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title: "Human Resources Payment Practices: 5-Year Analysis (2020-2025)"
date: 2025-11-07T00:00:00+00:00
url: https://paymentcheck.co.uk/blog/reports/human-resources-payment-practices-2020-2025-analysis
description: "Human Resources Payment Practices: 5-Year Analysis (2020-2025) - Payment practices analysis from PaymentCheck"
category: "Reports"
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# Human Resources Payment Practices: 5-Year Analysis (2020-2025)

# HR Payment Practices Improve, But Only Marginally: Average Score Rises by 4 Points Since 2020

## The Comparison

*   **2020:** A survey of 93 companies yielded an average payment practices score of 77.9 out of 100.
*   **2025:** A similar survey of 91 companies shows a modest increase, with an average score of 82.0 out of 100.

## What This Means

While there is demonstrable improvement, the 4-point gain over five years suggests evolution rather than revolution in HR payment conduct. Factors driving this incremental shift could include increased scrutiny of payment terms, or perhaps a greater awareness of the impact of delayed payments on supplier relationships. Companies struggling to improve their invoice payment scores can access free resources, such as this [late payment calculator](/free-late-invoice-calculator).

One-line summary: Between 2020 and 2025, the average HR payment practices score increased from 77.9 to 82.0 across 93 and 91 companies respectively.