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Office closed on Monday 9th April 2012!

Tuesday 3rd April 2012

Our office will be closed for the day on Monday 9th April 2012.

Author
Neil Ferguson
Category
Team Updates

Gravitate HR Spring 2012 - Newsletter for Sports Governing Bodies

Sunday 1st April 2012

Our first edition of 2012 - with legal updates and topical articles.

Author
Elaine Burns
Category
Newsletter

Gravitate HR featured in New Business Magazine!

Thursday 29th March 2012

New Business (52,000 circulation) have featured Elaine's article on how employers can prepare for the Olympic games. You can view it here: http://www.newbusiness.co.uk/articles/hrpayroll-advice/employer-guidance-olympics-games-2012

Author
Jennifer Grant
Category
Employment Policies

Are you planning Pay Reviews for 2012?

Thursday 29th March 2012

I listened in on a CIPD ‘webinar' recently about pay reviews for 2012. It was interesting to gain a global outlook of the influences on pay in larger companies, and I will add my thoughts in this post on how this could affect the SME sector. The presenters of the webinar looked at predicted inflation rates and economic growth and found that in certain ‘bright spot’ industries such as construction, there may be a 3% pay increase for 2012. Certainly, some industries such as oil and gas, have withstood the force of a recession. On the whole however, pay increases for employees are looking bleak – contributed by rising unemployment meaning an excess supply of labour, difficulties for areas such as the house building market and voluntary and public sector pay freezes and budget cuts.

Author
Jennifer Grant
Category
Employment Policies

Dear Dissertation Diary

Friday 2nd March 2012

My first entry in my dissertation diary.

Author
Jennifer Grant
Category
Learning & Development