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Bev Parks <<...wants to change [the] Personnel [menu]
because of its confusion with Resources (aren't personnel a
resource?) There are only two menu items under Personnel:
Labor Log and Roster. Labor Log is where employees record
their work hours. Roster is a searchable list of all employees
which can be used to look up phone numbers and email
addresses.>>
Sounds like simply calling it "People" is your best bet, since
that's what the menu refers to. Then you could change the
menu items to read "schedules" and "contact info.", and get a
much clearer semantic connection between the titles and the
functions they provide access to.
