No. 4,964 in Dutch
hr
The Dutch word "hr" is an abbreviation for "heer," meaning "Mr." or "gentleman."
In a sentence
Het HR-team organiseert morgen een workshop over inclusiviteit.
The HR team is organizing a workshop on inclusivity tomorrow.
In this sentence, 'HR' refers to 'human resources', commonly used to denote the business department that handles personnel and workplace matters.
HR heeft besloten om de medewerkers incentives te geven.
HR has decided to provide incentives to the employees.
Here, 'HR' is mentioned as an entity, representing the human resources department in its decision-making role.
Julia wil een carrière beginnen in HR, omdat ze graag met mensen werkt.
Julia wants to start a career in HR because she enjoys working with people.
In this usage, 'HR' denotes the field or career area of human resources.
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