human resources
plural noun
1
: personnel sense 1a
hiring more human resources
2
: personnel sense 2
Human resources will contact you about your interview.
the company's human resources department
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When Manford reported the incident, a supervisor allegedly laughed at her and did not report the behavior to human resources, the lawsuit claims.
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Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2025
Other signs of potential slowdown A national employment report released yesterday by ADP, a payroll and human resources software provider, found that the U.S. economy added 37,000 jobs in May, the lowest pace of hiring since May 2023.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 5 June 2025
Grippo was reported to the human resources department by one of the women, and Bustos confirmed her claims to the department, the lawsuit said.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
Travis said that if the language is not shifted to the human resources department, DGS will continue to have a telework unit even though it has been defunded.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2025
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Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2025
Other signs of potential slowdown A national employment report released yesterday by ADP, a payroll and human resources software provider, found that the U.S. economy added 37,000 jobs in May, the lowest pace of hiring since May 2023.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 5 June 2025
Grippo was reported to the human resources department by one of the women, and Bustos confirmed her claims to the department, the lawsuit said.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
Travis said that if the language is not shifted to the human resources department, DGS will continue to have a telework unit even though it has been defunded.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2025
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“Human resources.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20resources. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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