Human resources department

  An HR department, or Human Resources department, is  the function within a business responsible for managing employees throughout their time with the company .  It handles tasks like recruiting, hiring, onboarding, training, and firing, as well as managing employee benefits and ensuring compliance with labor laws.   Here's a more detailed look at what an HR department does: Key Responsibilities: Recruitment and Hiring: HR departments are responsible for attracting, screening, and selecting qualified candidates for open positions.  This includes posting job openings, reviewing resumes, conducting interviews, and making hiring decisions.   Onboarding and Training: HR helps new employees integrate into the company culture and provides the necessary training and development opportunities to succeed in their roles.   Compensation and Benefits: HR manages employee compensation, including salaries, wages, and benefits programs like health insurance, retirem...

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 The Global Wellness Institute defines wellness as the active pursuit of activities, choices and lifestyles that lead to a state of holistic health. There are two important aspects to this definition. First, wellness is not a passive or static state but rather an “active pursuit” that is associated with intentions, choices and actions as we work toward an optimal state of health and wellbeing. Second, wellness is linked to holistic health—that is, it extends beyond physical health and incorporates many different dimensions that should work in harmony. Wellness is an individual pursuit—we have self-responsibility for our own choices, behaviors and lifestyles—but it is also significantly influenced by the physical, social and cultural environments in which we live. Wellness is often confused with terms such as health, wellbeing and happiness. While there are common elements among them, wellness is distinguished by not referring to a static state of being (i.e., being happy, in good h...