Number of people in paid employment with the organization as of the end of the reporting period, whether they are full-time or part-time.
Number of people in paid employment with the organization as of the end of the reporting period, whether they are full-time or part-time.
Organizations should footnote all assumptions used.
This metric is intended to capture the number of unique individuals employed by the organization in full- or part-time roles as of the end of the reporting period. This metric excludes Temporary Employees (OI9028).
This metric is multi-dimensional with regard to the five dimensions of impact: it may help describe the WHO dimension when the stakeholder group represented by the metric is the stakeholder group targeted by the investment or organization. It may also help measure the HOW MUCH Scale dimension, which helps estimate the number of the targeted stakeholders experiencing the outcome. For more on the alignment of IRIS metrics to the five dimensions of impact, see IRIS+ and the Five Dimensions of Impact (https://iris.thegiin.org/document/iris-and-the-five-dimensions/). No single metric is sufficient to understand an impact; rather, metrics are selected as a set across all dimensions of impact. When possible, the selection of metrics to measure and describe the five dimensions should be based on best practice and evidence.
This metric has 5 related submetrics.
Metrics identified as "cross-category" are those that are relevant to any IRIS+ Impact Category or Impact Theme (i.e., these metrics are not specific to any particular industry/category or theme).
June 2022 - IRIS v5.3 Released (current version)
Immaterial change. Minor revisions to definition and usage guidance for clarity.
January 2020 - IRIS v5.1 Released
No change.
May 2019 - IRIS v5.0 Released
No change.
March 2016 - IRIS v4.0 Released
No change.
March 2014 - IRIS v3.0 Released
No change.
November 2011 - IRIS v2.2 Released
No change.
February 2011 - IRIS v2.1 Released
Material change. Permanent Employees (OI8869) replaced Total Employees (OI9255). Metric name and definition language modified to increase specificity by eliminating temporary employees.
September 2010 - IRIS v2.0 Released
Material change. Total Employees (OI9255) replaced Size: Employees (DES10). Metric modified to increase specificity.
September 2009 - IRIS v1.0 Released
New metric. Size: Employees (DES10) was developed via the Original IRIS Working Group.