personnel department

noun
1.
the department in an organization dealing with matters involving employees, as hiring, training, labor relations, and benefits.
Also called human resources department.
Origin
1940-45
Examples from the web for personnel department
  • But upstairs, where the city runs a little outsourcing business for the firm's personnel department, feels real enough.
  • The agency would replace the personnel department of large employers.
  • It appeared the player personnel department was unsettled.