Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "ofishin ma'aikata" yana nufin sashe ko ofishi a cikin ƙungiyar da ke da alhakin gudanar da ayyukan ƙungiyar. Wannan ya haɗa da ayyuka kamar ɗaukar ma'aikata, ɗaukar aiki, horo, gudanar da aiki, da fa'idodin ma'aikata. Ofishin ma'aikata kuma yana da alhakin tabbatar da bin dokokin aiki da ka'idoji, da kuma kiyaye ingantattun bayanan ma'aikata. Wani lokaci ana kiran ofishin ma'aikata a matsayin sashen albarkatun ɗan adam (HR).