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If you have never been a PHRA member, please choose the new member application formIf you have EVER been a PHRA member in the past, please choose the renewal form.
Membership in the PHRA is open to those individuals who are either actively engaged in the professional aspects of human resources, are working in a closely associated field, or are enrolled full-time in a recognized college or university’s HR, Labor Relations or related program of study.
Membership Fees:
Professional & Affiliate Fees:
January - December $115
January - December (with SHRM membership) $100
Student Fees:
Please note that to qualify for student membership status, you must meet both of the following criteria: enrolled full-time in a recognized collegiate program and not employed full-time
January - December $25
Student (with SHRM membership) $15
Group Discount Rates!
Please note that all names must be presented together on the same invoice to receive the group discount. Please contact the PHRA office to arrange for the group discount rates.
Corporate Silver Group Member Rate*Register 5-9 yearly memberships at the basic yearly dues rate and apply a 10% discount off the total price.
Corporate Gold Group Member Rate*
Register 10+ yearly memberships at the basic yearly dues rate and apply a 15% discount off the total price.
*Please contact the PHRA office for further details at 412-261-5537.
Specifically, the membership categories and criteria are as follows:
* Professional Members
* Affiliate Members
* Student Members
* Honorary Members
Lifetime Members
Professional Members are those persons who are actively engaged in the professional aspects of human resources provided they meet the following requirements:
1. They are responsible for Human Resources, Labor Relations or related activities, and their positions are exempt under a Fair Labor Standards Act classification; or
2. They are actively engaged in teaching in the area of Human Resources or Labor Relations, or are full-time consultants in the Human Resources or Labor Relations field.
Affiliate Members are persons who meet the following requirements:
1. Their current employment status does not meet professional membership criteria, but their educational, employment or other background would merit special consideration by the Board; or
2. Full-time Consultants who sell human resources-related services to those in the human resources field but whose services do not involve the professional aspects of human resources.
Student Members are persons who are full-time students attending a recognized college or university, are not employed on a full-time basis, and are:
1. Enrolled in a prescribed program in the field of Human Resources, Labor Relations or a related field; or
2. Members of a student chapter affiliated with a Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Student Chapter.
In addition to these three categories, the PHRA confers Honorary Membership upon those individuals who have provided significant service to the Association and its programs and Lifetime Membership to Past Presidents of the Association upon the completion of their term of office.
Membership benefits build upon and expand the breadth and depth of experience and skills brought to the association by its members. Some benefits are easily quantified and qualified, such as our educational programs. Others, like the opportunities to serve in a leadership or mentoring capacity, are more intrinsic. A quick look at some of the more “tangible” assets can be found in Member Benefits.
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