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personnel section; human resources department; HR department
The department or section within a company or organization that handles hiring, employee records, transfers, evaluations, and other staffing matters.
人事課に書類を提出する。
To submit documents to the HR department.
異動のことは人事課に聞いてください。
Please ask the HR department about transfers.
人事課から来年度の採用計画について説明があった。
There was an explanation from the HR department about next year's hiring plan.
Compound of 人事 (personnel affairs) + 課 (section/department). The 課 suffix indicates a subdivision within a larger department (部). In larger organizations, 人事課 may be part of 人事部 (human resources division). Related department names: 総務課 (general affairs section), 経理課 (accounting section), 営業課 (sales section). In government offices, 人事課 handles civil servant appointments and evaluations.