The 6th April 2020 will see the introduction of the Good Work Plan legislation, this is a result of the Taylor review which was undertaken to support the government’s commitment to ensure the UK labour market remains successful and competitive, especially now the UK has left the EU. There will be a number of employment…
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How to transform your nursery by improving how you manage your people
It should be no surprise that a core factor in having a successful nursery is strongly linked to how your employees’ perform and meet the standards required within their roles. Some people find this comes natural and seamlessly perform their roles well, without fuss or hassle. Others have to work a little harder to meet…
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What impact can an Employment Tribunal have on my Nursery?
Whatever the size of your business, employers need to keep abreast of changes in employment law and avoid the painful and costly experience of an employment tribunal. As an employer, one of the critical things that you need to think about is employment law, no matter what size your business may be. Employment law not…
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How To Keep Sickness Absence Under Control
Admittedly, managing sickness absence is not an easy endeavour. How can you set parameters for measuring the absence when some of these absences are very legitimate? Morally you might feel torn as an employer to measure such absences and to access employees’ personal medical files with their permission from their GP. In additon how many…
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GDPR: What Does It Mean For The Early Years
Changes to Data Protection (GDPR) Laws There is a good chance that you will have heard about General Data Protection Regulations or GDPR. This new way to protect, store and use data is coming into force on 25th May 2018 and it is going to have a huge impact across all sectors, including the Early Years,…
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The use of Social Media in the Early Years Sector
Social media use has grown significantly over the past decade, with research showing that there are 665 million daily active Facebook users, 200 million monthly active Twitter users, and many more accessing and sharing information through YouTube, blogs, and other social media channels worldwide. Social media is something that we are all aware of…
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Why you should have a Code of Conduct Policy for your Setting
As an owner or manager of an Early Years Setting, you need to ensure you have a Code of Conduct in place to clearly lay out your expectations for your nursery and principles for acceptable workplace behaviour. A well written Code of Conduct will ensure a high standard of action by employees which will only…
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How Up To Date Are Your HR Policies?
The fast-changing nature of employment law means that it’s imperative for any organization to have a comprehensive set of up-to-date HR policies and procedures established. These should aim to clearly and concisely set out the rights and obligations of employees, for those responsible for HR to administer and put into practice. Establishing and writing…
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Rest Breaks – A Missed Entitlement?
A recent survey has shown that many employees are working over an additional week per year unpaid, due to not taking their full entitlement of rest breaks. The study showed that 36% of employees were regularly missing out on their rest breaks. Taking an average salary, over a span of 40 years, this was calculated…
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What Are Employee Relations?
This article will seek to define what the term Employee Relations is and what part it plays in your Nursery. Any business starts with the same basic aim – to be successful. What defines success and leads a business to success can take many different forms. At the Nursery HR People we firmly believe…
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