White Papers for SHRM Human Resource Vendor Directory

  • Impact Coaching: Focusing Coaching on Purpose-Led Work

    In today’s business environment, there's a growing dichotomy between profit-centric approaches and those that incorporate considerations of social and environmental impact. While conventional businesses prioritize revenue generation, impact-driven enterprises concentrate on the broader...
  • FINEOS Absence for Employers

    FINEOS Absence for Employers simplifies the complexity of absence and disability management with a comprehensive compliance rules engine across federal, state, company, and municipal laws. In addition to eliminating time-consuming and repetitive administrative tasks, FINEOS Absence for...
  • How Leaders Can Thrive In A Hybrid Work Environment

    If you’re one of the countless people whose professional growth was disrupted by the pandemic—whether due to job loss, industry disruption, or something else—now is the time to regain control of your career. Companies in nearly every industry have rapidly ramped up hiring, and the shift to...
  • TOP 5 EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT SURVEY MISTAKES TO AVOID

    Assessments have a wide range of utility, from assessing for skills to cultural fit to determine whether a candidate will fit in with the company. Employee assessments are a tool that can provide you a lot of information about what your employee values, believes and sentiments are. Avoid these...
  • Active Shooter Situation: What to do When the Unthinkable Happens

    This guide provides a high-level overview of how to recognize the signs of potential active shooter behavior and what to do to keep your team and customer safe in an unthinkable situation.
  • How to Stop the Great Resignation

    This e-book published by Wiley. The Great Resignation is definitely a challenge for organizations. Learn more here about what is occurring and why. Employees need to feel valued by their managers, and this is overlooked by managers. Help managers adapt their approach and keep their people. This...
  • 5 Steps to a Successful Leadership Retreat

    Executive teams and leaders ask two important questions every year: Are annual retreats worth it? How do we make ours count? Despite the questions, results are not promising. In fact, research reports that 70% of strategic efforts fail while those that succeed realize only 60% of their...
  • Wage & Hour Smartphone Apps

    Yes, there are Apps for That! While many human resource professionals and business owners may already know that the Department of Labor developed and issued several Smartphone applications available for free to aid in identifying workplace violations of timekeeping, health, and safety...
  • 16 Ways to Reduce Your Employee Mobility Costs

    The pressure to reduce global mobility services and relocation program costs began before the current pandemic, but Covid-19 is certainly accelerating that process. As we slowly return to normalcy, companies will want to consider how they can preserve some of these cost savings while still...
  • The State of Performance Management

    This infographic provides a snapshot of key issues facing HR professionals as 2020 came to a close. COVID19's impact on performance management priorities tops this chart. Learn what practices high-performing companies are doing to succeed. The information is pulled from an research study...
  • Complimentary Support for Mental Health and Behavioral Struggles

    As the scope of mental health and addiction in America continues to grow, counselors and doctors are doing everything they possibly can to help. There is a growing appreciation for the role digital tools can play to expand reach and complement care. These tools bring together key findings in...
  • VILT Best Practices for Instructor Led Virtual Training

    We’ve squarely transitioned to the Information Age, where technology makes remote training practical, affordable and sometimes the only accessible option. As more organizations work to rapidly transition from ILT to VILT (Virtual Instructor Led Training), it is worth taking a moment to examine...
  • Pay Equity Checklist

    It can be intimidating to start your own pay equity analysis. But the experts at Berkshire have you covered!
  • Collaboration and Leadership: It Takes a Village

    Collaboration is a business imperative. From the front lines to the C-suite, collaboration impacts virtually every aspect of business. From performance to profi tability and employee satisfaction, studies have shown that organizations with strong collaborative cultures outperform their...
  • Make Strides Toward Age-Inclusive Hiring

    4 Ways Employers Can Make Strides Toward Age-Inclusive Hiring. Age discrimination occurs in many ways. Sometimes, it’s intentional. More often, it’s subtle and unconscious.
  • The Comprehensive Guide: Cobra Open Enrollment

    For most Benefits and Human Resource professionals there's a certain time of year that's unequivocally busier and more demanding then the rest: Open Enrollment season. From shopping and purchasing benefit packages to distributing, explaining, and enrolling employees, the to-do list can be...
  • Compensation Analysis for Small/Medium Enterprises: Facts Over Opinions

    Pay equity is a growing concern for all companies. However, the methods used for proper analysis need to adapt to the size of the organization. Small to mid-size organizations may need a different approach than big corporations. Read more here.
  • Partner Up to Hire Smart in a Tight Labor Market

    Companies are finding it harder than it has been for some time to find and hire top talent. A tightening labor market has tipped the scales towards the employee, and even the most sought-after companies are finding that they have to raise their game. This challenging environment also means...
  • BACKGROUND CHECK COMPLIANCE: Mitigating Risk to Your Business

    This in-depth guide will help you land on the right side of the FCRA, EEOC and ban-the-box laws. We’ll help you understand a background check provider’s role in helping you maintain compliance when conducting background checks, and using background check results to make hiring decisions. We’ll...
  • What Does it Mean to Be Globally Competent?

    To contribute to the valuable and ongoing debate regarding the definition of global citizenship and global competency, this study proposes a definition developed through the use of a Delphi Technique involving human resource managers at top transnational corporations, senior international...
  • 4 Steps to Complying with the FCRA when Conducting Background Checks

    A White Paper for Business Leaders & Human Resource Professionals Before requesting a background check (consumer report), the client/employer must certify in writing to the consumer reporting agency (background screening service provider) that they will follow FCRA rules concerning disclosure,...