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Gunnar Kilian, from the company’s works council, becomes group head of human resources, succeeding Karlheinz Blessing, who will be available as a consultant until his contract expires.
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The management shakeup included appointing an employee representative, Gunnar Kilian, as chief human resources manager.
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The Dolphins say after human resources was made aware of one of the incidents in the complaint, a supervisor was reprimanded and apologized to the cheerleading team.
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The open spots are for part-time and full-time work in several departments including attractions, food services and custodial as well as information technology, finance, marketing or human resources.
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Representatives in human resources at both area locations said they were not allowed to comment on a local level.
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About 3 percent of the 10,000 employees have experienced paycheck disparities, said LaCoya Shelton-Johnson, vice chancellor for human resources.
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Chrystal Wilson, spokeswoman for the district, said the district's human resources staff is in the middle of an extensive tour of colleges in Michigan, as well as trips to historically black colleges and universities in the nation.
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The human resources office annually reviews the rates of pay for hourly staff to ensure the district is keeping in line with the market, Superintendent Dan Bridges said.
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First Known Use of human resources
1915
Financial Definition of HUMAN RESOURCES
human resources
What It Is
Human resources is an organizational function related to the procurement and retention of talented employees.
How It Works
All companies deal with human resources in some form or another, even if they don't have dedicated human resource departments. That's because human resources goes far beyond hiring; the function also deals with (among other things) maintaining morale within the organization; creating motivational compensation plans; creating and maintaining performance-appraisal programs; ensuring that important information about benefits, laws, and employment issues is disseminated; and helping employees maintain and develop their skills.
Sometimes the payroll function is part of human resources; sometimes it is part of accounting.
Why It Matters
Human resources recognizes that people are assets rather than liabilities in companies. In order to keep these assets optimally productive, human resources is there to make sure a company hires the right employees, fires the wrong ones, develops employees with potential, keeps everyone happy, and ensures that companies and employees are fulfilling their legal obligations to each other.
One can measure the effectiveness of the human resources function through various ratios such as cost per hire, employee turnover rates, training return on investment (ROI), and benefit costs per employee. However, human resources is as much of an art as it is a science because it deals with some of the more emotional aspects of labor management.
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HUMAN RESOURCES Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of human resources for English Language Learners
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: a department within an organization that deals with the people who work for that organization
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: a group of people who are able to do work
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