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What does HR stand for?

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oristarA
 
Reply Mon 21 Feb, 2011 09:21 am
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This "job offer" touched off a firestorm on Chinese blogosphere. No one believed that Prof. George would actually write such a letter. It is full of Chinglish, very unprofessional, and displays an ignorance of US labor laws and HR practices. Furthermore, salaries of all faculty members of state universities are posted online, and people looked them up. There is not a single person on the faculty of MUSC whose salary is over $400k/year. Poor Prof. George was immediately bombarded by email inquiries about this letter, and he finally responded with the following :

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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/02/19/947221/-Science,-deception,-and-China:-A-bizarre-case-of-a-job-offer-that-wasnt
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Setanta
 
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Reply Mon 21 Feb, 2011 09:24 am
It stands for human resources, which was known not so long ago as personnel. HR practices would be customs of employers which govern how employees must be treated.
djjd62
 
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Reply Mon 21 Feb, 2011 09:27 am
@Setanta,
Setanta wrote:
It stands for human resources, which was known not so long ago as personnel. HR practices would be customs of employers which govern how employees must be treated.


they also dictate what conduct is expected of the employee in the workplace
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PUNKEY
 
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Reply Mon 21 Feb, 2011 09:34 am
@oristarA,
HR practices = hiring and firing of employees at MUSC.
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oristarA
 
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Reply Mon 21 Feb, 2011 09:36 am
Thank you both
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