Gravitas HR Blog

Looking for HR advice online? Read our latest blog posts below to find human resources, reward management and employment law advice for employers, as well as the latest developments, legislation and news from Gravitas HR.

Ghosting, HR, employee, employers,milennials ,workplace,

Ghosting - who's to blame?

An employee leaves you in the lurch - is it time to look in the mirror?

14th August 2019
HR, moon landing, delegate, delegation at work, employees, business,

When not to delegate - the man with a small step knew the answer

Neil had plenty on his mind. It was a summer afternoon in 1969 and things at work had just become - how shall we put it - a little tense.

22nd July 2019
HR, employee, workplace, success, motivation, business

Handling failure - follow the Lionesses

'Failure’ is surely too harsh a word. Draw a straight line between failure and success.

08th July 2019
HR, employee, upskill, recruitment, employee engagement, business, onboard, vacancy

A vacancy appears. Do you upskill or recruit?

Of course, this is really a trick question. If you choose to upskill, then you’ll still need to recruit to replace the employee you’ve upskilled.

03rd July 2019
HR, employee, employee onboarding, recruitment, employment relationship,

The importance of new employee onboarding - shortcuts never pay

It’s Monday morning. You have a spring in your step. Your new staff member starts today and you’re sure you’ve made the best choice.

17th June 2019
HR, mental health, recruitment, employee, employment

Disclosing mental health difficulties in the recruitment process

Just a couple of weeks ago it was Mental Health Awareness Week.

29th May 2019
HR, employee, employee engagement, 4 day week, work life balance,

The Four Day Week

Just a pipedream - or a workplace win-win?

21st May 2019
HR, employee, marketplace, workplace, incentives, employee engagement

Workplace happiness - the impossible dream?

“To win in the marketplace you must first win in the workplace.” - Doug Conant, CEO of Campbell’s Soup 

29th April 2019
Diversity, HR, business, recruitment, strategy, staff retention, employees, employee engagement

Why diversity matters

"Diversity - the art of thinking independently together" - Malcolm Forbes

17th April 2019
job interview, recruitment, Human Resources, employment, employees, HR

The job interview - a pivotal event for both parties

In our last blog, we looked at three big recruitment mistakes.  In this article, let’s look more closely at one of those - poorly prepared interviews.

27th February 2019

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