As long as this is an arm of the company and there is no disinterested third party the incentive will always dictate that HR will place the interest of the comp

As long as this is an arm of the company and there is no disinterested third party the incentive will always dictate that HR will place the interest of the company over the employee. As the old adage goes (paraphrased): “It’s difficult to make someone believe something when their salary depends on them not believing it”.