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Human Resources

Human Resources (or HR) is the field concerned with the recruitment, retention, and development of people belonging to an organization.

Under the HR umbrella, one usually finds:

Payroll
Staffing
Benefits
Compensation
Employee Relations
Labor Relations
Workforce Planning
Training & Development

Formerly known as "Personnel."

For more info

SHRM (The Society for Human Resource Management): http://www.shrm.org

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