How to Use human resources in a Sentence

human resources

plural noun
  • Or the plan may not cover it and the human resources department can try to appeal.
    — Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 20 June 2023
  • Experts in human resources say none of this should have come as a surprise.
    — NBC News, 18 Jan. 2022
  • The co-worker then informed human resources about the complaint.
    — Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Whitestown police said the threat was called in to GNC’s human resources department about 2:30 p.m.
    — Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Nov. 2021
  • After a few weeks, the head of human resources, Warda Chaudhary, called her in for a meeting.
    — Brendan I. Koerner, Wired, 12 Oct. 2021
  • All contracts, no matter the amount must be approved by human resources, finance, and the board.
    — Roy S. Johnson | [email protected], al, 29 Nov. 2021
  • There were also cuts in Amazon Stores and human resources.
    — Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Managers can do this, and human resources leaders can help them.
    — Dr. Lisa Toppin, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The other 29 are not doctors, and of that group, 20 were deemed qualified by human resources.
    — Jason Fontelieu, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2022
  • Liang, his fellow ByteDance co-founder who at the time served as head of human resources, began to transition into the role.
    — Michelle Toh, CNN, 3 Nov. 2021
  • When deposits didn’t go out, those in human resources were confused.
    — Rachel Lerman, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Inquire with human resources about the benefits that are available to you.
    — Robbie Green, Quartz, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Now is the time for company leaders to embrace the human in human resources.
    — Cheryl Naumann, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2022
  • Check with your human resources department to see if this is even viable.
    — Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Nair’s last job was as the chief human resources officer at Unilever, the parent of Dove soap and Ben & Jerry’s ice cream as well as many others.
    — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The manager would then report the issue to human resources, who asked the worker to go to his bank and return the extra money.
    — Landon Mion, Fox News, 3 July 2022
  • Mike is the face of the District, and is responsible for the budget, human resources, and legal issues.
    — Matthew Lane, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2024
  • The only item listed on the agenda is an approval of an human resources report.
    — Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 25 June 2024
  • In February, Robinson was laid off from her job in human resources.
    — Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The dean read aloud a letter to Tsien from the university’s vice president of human resources.
    — Daniel Golden, ProPublica, 20 Jan. 2022
  • Amelia, whose day job is in human resources for a government contractor, formed an LLC about nine years ago.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The human resources probe had not yet concluded as of mid-June, according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter.
    — Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 5 July 2024
  • Adrienne Barnard has worked in human resources since 2004, and has seen all manner of concerns and requests from workers.
    — Kevin Delaney, Time, 22 July 2021
  • Last month, Love met with local hospital leaders in human resources and nursing, and much of the focus was on staffing.
    — Mitchell Schnurman, Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2023
  • None of the women who spoke to The Times thought of complaining to human resources about their ice-breaking experiences.
    — New York Times, 1 Sep. 2021
  • In an email to human resources, De La Cruz asked whether there was security for those who moved to Florida.
    — Lauren Brensel, Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2024
  • By the end of 2021, the message from her human resources department informed her, she would be required to return to her office full time.
    — New York Times, 15 Apr. 2022
  • Most teams, the report noted, did not have a human resources department.
    — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Oct. 2022
  • At the time, Foster Sellers was working in an entry-level human resources position at the company.
    — Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
  • In Baltimore, more than 90 public sector employers showed up, including the city departments for transportation and human resources.
    — Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2025

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