r/AskHR

218K archived posts · Jan 2013 – Sep 2026

Ask Human Resources

r/AskHR

A place for employees to ask questions about compensation, benefits, harassment, discrimination, legal, and ethical issues in the workplace.

Created Aug 19, 2012

1.8MMembers (last snapshot)

218KArchived posts

Rules:

Every post must have a location tag in the title. For US locations, please include (at minimum) the state. For a list of accepted tags, click here.
Every thread must contain a question about employment or a workplace topic.
Harassing, exceptionally rude, or otherwise inappropriate comments about other users or groups is prohibited.
No homework questions, surveys, or research questions. This includes asking how to "get into HR".
Do not ask for PM's in comments and do not PM contributors of the subreddit directly.
Advice to contact the media or similar advice will be removed.
Pictures & links may be permissible if they do not otherwise violate the above rules and are SFW.
Posts regarding Block Chain or Cryptocurrency will generally be removed.
Do not post personally identifiable information about other people.

Content submitted that does not conform to the above rules may result in the posts being removed and the user banned.

Flairs:

You can set your own user flair by clicking in the above section on the desktop client.
You may not use flair associated with a professional designation or degree if you do not have that designation or degree.

Content Guidelines

It is helpful if you specify the country or state your question applies to.
Try to be as specific as possible on the details of your question.
Include references to statutes, case law or regulations when referencing public policy.

Disclaimer

Information provided through AskHR is not legal advice. When in doubt, contact an attorney.

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r/humanresources

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