human relations
noun
plural in form but usually singular in construction
1
: a study of human problems arising from organizational and interpersonal relations (as in industry)
2
: a course, study, or program designed to develop better interpersonal and intergroup adjustments
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San Bernardino public information officer Jeff Kraus told McClatchy News on March 10 that Elliott was a volunteer for the city’s human relations commission from December 2006 through 2014 and from March 2019 through March 2023.
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Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 11 Mar. 2025
The company will offer a voluntary exit program to U.S.-based, full-time employees in People Operations, Google’s human relations division, starting in early March, according to a memo issued Tuesday by HR chief Fiona Cicconi that was viewed by CNBC.
—Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
The previous emails sent from OPM, in essence the government's human relations department, did not have any mention of termination -- those threats were issued only from Musk on his X platform.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2025
Equally, key strands of service management functionality also extend through a business to help support tasks and workflows that may exist in human relations, finance and beyond.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 11 Mar. 2025
The company will offer a voluntary exit program to U.S.-based, full-time employees in People Operations, Google’s human relations division, starting in early March, according to a memo issued Tuesday by HR chief Fiona Cicconi that was viewed by CNBC.
—Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
The previous emails sent from OPM, in essence the government's human relations department, did not have any mention of termination -- those threats were issued only from Musk on his X platform.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2025
Equally, key strands of service management functionality also extend through a business to help support tasks and workflows that may exist in human relations, finance and beyond.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Human relations.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20relations. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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