SHRM Online’s Benefits Discipline deals with the various forms of indirect employee compensation—commonly referred to as “benefits”—that employers use to attract, recognize and retain workers. It includes designing and administering benefits such as paid leave and superannuation among other benefits.

SHRM Online's Business Leadership Disciplines deals - from an enterprise perspective - with the processes and activities used to formulate objectives, practices and policies aimed at meeting short- and long-range organizational needs.

SHRM Online’s Compensation Discipline deals with the various forms of direct compensation—that is, employees’ pay—that employers use to attract, recognize and retain workers. It includes designing and administering compensation systems including base pay, differential and incentive pay, and overtime.

SHRM Online’s Consulting Discipline deals with the practice of delivering all aspects of human resource management as an external provider, and with the professional and business issues associated with operating such a practice.

SHRM Online's Employee Relations Discipline deals with maintaining a positive, productive and cohesive work environment. It includes the processes of analyzing, developing, implementing and administering the employer-employee relationship.

SHRM Online’s Ethics and Sustainability Discipline deals with organizational and personal values and their expression in business decision making and behavior. It emphasizes organizational codes of ethics.

The Global Human Resources Discipline deals with all aspects of HR within the worldwide context, including U.S.-based entities doing business internationally or non-U.S.-based entities operating in their own locale or worldwide.

SHRM Online’s Organizational and Employee Development Discipline deals with organizational performance and the means by which it develops its human resources.