Human Resource Costs
<p ><b>Human resources</b> are the people who make up the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workforce" title="Workforce" >workforce</a> of an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organization" title="Organization" >organization</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_sector" title="Business sector" >business sector</a>, or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy" title="Economy" >economy</a>. "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_capital" title="Human capital" >Human capital</a>" 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 economic growth). Likewise, other terms sometimes used include "manpower", "talent", "labour", "personnel", or simply "people".
A human-resources department (HR department) of an organization performs <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_resource_management" title="Human resource management" >human resource management</a>, overseeing various aspects of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Employment" title="Employment" >employment</a>, such as compliance with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_law" title="Labour law" >labour law</a> and employment standards, administration of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Employee_benefit" class="mw-redirect" title="Employee benefit" >employee benefits</a>, and some aspects of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recruitment" title="Recruitment" >recruitment</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dismissal_(employment)" title="Dismissal (employment)" >dismissal</a>.
 
Modern businesses are more likely to employ temporary human resources to serve in consulting & contracting roles.
 
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