Empower Your HR Practice
SHRM members don’t start from scratch — they start from smart. Whether you’re managing compliance, designing policies, or leading a new HR initiative, you’ll find practical, ready-to-use tools built by experts and trusted by thousands of HR professionals worldwide.
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Navigate complex employment laws with confidence. Compare requirements across all 50 states in seconds to ensure compliance, reduce risk, and maintain consistency for your multistate or remote workforce. A must-have for modern HR teams.
Turn strategy into action with SHRM’s expert-developed toolkits. Each one delivers a complete framework—guidance, best practices, and templates—to help you design, implement, and optimize key HR initiatives that drive organizational success.
Get fast, trusted answers to real-world HR questions. SHRM’s expert-reviewed Q&As provide clear, concise guidance on complex topics—from compliance to culture—so you can make informed, confident decisions when it matters most.
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Interactive Tools
Go beyond static templates with calculators and comparison tools. Quickly benchmark salaries, navigate employment laws across U.S. states, and generate reports with our dynamic resources.
Benefits are one of the most important ways to attract and retain talent. SHRM’s annual Employee Benefits Survey captures what organizations across the U.S. are offering—and what’s changing.
Back your HR strategies with trusted data. With SHRM Benchmarking, you get access to key HR and business metrics broken down by organization size, sector, industry, and region.
Toolkits
Comprehensive resources that provide both the big picture and actionable tools to implement HR best practices.
Strengthen your accommodation process with this toolkit for HR professionals. Address barriers, improve retention, and reduce legal risk in your organization.
Learn how to align inclusion and diversity programs with evolving laws and business needs. The SHRM BEAM Framework offers actionable guidance for HR leaders.
Address the challenges of California medical leave with expert tips for HR leaders. Promote compliance and employee well-being in your organization.
How-To Guides
Step-by-step guides to help you confidently manage complex HR challenges, from leave laws to workplace investigations.
This playbook is meant as an outline to implement a monthly bottom-up culture committee. It’s modeled on the President's Council that Derrick Hall runs for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
BUILD is the five-letter values acronym Derrick Hall and SVP of People & Culture Joe Walsh co-designed to keep all 2,000 Arizona Diamondbacks employees aligned across full-time, part-time, and global scouting functions. The system replaced an older pocket-card values program that nobody used.
Stay ahead of workplace changes by following best practices for creating policies that promote consistency, legal protection, and a positive employee experience.
Policies
Download editable policy templates vetted by SHRM experts — from dress code to remote work — to ensure legal compliance and consistency.
Get a simplified AI governance policy template to set clear expectations, manage risk, and keep innovation moving. Offer practical guidance for your teams.
Ensure your expense reimbursement policy aligns with remote, hybrid, and multi-state work. Clear communication and consistent application are essential for compliance.
Develop a robust AI governance policy with this customizable template. Balance innovation with risk management, compliance, and ethical responsibilities.
Forms & Checklists
Ready-to-use HR forms and audit checklists that save hours of admin time and ensure you don’t miss a compliance step.
Transform leadership with this everyday moments checklist. Build trust, empower others, and practice a people-first approach to create meaningful results.
The Employee-First Diagnostic is an assessment tool that measures whether employees experience the six conditions required to deliver exceptional customer experiences: being respected, rewarded, acknowledged, recognized, developed, and invested in.
Access a sample return-to-work medical release form to help employees transition smoothly after illness or injury. Ensure compliance and support workplace well-being.
HR Q&As
Hundreds of concise answers from SHRM experts — your go-to source for quick, trusted HR insight.
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Find out when addiction qualifies as a disability under the ADA. Learn how to apply workplace policies fairly and manage accommodation requests.
An employee’s refusal of an ADA accommodation does not end HR’s obligations. Find out how to document, communicate, and keep the process compliant.
Addressing light sensitivity at work requires open dialogue, tailored accommodations, and ongoing follow-up. Support employees and meet ADA requirements effectively.
Job Descriptions
Access 1,000+ customizable job description templates that help you define roles clearly and stay competitive in hiring.
Interview Questions
Professionally crafted, competency-based questions to improve your hiring process and assess cultural fit.
Presentations
Ready-made training decks for employee onboarding, compliance, and management development.
HR Glossary
Decode HR language quickly with a searchable glossary of essential terms — perfect for new professionals or quick refreshers.
Express Requests
Get curated, up-to-date resources on trending HR issues. We’ve gathered what’s new so you can focus on what’s next.
Quizzes
Fun and fast knowledge checks to sharpen your HR expertise and prepare for certification.
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