human resources
noun
(used with a plural verb)
people, especially the personnel employed by a given company, institution, or the like.
(used with a singular verb)
human resources department.
Origin of human resources
First recorded in 1965–70
Words nearby human resources
Example sentences from the Web for human resources
And the legal, human-resources, and board functions at Fortune 500 companies have come to recognize that.
Zanzi says he immediately reported the incident to three superiors—a director, a human-resources manager, and the staff captain.
8 Juiciest Bits From Latest Lawsuit Against John Travolta |Maria Elena Fernandez |June 27, 2012 |DAILY BEAST“It should have been treated as a human-resources matter, not a public-relations opportunity,” she says.
British Dictionary definitions for human resources
human resources
pl n
- the workforce of an organization
- (as modifier)human-resources management; human-resources officer
- the office or department in an organization that interviews, appoints, or keeps records of employees
- (as modifier)a human-resources consultancy
the contribution to an employing organization which its workforce could provide in effort, skills, knowledge, etc