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. 1. the workforce of an organization

   2. ( as modifier )

      human-resources management

      human-resources officer

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

   2. ( as modifier )

      a human-resources consultancy

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of human resources¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

Mead acknowledged that he knew of Kay’s years-long episodes of bizarre behavior, an extramarital affair with an intern, and problems with prescription medication, but that he never reported any of it to human resources.

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Holley contended that human resources requires a “fitness for duty exam” before returning to work following a drug rehab stint.

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That means linking together Oracle’s AI infrastructure capabilities with its applications like enterprise resource planning and human resources software, plus its databases, to sell a package that makes Oracle the tech vendor of choice for large corporate clients.

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Human resources advisory firm Mercer projects a deficit of 100,000 healthcare workers by 2028, mostly among nursing assistants, while the aging population drives up demand.

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There were also reductions in the human resources department, they said.

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