What this service is:

This new service combines existing services such as HR Library, webinars, and HR research reports such as HR Department Benchmark and Analysis with new custom Fast Answer research delivered in the form of short 3-5 page white papers. All the elements of this new service will be offered via a new, authenticated Web site.

Visit the HR Decision Support Network Demonstration Site.

What it helps you do:

• Provides vital support and responsiveness, targeted training, and the business tools that enhance the abilities of the entire HR department to provide effective strategic guidance to your organization.
• Offers custom Fast Answers to your research questions, tailored to your company’s needs.
• Helps you plan more strategically.
• Answers pressing questions you and your department face every day.
• Provides research into best practices.
• Trains HR staff on latest HR practices.
• Benchmarks your achievements against those of other companies.
• Helps you keep up with the latest HR developments that affect your organization.

Product Structure

Reference: analysis, guidance and primary source material

Notification: current reports providing news and developments

Audioconferences: live and via download

Formats and Frequency

Web notification Web reference material Human Resources Library is updated regularly, includes notification and offers an e-mail update service; Custom Fast Answers are also updated regularly; Research white papers are 12-16 annually (Available exclusively via PDF download); Other components will be previewed off of a marketing demo site. E-mail Weekly frequency with HURW internal registration. Monthly frequency of HRDSN service update emails to account contact.

• Absenteeism and turnover
• Affirmative action/diversity
• Age bias and compulsory retirement
• Benefit plans
• Communicating policy
• Compensation administration
• Contract negotiation and enforcement
• Drug and alcohol testing
• Employment-at-will
• Employment discrimination
• Employment testing
• Family and medical leave
• Fetal protection
• Flexible employment
• Handling grievances
• Health care cost management
• Hiring in unionized settings
• Hours of work
• Incentive systems
• Independent contractors
• Job evaluation
• Layoffs and shutdowns
• Minimum wage
• Overtime pay
• Pay equity
• Pay systems
• Payroll laws and taxes
• Pension law/ERISA
• Performance and productivity
• Persons with disabilities
• Personnel recordkeeping
• Recruitment and selection
• Retention
• Safety and health
• Sexual harassment
• Strikes and slowdowns
• Temporary and leased workers
• Termination and outplacement
• Training and employee education
• Union organizing
• Work and family
• Work rules and discipline
• Workers' compensation