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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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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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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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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5 Tips On How To Improve Your Performance Reviews
At the Nursery HR People, we often hear negative words being used to describe performance reviews; it can be viewed as an inefficient process and fails to do what it ultimately should; improve, enhance and recognise performance. We understand that many managers may feel anxious about conducting performance reviews. While they may be challenging…
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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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Paediatric First Aid Requirements For Children’s Nurseries – An Update
In June 2016, we discussed big changes that Early Years Settings were going to face regarding their Paediatric First Aid Requirements. At The Nursery HR People, we have received a lot of requests for further information on this topic and as there have been some big recent developments, we wanted to bring you an update…
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What You Can Do To Encourage Shared Parental Leave In Your Nursery
Shared Parental Leave enables eligible mothers, fathers, partners and adopters to choose how to share time off work following the birth of their child or their child being placed with them through adoption. This can involve returning to work for part of the time and then resuming parental leave at a later date. Key…
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Managing Employment Law in your Nursery
Key employment law issues for SME employers in 2017 – what nurseries should be looking out for in the coming year 2016 was a big year for Employment Law and 2017 looks like it is going to be just the same. From Brexit to the apprenticeship levy, Employment and Employment Law continues to be a…
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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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