Depending on company culture HR workflows can exist alongside regular company workflows, especially for topics related to internal recruitment, yearly reviews, performance reviews, retrospectives, new hires, team building, the possibilities are endless.
Right - 90% of my interactions with 'HR' are for interview scheduling. Other 10% are with trouble using benefits.
I'm completely aware of "HR is not your friend", but I've never had a meeting with HR, nor a situation where someone pretty cynical would treat it as a police interrogation.
