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human resources

[hyoo-muhn ree-sawr-sis, ree-zawr-siz, yoo-muhn]

noun

  1. (used with a plural verb)people, especially the personnel employed by a given company, institution, or the like.

  2. (used with a singular verb)human resources department.



human resources

plural noun

    1. the workforce of an organization

    2. ( as modifier )

      human-resources management

      human-resources officer

    1. the office or department in an organization that interviews, appoints, or keeps records of employees

    2. ( as modifier )

      a human-resources consultancy

  1. the contribution to an employing organization which its workforce could provide in effort, skills, knowledge, etc

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of human resources1

First recorded in 1965–70
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The force's chief officer of human resources, Nicky Page, becomes an MBE for services to policing, equality and health.

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“You have this pool of human resources that is poorly compensated and not utilized to their full potential,” said Elizabeth Dickinson, a Colombia analyst with the International Crisis Group, a nonprofit think tank.

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Who should be alerted: Alerting management and employee/union representatives within an organization can help reduce workplace disruption and keep employees calm, said Giuliana Gabriel, vice president of human resources at the California Employers Assn.

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Grippo was reported to the human resources department by one of the women, and Bustos confirmed her claims to the department, the lawsuit said.

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She had over two decades filled director-level human resources roles at several federal agencies, including the IRS and Government Accountability Office, and she’d participated in seminars on leadership and workplace discrimination.

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