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Human resources is the set of individuals who make up the workforce of an organization, business sector or an economy. "Human capital" is sometimes used synonymously with human resources, although human capital typically refers to a more narrow view; i.e., the knowledge the individuals embody and can contribute to an organization. Likewise, other terms sometimes used include "manpower", "talent", "labor" or simply "people".

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Counter offer to new acquiring company

I am working as a engineer for a few years at a small business, the business was recently sold to a large corporation. This corporation made it clear from the beginning that they only had plans to ...
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What to do to rescue a software project when the only ex‑remote community manager goes rogue? [closed]

We trusted someone working under a pseudonym to manage our social medias. After 8 months he asked for a rise of over $30,000 in order to continue : for this reason and other minor ones, we let him go ...
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Can I challenge a hiring decision?

I apologise if this was asked before. I couldn't find a suitable question in spite of searching all possible keywords. I got rejected for an entry-level quantitative analyst position at one of the ...
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Should I hear from a prospective employer after my physical?

I accepted a job offer in healthcare a couple of months ago. I have done all onboarding, and have my orientation scheduled by HR in July. I went for my pre employment physical almost 3 weeks ago but ...
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Telling a small lie to manage profession does hurt ? Religion and politics vs workplace

There will be a cultural based festival, and I was invited to that. But from my religious point of view it's 100% against of my principles. Actually it's just a new year festival, and it's based on ...
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What should I do if the HR is being less responsive?

I received a written job offer and accepted it just a day after. Since the workplace is in another country, it takes some time for registration process and I was asked to send some documents for that. ...
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What is the best course of action if the Head of HR is making unsubstantiated and false accusations?

Strange situation where in an email thread which included top management and CEO a non management person (a highly skilled employee) made a statement. The Head of HR basically accused that person of ...
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Would it be acceptable to request an HR representative to sit in on an all manager meeting?

I work at a quickly growing company that started as a mom and pop and is now being taken over by a corporation. They have made some changes (which I really like to see!), the latest and greatest one ...
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Accused of leaving early and I proved I didn't. What kind of response would be reasonable from management?

I have a part time job where I go to different retail stores to promote and demonstrate various products. I do it for the extra money and because I enjoy it. My manager recently informed me that a ...
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Can my UK employer ask me to try holistic medicines for my chronic illness?

My company's HR department utilises the Bradford Factor as a means to determine appropriate disciplinary actions, such as verbal or written warnings, in response to employee absenteeism due to illness....
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What should I do about a bully at work? [closed]

In my work, there is a person that disturbs me really harshly: he always bumps into my shoulder on purpose, he always curses me when he sees me, he always does from distance moves like he is punching ...
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Unjustified treatment from new manager

I'm working for a big tech company (>100,000 employees). When I started, I had a different manager than I do today, and I received positive feedback across the board, even when I specifically ...
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How much will it hurt my career progression to take ~1 month of medical leave 3 months into a new job? [closed]

I just accepted a job offer as a software engineer at a medium-size company which is known for being very selective with hiring (more difficult to get into than the average FAANG company) and having ...
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Need help in dealing with workplace harassment

I went through so much workplace harassment in the last year and due to this I am now suffering from poor mental and physical health It is really unfair if all team is working from home and your ...
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Is it a good idea to ask my boss for a one on one in this scenario?

Our department restructured and my new boss called me into his office a while ago. He offered me a new position title with a raise. Long story short I asked him if I could just be a senior project ...
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How to deal with Hostile Work Environment after attending Employee Workshop

I recently started a job at a medium-large corporate HQ. I don't think the job or industry are relevant as this is more about the confusion I have with workplace politics. The job is in the USA and I ...
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How to communicate a problem with a speaker Info. form that got disabled after I sent it to the speakers via email professionally?

I am organizing a virtual conference, and I sent the speakers a form done on jotform to collect their info for the talk. Unfortuantely, the form got disabled by the company by a mistske and I ...
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Company offered to move me to another project which I'm not suitable for, can I negotiate a resignation and get some of my severance pay?

I'm a software developer with experience primarily in web development. The project I was working on at my company has finished recently. So HR told me that there are 3 different open positions on ...
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Performance improvement plan(PIP) has been proposed [duplicate]

Been put on a PIP but I think the performance issues concerned may be related to my disability. I've let HR know How do you think HR is going to react to this, especially in light of my disability? I ...
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Unfair reduction process

My wife has worked in a senior position for about 6 years. She is the most experienced person in the department and has high degree qualifications. This month, the company announced it will reduce ...
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Is your boss allowed to have a meeting with you prior to your performance review without HR present

My performance review is coming up. The way it works is the employee gets a self evaluation to fill out first, then we send it back to HR for review, then HR sends it to our Managers for their review ...
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They said they would contact me tomorrow but they didn't

After the last stages of those interviews, they gave me feedback` "Hey! Today our HR urgently took a day off, tomorrow I will contact you based on the results of those calls. Don't lose us :)&...
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Being the only receptionist, is it my job to find coverage for my PTO? [closed]

I am the only receptionist at my branch. When I want to take time off, my supervisor has me ask the gals in other departments if they can cover. It is such a task, especially if nobody wants to cover. ...
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After a couple of months I've been asked to leave small comments on my time-report sheet, is that bad?

I've been working for a German-based company as a contractor since mid September and I have a 4-month probation period. As a contractor, I log my hours (typically 8 per day) via third-party site under ...
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How to resign shortly after accepting a counter-offer

I withdrew my resignation 3 weeks back by accepting a counter offer given by current company. I didn't inform the same to the new company yet. Now again I am thinking to go with the new offer. What ...
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Report trust issues with boss to HR after resignation [duplicate]

TLDR: Should I report my boss' shortcomings to HR after quitting (but before actually leaving the company)? I have been working as a senior developer at a large IT company for the past 4 years. ...
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What should I do when a new hire is paid better than I am?

The sсribing company I work for currently pays me minimum wage at $14.69. I have been working for them since July of 2021. A few days ago, I was training another sсriber who was transitioning into the ...
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Inform HR about aggressive manager, after quitting?

Next month I will start a new job. I left the current job mainly because of my supervisor/manager, who, like in many other questions here, was ruining my daily life in different ways. What pains me is ...
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How to handle HR trying to putting me down using another HR as a scapegoat?

Pretty awkward situation here. Background : I'm currently managing a project of IT renovation on a fairly big company (+1000 person) in which is common to don't know personally all the people inside ...
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What should I do if there is 3-4 weeks delay for previous company relieving letter?

I recently joined XYZ company after resigning from ABC company, and I have submitted documents for Background verification for XYZ. But, I didn't receive previous company's relieving letter. Now my HR ...
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Is it appropriate to ask HR how to address them by name?

This question may seem a bit over-anxious, but want to make sure that I'm as polite and correct as possible. I've been communicating by email with an HR about my hiring and relocation process. The HR ...
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Why is personnel management decision-making so different to that in other functions?

I don't want to sound cynical and I am sure that selfish decision criteria exist in other functions than HR. Yet I do find that, in general, personnel selection decisions tend to be quite different in ...
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Why might HR ask what my favorite color is?

Why might HR ask what my favorite color is? I was asked what my favorite color is even though I've been working for the company for 6 months already and got a decent performance review. I am wondering ...
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Working with someone I terminated at a previous company

I recently started a new job at company X and found out that a person I terminated at company Y is working there. They have since become a manager which means we are equals on the company org chart. I ...
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Is it ok to take a whole day of sick leave for a medical/dentist/optometrist appointment? [closed]

Is it ok to take a whole day of sick leave for a medical/dentist/optometrist appointment? I am thinking that it shouldn't take more than 3-4 hours, but I am also thinking that I can just take the ...
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Office mandatory training is suspiciously being completed in minutes

My team and I have been designing interactive mandatory training on subjects such as cleaning up in the breakroom to closing the bathroom door when you’re finished as it’s close to people’s desks and ...
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Rude behaviour by HRBP during onboarding, should I quit now? [closed]

I haven't completed the first day at my new job. We had an onboarding call where the HRBP (Human Resource Business Partner) was very rude to me. My intuition says that I will be treated the same way ...
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Background Check and 2 week notice for Federal Government Job

Person got a tenative offer for a Government job and the job and HR has been so nice to the person. They are short staffed so they put in a two week notice because the class was in another state and ...
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HR lied to me about incentives structure/variable pay

I work in healthcare in India in sales. Before joining 'X' organization, a salary included with a variable pay was decided. I agreed to it and signed the offer & appointment letter. Cut to one ...
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Help - called into a meeting with HR & Legal [closed]

Hoping someone can help. Going out of my mind worrying. Got a meeting invite Friday PM from HR with the following… “ I am scheduling this time to discuss with you a confidential matter. Your insight ...
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Should I tell my IT manager there is a team member looking for a new job?

I am a team leader of a software development team. There are 2 developers on the team. Before my new Leader position, the two developers and I had to report directly to the IT manager. I knew that one ...
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Conflict of Interest Disclosure Determination Form - Do I need a disclosure form if I stopped working the contracted position before the new job?

For my new job (not as a contractor), my employee packet includes a question about whether I am "currently engaged or intend to engage" in a different job. I can verify that I have not ...
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How to handle complication after just getting hired

I just got hired to fill an accounts receivable position that I’ve been excited for. I just got notified that my husband has chosen to change careers after his Semi-truck’s engine ‘blew up’. This will ...
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Team work - Helping the less talanted to take credit [closed]

In the academic, government and corporate sectors, there are different definitions of team work. If we assume here that all members of a team are not equally senior, educated and experienced (or may ...
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Negotiate a salary after signing a job offer

I've applied for a job offer that suits my needs (role within the company, technical stack...). After a few technical and HR interviews, I got a job offer with what I describe as a highly interesting ...
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Are applications to a general applicant pools useful?

Recently I've noticed many large employers have in their career portal the possibility to apply to a "General applicant pool" when postings may not be relevant for a candidate, but where the ...
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Certification Exam Leaked to Me

I'm in a bit of an ethical quandary. I'm attempting to study for a professional certification exam that my employer is paying for, and I asked a coworker who happens to be part of the board ...
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Refusing job offer after visa sponsorship

I recently landed a job in the UK about 5 months ago from a multinational company. They offered to sponsor my visa and arranged for the application process. However, in these months, I had some really ...
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How should we handle interns who are not performing?

We took on some interns who are still in college on the request of one of their teachers. The interns don't have much skill at all and don't seem to be taking things seriously. They lack enthusiasm: ...
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Current employer is not accepting my resignation and won't provide relieving letter

I've situation my current employer is not accepting my resignation, my official notice period is 30 days , it's been almost 10 days, I talked with my manager and he is saying "I won't allow you ...
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