human resources

Employee management division

Human resources refers to the people who make up an organization's workforce, and more commonly to the department that manages them.

HR handles hiring, benefits, training, and workplace disputes.

The term treats employees as assets to be managed, which critics find dehumanizing: I got called into human resources.

Often shortened to HR.

compensation

salary

Fixed periodic employment payment

bonus · commission · merit increase · pay scale · job evaluation · market rate · overtime · incentives · deductions · garnishment

workforce

employees

Paid staff members

  • personnelWorkers at an organization
  • staffOrganization's workers collectively
  • teamOrganized cooperative unit

labor · colleagues · associates · manpower · crew · staffers · headcount · contingent · workgroup · retention

employment

recruitment

Seeking new personnel

  • hiringGiving someone work
  • jobPaid position of employment
  • careerLifelong occupational pursuit

position · vacancy · applicant · interview · resume · candidate · offer · probation · onboarding · full-time

training

professional development

Ongoing workplace learning activities

coaching · mentorship · upskilling · certification · apprenticeship · seminars · webinars · skills gap · cross-training · succession planning

diversity

inclusion

Being made part

representation · accessibility · demographics · gender · ethnicity · race · intersectionality · disability · ageism · affirmative action

compliance

labor laws

Statutes governing workplace conditions

EEOC · ADA · FLSA · HIPAA · GDPR · audit · recordkeeping · ethics · governance · risk management

benefits

healthcare

Organized provision of treatment

  • insuranceContractual risk coverage
  • pensionRetiree's ongoing benefit
  • 401kEmployer-sponsored retirement savings

vacation · sick leave · maternity leave · paternity leave · dental · vision · wellness programs · flexible spending account · life insurance · disability

Categories
Opposites
organizational function

human resourcesaccounting

Maintaining financial records

finance · legal · information technology · operations · manufacturing

resource type

human resourcesfinancial resources

Money available for use

machinery · technology · natural resources · equipment · fixed assets

organizational philosophy

human resourceshuman capital

Workers' skills and knowledge

talent management · mechanization · dehumanization · labor exploitation · self-organization

Family

human, humans, resources, humane, inhuman, humanitarian, superhuman, inhumanity, humanism

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