical roles with at least one ready-now successor / critical roles x 100 | Talent lead | Yes |
| HCR-12 | Leadership and diversity | Women in leadership | Women in manager roles / all manager roles x 100 | People analytics | Yes |
| HCR-13 | Health, safety and wellbeing | Lost-time injury frequency rate (LTIFR) | Lost-time injuries / hours worked x 1,000,000 | Health and safety lead | Yes |
| HCR-14 | Health, safety and wellbeing | Absence rate | Days lost to sickness absence / scheduled working days x 100 | HR systems lead | Yes |
| HCR-15 | Compliance and ethics | Code of conduct training completion | Employees completing / employees required x 100 | Compliance | Yes |
| HCR-16 | Compliance and ethics | Speak-up reports and outcomes | Reports received; share substantiated | Compliance | Yes |
| HCR-17 | Diversity | Gender pay gap (mean) | As defined in the pay transparency report | Reward lead | Yes |
| HCR-18 | Leadership | Span of control | Non-manager headcount / manager headcount | People analytics | No |
6. Results by human capital area
Example results for the group, calendar year 2026 (prior year 2025 in brackets where available). Opening headcount 1,322, external hires 163, leavers 145, closing headcount 1,340, average headcount 1,331.
6.1 Workforce availability, recruitment, mobility and turnover
| Metric | Result | Prior | Counts |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCR-01 Headcount and FTE (Example) | 1,340 / 1,281.5 FTE | (1,322) | See section 2.2 |
| HCR-02 Total turnover (Example) | 10.9% | (11.6%) | 145 leavers / 1,331 |
| HCR-03 Voluntary turnover (Example) | 8.9% | (9.4%) | 118 / 1,331 |
| Involuntary turnover (Example) | 2.0% | (2.2%) | 27 / 1,331 |
| HCR-04 Average time to fill (Example) | 41 days | (47 days) | 163 external hires |
| Offer acceptance rate (Example) | 88.1% | (85.0%) | 163 accepted / 185 offers |
| HCR-05 Internal fill rate (Example) | 26.2% | (21.0%) | 58 internal / 221 vacancies filled |
| HCR-06 Early turnover (Example) | 8.6% | (10.1%) | 14 of 163 hires left within 12 months |
Comment: voluntary turnover fell after the career framework launch. The internal fill rate rose as 31 assembly workers moved into technician roles through the reskilling programme.
6.2 Costs and productivity
| Metric | Result | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| HCR-07 Workforce cost (Example) | EUR 112.4 million | 35.3% of revenue, 38.8% of operating cost |
| Workforce cost per FTE (Example) | EUR 87,710 | 112.4 million / 1,281.5 |
| HCR-08 Revenue per FTE (Example) | EUR 248,147 | Revenue EUR 318.0 million / 1,281.5 |
| HCR-08 Human capital ROI (Example) | 1.25 | (318.0 - (289.5 - 112.4)) / 112.4 |
Comment: human capital ROI reads as each euro of workforce cost returning 1.25 euros after non-workforce operating costs. Read it with care: it moves with prices and product mix as well as with the workforce.
6.3 Skills and capabilities
| Metric | Result | Prior | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCR-09 Training hours per employee (Example) | 24.0 | (21.5) | 32,160 hours / 1,340 |
| HCR-09 Training cost per employee (Example) | EUR 800 | (EUR 760) | EUR 1,072,000 / 1,340 |
| Workers reskilled into service roles (Example) | 31 | (12) | Completed programme |
6.4 Organisational culture, leadership and succession
| Metric | Result | Prior | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCR-10 Engagement eNPS (Example) | +18 | (+11) | Annual survey |
| HCR-10 Survey response rate (Example) | 81% | (76%) | Responses / invited |
| HCR-11 Succession coverage (Example) | 70.8% | (58.3%) | 17 of 24 critical roles |
| HCR-12 Women in leadership (Example) | 27.0% | (25.0%) | 41 of 152 managers |
| HCR-18 Span of control (Example) | 7.8 | (7.6) | 1,188 non-managers / 152 managers |
6.5 Health, safety and wellbeing
| Metric | Result | Prior | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCR-13 LTIFR (Example) | 1.83 | (2.41) | 4 lost-time injuries / 2,180,000 hours x 1,000,000 |
| HCR-14 Absence rate (Example) | 3.50% | (3.80%) | 9,860 days lost / 281,930 scheduled days (1,281.5 FTE x 220 days) |
| Fatalities (Example) | 0 | (0) | All workers including agency |
6.6 Diversity, compliance and ethics
| Metric | Result | Prior | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women in workforce (Example) | 38.2% | (37.5%) | 512 / 1,340 |
| HCR-17 Gender pay gap, mean, KV-EU1 (Example) | 8.4% | (first report) | From hr/pay-transparency-gap-report |
| HCR-15 Code of conduct training completion (Example) | 97.6% | (95.2%) | 1,308 / 1,340 |
| HCR-16 Speak-up reports (Example) | 11 received, 4 substantiated | (9, 3) | Whistleblowing case log |
| Formal grievances (Example) | 9 | (12) | Grievance log |
7. Targets and variance explanations
7.1 Targets and results
| Metric | 2026 target | 2026 result | Variance | Explanation | 2027 target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCR-03 Voluntary turnover (Example) | 9.0% or lower | 8.9% | Met | Career framework and pay review | 8.5% or lower |
| HCR-05 Internal fill rate (Example) | 30% | 26.2% | 3.8 points below | Engineering vacancies needed external hires; reskilling cohort smaller than planned | 30% |
| HCR-11 Succession coverage (Example) | 75% | 70.8% | 4.2 points below | Two successors left; one new critical role created | 80% |
| HCR-12 Women in leadership (Example) | 28% | 27.0% | 1.0 point below | Fewer manager vacancies than forecast | 30% by 2028 |
| HCR-13 LTIFR (Example) | 2.0 or lower | 1.83 | Met | Field service lone-working controls | 1.6 or lower |
| HCR-17 Gender pay gap KV-EU1 (Example) | Baseline year | 8.4% | Not applicable | First report; remediation in CAT-04 | See pay report |
7.2 Variance analysis flow
Every metric outside its tolerance goes through the same steps before the report is approved.
7.3 Definition changes
| Metric | Change | Effect | Restated prior year? |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCR-14 (Example) | Scheduled days now 220 per FTE instead of 225 | Absence rate up about 0.08 points | Yes, prior year restated to 3.80% |
8. Data quality, privacy and assurance
| Check | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Headcount reconciliation | HR system against payroll on 31 Dec | Difference of 0 after correcting 3 late leavers (Example) |
| Cost reconciliation | Workforce cost against general ledger | Within 0.5% (Example) |
| Safety data | Lost-time cases checked against incident files | 4 of 4 confirmed (Example) |
| Small groups | Suppress any figure for a group of fewer than [five] people | Applied in section 6 |
| Assurance | [Internal audit review of HCR-02, HCR-07, HCR-13] (Example) | [Opinion and date] |
Personal data used for this report is processed under the worker
privacy notice and recorded in the records of processing
(compliance/gdpr-ropa). The report contains aggregates only.
9. Disclosure plan
| Channel | Audience | Metrics | Timing | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Board people committee pack | Board | All | Quarterly | [@head-of-people-analytics] |
| Annual report, human capital section | Investors, public | HCR-01 to HCR-03, HCR-05, HCR-07, HCR-08, HCR-09 to HCR-17 | With annual results | [@chief-financial-officer] |
| US Form 10-K human capital description (if an SEC registrant) | Investors | Employee numbers and material measures | Annual | [@general-counsel] |
| Sustainability statement (if in scope) | Investors, public | Own workforce disclosures under the applicable ESRS | Annual | [@sustainability-lead] |
| Intranet | Workers | Summary, engagement results, actions | After approval | [@internal-comms] |
Glossary and references
| Term | Meaning in this report |
|---|---|
| Human capital | The knowledge, skills, abilities and health of the workforce, and how they create value |
| Headcount | Number of employees on a date |
| FTE | Full-time equivalent: contracted hours divided by full-time hours |
| Average headcount | Opening plus closing headcount, divided by two |
| Critical role | A role whose vacancy would materially delay strategy delivery |
| eNPS | Employee net promoter score: share of promoters minus share of detractors |
| LTIFR | Lost-time injuries per million hours worked |
| Materiality | The organisation's stated test for which matters to report (section 2.1) |
References (checked 2026-10-30):
- ISO 30414:2025, Human resource management: Requirements and recommendations for human capital reporting and disclosure, second edition. Public description of changes: ISO TC 260 news, 24 August 2025: https://committee.iso.org/sites/tc260/home/news/content-left-area/news-and-updates/iso-30414-2025-strengthening-hum.html
- 17 CFR 229.101(c)(2)(ii) (Regulation S-K, human capital resources): https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/17/229.101
- Directive (EU) 2023/970 (pay transparency): https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2023/970/oj
- Related templates: Pay Transparency and Gender Pay Gap Report
(
hr/pay-transparency-gap-report), Employee Handbook (hr/employee-handbook), ISSB Sustainability Disclosure (finance/issb-sustainability-disclosure), Double Materiality Assessment (finance/sustainability-double-materiality-assessment), AI System Inventory (ai-data/ai-system-inventory), GDPR Records of Processing (compliance/gdpr-ropa).
Standard and licence note
Structure aligned with ISO 30414:2025 (second edition), cited by name, edition and the public structure described by ISO TC 260 (11 human capital areas, a baseline of 14 required metrics, governance, strategy, metrics and variance explanations). No text, metric definition or table from the standard is reproduced; the metric definitions, area labels and all wording are original to this collection. US Regulation S-K is a public-domain federal rule cited by section. EU sustainability reporting is summarised after the Omnibus I Directive (EU) 2026/470; check the current texts and the national transposition law. The Kestrelvane Instruments Group example and all figures are fictional. Check the current edition and official texts before use. This is a documentation format, not legal, financial or accounting advice.
Official text: ISO, purchase or licensed access: https://www.iso.org/standard/86106.html (also available from national standards bodies).
Template licence: MIT.
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