Here’s a handy list of some of our favorite HR resources to help Human Resource professionals and business leaders.

SmartBrief

SmartBrief publishes various B2B newsletters for business owners in specific sectors. Subscriptions are free and they allow you access to a wide variety of content in an easily accessible format. What’s more, you can get lots of help info about partnerships and memberships with NFIB, NAWBO and not-for-profit organisations.

The Department of Labor

Easy to use website covering lots of common questions employers ask. Great resource in understanding roles and responsibilities and keep processes such as employee wages requirements.

Canadian Management Centre

Canadian Management Centre offers a wealth of free online professional development resources, tools and insights to help users grow personal and business strategies. Resources include articles, webcasts, whitepapers, podcasts, templates and self-assessment quizzes. Topics covered include Management, Leadership, Communications, Project Management and HR & Training.

G.Neil

A great HR supply shop for small business and medium businesses. G-Neil are well-known for their 5-in-1 labour law posters as well as a service that will notify you when updates are issued.

Human Resources & Career Information | Entrepreneur.com

A premier business magazine for entrepreneurship since the 1970s, Entrepreneur is a first rate source of analysis and opinion for business leaders and HR. Unique content includes premium and free forms and templates, job descriptions and other human resource management forms.

BenefitsLink.com

BenefitsLink provides employee benefits professionals with latest developments and analysis in plan compliance, administration, policy and design. The website includes active message boards, industry news and an extensive calendar of conferences and webcasts.

Employment Law Information Network

ELIN is a no charge legal resource web site designed for employment lawyers, in-house employment counsel and human resource professionals.A helpful online source of information to allow you to keep pace with the changing landscape of workplace law.

Ask a Manager

This is a superb human resources blogs that offers no-nonsense help and tips. Written by practicing HR pros to help educate and network.

Outsourcing

The Outsourcing magazine is published by Wordlabs Global once in every two months for the niche needs of decision makers in the global services industry. It focuses on bringing quality content to its audience through a global network of highly experienced writers. The magazine reaches out to its audience of over 200,000 globally through comprehensive circulation of hard copies, e-magazine and subsequent digital channels.

Monster.com

Monster.com is considered one of the top job boards out there. Besides being able to post jobs on Monster, companies can save job searches and constantly monitor the site for talent.

This can be very valuable if you have positions you hire for regularly or a job that’s difficult to fill.

Specialized community forums in Sales, Health Care, Marketing, Administrative services will help you can stay on top of industry trends and commentary.

Expatriate Foundation

Established in 2008, the Expatriate Foundation is the first of its kind to reach out to expatriates, scholar practitioners, human resource professionals and internationally minded organizations who share a common bond; one in which education, learning, and the desire for success meet equally for the betterment of all.

Society for Human Resource Management

SHRM is perhaps the most well know professional association for HR in North America. Loads of content – much of it totally free and super helpful.If you don’t mind paying a small fee you can also get articles, white papers, templates, employment legislation, tools and event info.

Your Local Chamber of Commerce

This can be a powerful resource to find meetings and workshops focused on employment challenges and goals.

Contact us to learn more about excellent ways to gain new insights and grow productivity.

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Here’s a selection of HR gurus to watch out for in 2014:

@HRreview – HRreview Magazine UK
The team at HRreview.co.uk offer news and opinion across the major channels of HR. Now nearly ten years old, they have considerable Twitter and LinkedIn followings and are award winners for their content! – London, UK

@suemeisinger – Sue Meisinger
Columnist, speaker, former CEO of SHRM, passionate about the profession and HR professionals with a point of view. – Fairfax, VA & Cape Cod, MA

@TimSackett – Tim Sackett
Human Resource Pro, VP of HRU, Fistful of Talent Blogger; Dad of 3 boys and husband of Hall of Fame wise – Lansing, MI – http://www.timsackett.com/

@StarrConspiracy – The Starr Conspiracy
News, guidance, marketing advice and opinions about HR professionals, vendors, technology, media, services, and more. – Fort Worth, TX – http://thestarrconspiracy.com/

@CheckPointHR – CheckPoint HR
Trusted ally in web-based HR Management for small to mid-sized companies Transforming Human Resource Spend into a Strategic Corporate Investment since 2001. – NJ, NY, PA, CT, DE – http://www.checkpointhr.com/

@HRCamp – Human Resource Camp
Human Resources Camp offers advice, tips, news and resources to HR staff or anyone looking to hire employees for today’s workforce. – Chicago, IL

@HRreviewNA – HRreview Magazine Canada and US
HRreview launched a North America edition last year which is proving very popular with audiences this side of the pond. Like its sister title, the magazine offers news and opinion across HR. – Toronto, ON.

@theHRintrovert – Tim Gardner
Family, running, HR ideas, photographer, blogging all bring me energy. Solution oriented. Been in many sides of HR, including generalist and Org Effectiveness – Mariette, GA – http://www.thehrintrovert.com/

@AllaboutHR – The Latest PR News
Breaking HR and Personnel News plus comment from the HR Industry – London, UK – http://www.ashdowngroup.com/news/category-hrnews

@HRHero -HR Hero
Twittered by Tony Kessler, Managing Editor/News & Employers Counsel Network. Employment law info for HR and biz pros from law firms in all 50 states, DC, Canada – Brentwood, Tennessee – http://www.hrhero.com/

@HRSpace – HR Space
Connecting the HR Community – Personnel Today’s social networking cite for HR folk – London –  http://www.personneltoday.com/hrspace/default.aspx

@HRBuoy – Chris Frede
HR Generalist and Recruiting Manager in a corporate environment. HR Blogger, Mom to a 100lb chocolate lab. Boat at Lake of the Ozarks with my husband and dog! – St. Louis – http://www.hrbuoy.com/

@sianharrington – Sian Harrington
Publisher and editor of HR magazine, columnist for The Grocer, 23 years of journalism experience. The views here are both professional and personal! – London – http://www.hrmagazine.co.uk/

@jjbuss – Jason Buss
VP of Recruiting Diversity | Social Networking | Marketing | Blogger | Social Media | Human Resources | HR | Recruiter – Minneapolis, MN – http://talenthq.com/

@womenofhr – Women of HR
A community dedicated to the development of women in HR and Business. We’ve got your back. – http://womenofhr.com/

@davidpaulwoods – David Woods
Deputy editor of HR magazine, writing about all things work related…and my views are, of course, my own. – London – http://www.hrmagazine.co.uk/

@ThinkHRHotline – Think HR
We help employers save time and money by providing live expert guidance and trusted answers to solve challenging HR issues immediately. – National US HR Hotline Service – http://www.thinkhr.com/

@susanavello – Susan Avello
#SocialMedia Marketing, Training & Management/Co-Founder #DiscoveringSocial for #jobseekers/#HR Blogger http://HRVirtualCafe.com / http://DiscoveringSocial.com – Chicagoland – http://about.me/susanavello

@AMAnet – American Management
American Management Association is the world leader in management development, advancing your skills to boost your business success. – New York, NY – http://www.amanet.org/

@LeadershipAdvisor – William Powell
Engineering atmosphere via leadership, culture & engagement. Belief that business can be a force for good. Purveyor of unbridled exuberance. – Helsinki – http://www.theleadershipadvisor.com/

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