They are doing a bit of that as well. Though Talent Retention is more of a job for line management.
A big part of HR is ass covering for the company. And I don't say that (purely) in a negative way: it is good and important for companies to have a structure for you to raise certain complaints independent of your line management.
Just keep in mind that HR's loyalty is to the company. Not to you nor in general your line manager.
Personnel department perhaps? It's nice and bland.
(It's just a direct translation of the German Personalabteilung.)