personnel department

American  

noun

1. the department in an organization dealing with matters involving employees, as hiring, training, labor relations, and benefits.

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Etymology

Origin of personnel department

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

When the New England Patriots signed Mike Vrabel as a young linebacker in 2001, they sent a gopher from the team’s personnel department to scoop him up at the airport.

From The Wall Street Journal

Its predecessor, the personnel department, emerged in the early 1900s.

From The Wall Street Journal

In this way, it mirrors the way NFL teams divide tasks between a pro personnel department and a college scouting staff.

From The Wall Street Journal

Tom Telesco, who would be general manager of the Chargers two years later, was in the Indianapolis Colts personnel department at the time, working under the legendary GM Bill Polian.

From Los Angeles Times

She said she was repeatedly told by the personnel department, which functions like a human resources department at a private company, that she couldn’t fire problem employees.

From Los Angeles Times