Human Resources

The mission of the Department of Human Resources is to provide a comprehensive program of information and support in the areas of labor relations, labor management, training, workers' compensation, and compliance with all local, state and federal laws, rules and regulations for all employees.

Our goal is to provide opportunities that promote the professional development of employees in a diverse municipal workforce by implementing policies and practices designed to promote an environment of mutual respect and equal opportunity, and to provide high quality services to the citizens of the City of Providence.

The Human Resources Department of the City of Providence is responsible for all aspects of personnel activity including but not limited to labor management, employee relations, workers' compensation, equal opportunity employment, affirmative action, ADA compliance, occupational health and safety, disability retirement medical management, job classification and posting, compensation processing and training.

We support approximately 1400 municipal employees in over 35 departments.