Research Guides: Human Resources Management: HRM News and Focus Areas

HRM Focus Areas

Staff development and Performance enhancement are two of the most critical HRM functions.

American Society for Training and Development (ASTD)
ASTD is the world's largest association dedicated to workplace learning and development professionals. ASTD's members come from more than 100 countries and connect locally in more than 120 U.S. chapters and with more than 20 international partners.
Big Dog's Human Resource Development Page
Includes online training materials, news, links to vendors, links to people in the field of training and development, book reviews, and more.
International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI)
ISPI champions Human Performance Technology, a systematic approach to improving productivity and competence, using a set of methods and procedures -- and a strategy for solving problems -- for realizing opportunities related to the performance of people.
The Training Registry
Listings of trainers, training companies, consultants,facilities for rent, courses, classes, programs, products and tools, keynote speakers, coaches, books, and more.

Effective and competitive compensation and benefits policies are crucial in the recruitment and retention of the contemporary work force.

BenefitsLink.com
Supports those who administer, give compliance advice about, design, make policy for employee benefit plans by either private or governmental employers.
Employee Benefits Research Institute
The mission of the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) is to contribute to, to encourage, and to enhance the development of sound employee benefit programs and sound public policy through objective research and education.
Overview of BLS Statistics on Pay and Benefits
BLS publishes a large amount of information on the wages, earnings, and benefits of workers.
Salary Calculator
Compares the cost of living in hundreds of U.S. and International cities. Provides state tax tables, crime indexes, interstate moving costs, insurance premium estimates,and mortgage recommendations.
PayScale
Provides free salary reports.

The HRM legal and administrative environment requires analysis and understanding of issues and trends.

Employment Law Guide (U.S. Department of Labor)
This Guide describes the major statutes and regulations administered by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) that affect businesses and workers. The Guide is designed mainly for those needing "hands-on" information to develop wage, benefit, safety and health, and nondiscrimination policies for businesses.
AAA - American Arbitration Association
AAA services include the design and development of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) systems for corporations, unions, government agencies, law firms, and the courts.
Collective Bargaining Database
Jump off sites to national and international labor resources. See the Collective Bargaining Database of Labor-Management Agreements.
OPM: Alternative Dispute Resolution: A Resource Guide
Provides an overall picture of how the most common forms of ADR are being implemented in Federal agencies.
Yahoo! Index to Employment Law Sites
Companies and law firms involved in the employment legal environment.

Attracting and maintaining a competent and committed employee base is a critical HRM function.

BLS: Job Opening and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS)
JOLTS collects data on Total Employment, Job Openings, Hires, Quits, Layoffs & Discharges, and Other Separations.
O*Net
O*NET, the Occupational Information Network, is a comprehensive database of worker attributes and job characteristics.

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) serves as the chief human resources agency and personnel policy manager for the Federal Government.

Performance Management Guidance

Google News: Human Resources Management

Stay current on the latest news in the HRM profession.

SHRM Focus on HR

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the world’s largest association devoted to human resource management. SHRM represents more than 250,000 members in over 140 countries.

Work Force Statistics

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS is the principal agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics.