SHRM LEADS CONVERSATION ON WORKPLACE ISSUES, SETS RECORDS IN MEMBERSHIP

This year, the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has seen record growth in membership and will have the highest annual revenue total in its 70-year history, announced SHRM's president and CEO Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. SHRM-SCP.

The 306,000-member organization is using its widening global platform to address critical workplace issues that companies grapple with on a daily basis, including harassment, immigration and the skills gap, Taylor said Nov. 15 during the opening general session of the SHRM Volunteer Leaders' Summit at National Harbor, Md.

More than 900 chapter and state council volunteer leaders are attending the annual event, which ends Nov. 17.

SHRM is financially sound and expanding, innovating new resources, advocating for the profession and adding to the HR Body of Knowledge through certification and recertification, Taylor told attendees.

"The State of our Society is on the ascent. SHRM is on an upward trajectory to make a momentous impact on the world of work," he said. "SHRM has put the pieces in place that enable you to have a monumental impact as well."

SHRM's theme for 2019 is "Better Workplaces, Better World" and to that end, Taylor appealed to attendees to do their part to elevate the profession. That involves constantly learning and improving their skills, acting as ambassadors for the profession, courageously pursuing their dreams and advocating "unapologetically and without bias" for workplace issues.

"In a time when immigration, sexual harassment and other issues make people touchy, be courageous and speak out for what we believe in," he urged them. "We can't allow policies to be made without us. This is the business of HR."

SHRM's "We Are Work" advertising campaign, seen more than 3 million times on national TV, websites and social media, continues to highlight SHRM's nonpartisan advocacy work on all fronts, Taylor said.

SHRM is "ready to make the right decisions for the right reasons, even when they aren't politically expedient. That's the new direction of SHRM."

Leading the Conversation Around Work

SHRM has been on the forefront in discussions about sexual harassment this year.

In January, Taylor spoke to the California Legislature's Joint Committee on Rules Subcommittee on Sexual Harassment Prevention and Response, and SHRM continues to provide guidance and technical help to state legislatures on this issue, he said.

Immigration will be a big issue in the coming year, he said. SHRM already is talking to members of Congress, Vice President Mike Pence and agency officials about restrictions on immigration "and other barriers to accessing high-skilled talent."

The Society is also weighing in on workforce development and the skills gap.

Last week Taylor was the only American and HR professional speaking at the Global Apprenticeship Network's board meeting in London. And in the U.S., SHRM is working with the Trump administration and the U.S. Department of Labor to expand apprenticeships and other programs to re-skill employees.

"We're advocating for more employer-sponsored education benefits and programs to skill up young people and nontraditional candidates for the jobs of tomorrow," Taylor said.

The SHRM Foundation has pledged $155,000 over two years to support Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG), a national program that prepares young adults for the workforce, along with a seven-state pilot program involving HR state councils and chapters. And on Nov. 14, the Foundation launched the free Veterans at Work Certificate Program for HR professionals.

In May, SHRM partnered with the Charles Koch Institute to release a research project on the employment of people with criminal backgrounds, and Taylor attended a White House Office of American Innovation summit on prison reform. There, he talked with other industry leaders about the need to better equip people with the tools necessary to lead more productive lives following their release.

SHRM "thinks people who have paid their debt to society should have access to jobs," and is creating a toolkit to help its members tap into what he called an "overlooked pool" of job candidates.

 "HR is so much more than the work we do each day," Taylor said. "It is a force for positive social change."

Among other news Taylor shared:
  • SHRM's net assets will total $155 million, the highest balance since 2013.
  • SHRM revenue grew more than 10 percent to nearly $160 million.
  • More than 115,000 HR professionals have SHRM-SCP and SHRM-CP certification; more than 25,000 have applied to take the SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP exams in 2018.
  • SHRM is committing to increasing the number of professionals holding SHRM credentials by 127,000 over the next five years as part of the White House Pledge to America's Workers.
  • SHRM launched specialty credentials in talent acquisition, California employment law and global talent mobility.
  • SHRM has a record number of student and California members, at 25,000 each.
  • Participation in SHRM seminars rose 30 percent from 2017.
  • More than 2,400 organizations are recertification providers, making SHRM the largest and fastest-growing global education network for HR professionals.
  • The 2018 SHRM Annual Conference & Exposition in Chicago and the 2018 SHRM Diversity & Inclusion Exposition & Exhibition in Atlanta broke attendance records for those conferences.
 SOURCE: SHRM.ORG
 

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