human resources

human resources
   personnel
   Pretension rather than euphemism, perhaps, although it could mean virtually anything from your bank balance to an oilwell:
    He's something big in personnel now, but they call it Human Resources. (P. McCarthy, 2000)
   Often shortened to HR.

How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. . 2014.

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