CORE has very detailed security settings that allow you to control the access of each user for every feature in it. In fact, the HR security profile is tailor-made for HR users. But if you want to further control what the users can access in the HR screens, you can customize their security permissions from the Security Permissions screen (Settings > Access & Permissions). Check CORE Help Center for details on that.
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