Much of the site is free, but members get additional benefits, including reports on regulatory and legislative actions, as well as access to a number of career and professional-development sections. The home page features daily news and weekly features on topics such as dealing with problem employees, rethinking performance appraisals and ISO standards for management. From there, you can head to any of eight communities, including HR management , information systems , organizational development and staffing . In each of these communities, you'll find relevant articles, practical tips, product reviews, job listings, discussion areas and a pull-down menu that lets you dig deeper for more information. Other resources include an e-marketplace of HR products and services, a career center and an archive of weekly articles.
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The focus of Flexibility is on nontraditional employment practices such as teleworking, flex time and job sharing. The site offers articles and papers in a work section, which looks at the various forms that flexible work can take, and an issues section, which looks at topics such as work-life balance and travel reduction. The site also features a collection of case studies that the editors are working to expand, an active discussion area and links to dozens of related sites . WorldatWork is an association of HR professionals that focuses on compensation, benefits and rewards. The association's site offers Newsline , which provides an extensive roundup of HR news from a variety of sources.