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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Workday — Shares of the human resources software company dropped 11.8%.
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Pia Singh, CNBC, 23 May 2025
In Columbus, two police lieutenants sued the city, mayor, police chief and human resources director in 2022 for discriminatory promotional practices due to Affirmative Action.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Last year, a man named Derek Mobley sued the human resources software company claiming that Workday’s algorithms caused him to be rejected from more than 100 jobs on the platform over seven years because of his age, race and disabilities.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 22 May 2025
The platform also gave access to the Ombuds Office, which acts like your own personal human resources department, a person who can provide free, independent, informal, unbiased, and confidential information about how someone can report and what their next steps are.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 22 May 2025
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Pia Singh, CNBC, 23 May 2025
In Columbus, two police lieutenants sued the city, mayor, police chief and human resources director in 2022 for discriminatory promotional practices due to Affirmative Action.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Last year, a man named Derek Mobley sued the human resources software company claiming that Workday’s algorithms caused him to be rejected from more than 100 jobs on the platform over seven years because of his age, race and disabilities.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 22 May 2025
The platform also gave access to the Ombuds Office, which acts like your own personal human resources department, a person who can provide free, independent, informal, unbiased, and confidential information about how someone can report and what their next steps are.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 22 May 2025
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“Human resources.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20resources. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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