HR Acuity, known for its employee relations case management and investigations platform, has entered a strategic partnership with People Results, a consultancy specializing in workforce analytics. The goal: transform employee relations data from reactive documentation into predictive intelligence.
It’s a timely move. According to HR Acuity’s own Employee Relations Benchmark Study, 68% of organizations don’t even track the number of issues per case—a basic metric for understanding case complexity. That blind spot makes it hard for HR leaders to forecast risk, demonstrate business value, or prevent issues before they escalate.
What the Partnership Delivers
People Results—already the lead analytics voice within HR Acuity’s empowER™ community (7,000+ ER professionals)—will now play a deeper role across thought leadership, analytics development, and product guidance.
Key areas of collaboration include:
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Elevating Analytics in Employee Relations
People Results will help refine HR Acuity’s Trust & Risk™ Framework and ER KPIs, bringing more statistical rigor and context to incident trends, policy violations, case duration, and risk indicators. -
Embedding Insights Into Technology
Through HR Acuity’s AI companion, olivER™, users will gain access to contextual content, benchmark data, and recommendations—making it easier to interpret analytics and act confidently. -
Advanced Consulting for Customers
People Results becomes HR Acuity’s preferred partner for organizations wanting bespoke analytics consulting, linking employee relations data to business outcomes like turnover, engagement, compliance risk, and financial impact.
Why It Matters Now
Employee relations has historically lagged behind other HR functions in analytics maturity—sandwiched between compliance demands and cultural stewardship. But with rising workplace scrutiny, hybrid work dynamics, and AI-driven HR platforms, employee relations teams are under pressure to prove their strategic value.
“Partnering with People Results underscores our shared commitment to advancing the employee relations profession,” said Deb Muller, CEO of HR Acuity. “We’re empowering ER teams to harness predictive insights that shape business strategy.”
Dr. Fiona Jamison, VP of Research & People Analytics at People Results, put it more bluntly: “This partnership helps organizations move beyond reporting to true evidence-based decision-making.”
The Bigger Picture
This aligns with a broader trend in HR tech: turning qualitative moments—employee complaints, investigations, misconduct reports—into quantitative indicators of trust, culture, and organizational risk.
Competitors like Workday and Microsoft Viva have made moves in employee sentiment analysis and workforce risk visibility. But HR Acuity is doubling down on the investigative side of employee relations, aiming to be the system of record and insight.
If successful, this partnership could shift ER teams from reactive case handlers to strategic advisors—armed with data, not just documentation.
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