HR Risk & Compliance Frameworks
HR plays a critical role in identifying, mitigating, and managing risks while ensuring compliance across all employee-related operations. This section explores practical frameworks, tools, and strategies to build a resilient HR compliance system.
HR compliance is no longer a function limited to ticking boxes or responding to external audits. In a rapidly evolving legal and social landscape, organizations need HR to lead proactive and strategic approaches to compliance and risk management. From building robust compliance programs and maintaining transparent reporting channels, to collaborating with legal teams and conducting internal audits, HR is at the center of it all.
This section provides a practical guide to the most critical areas of HR risk and compliance. You’ll learn how to build and implement a compliance program, design and maintain an HR risk register, handle policy violations effectively, conduct compliance training, and manage audits. You’ll also gain clarity on how HR interfaces with legal functions—and why this relationship matters more than ever.
Each page combines operational insight with real-world examples, best practices, and references to leading frameworks such as ISO 31000, COSO ERM, and SHRM’s Ethics Guidelines. Whether you’re setting up compliance structures from scratch or refining existing ones, you’ll find actionable strategies to protect your organization and support ethical HR leadership.