Question – What can you do to save money in your Setting? Answer – Engage your Workforce and focus on Employee Engagement Money is tight, how can you make your setting successful whilst keeping your eye firmly fixed on your budget? You would be surprised at the improvements that you can make in terms of…
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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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How to Recruit and Retain the Best Employees in your Nursery
The best employees will always be in demand, and when managing a Nursery setting in a highly competitive marketplace, it can be difficult to recruit and retain the best employees. This week’s blog will look at some simple techniques for how you can first recruit, and then retain the best employees in your Nursery. …
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Getting The Right HR Training For Your Nursery
HR Training is perhaps something you haven’t considered before. That isn’t to say you don’t comply with certain standards when it comes to managing your employees but there is substantial benefit from exploring options on how HR training will enhance how you manage HR in your nursery. Hire an Expert or Do It Yourself?…
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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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What is the Benefit of using a HR Consultant?
Whatever the size of your company, Human Resources has to form an essential part of your business. For small businesses especially, there are lots of advantages to using a HR consultant which we will focus on in this week’s article. HR are responsible for a number of functions within a business including:- Performance Management…
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How to Manage Bullying and Harassment in your Nursery?
PROTECTING your EMPLOYEES from bullying and harassment in your nursery is IMPORTANT Bullying and harassment can happen to ANYONE. You need to protect your staff so that they can protect your children. When we talk about bullying or harassment we automatically think of children in the playground being picked on. I can remember it…
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Why Sourcing HR Advice Is So Important For Your Nursery
Nothing is more important than the children in your nursery. This is something we all agree on. Getting the right HR advice is one way to ensure you are protecting the children in your nursery. Relevant and compliant HR Advice is VITAL to ensure the following:- The right PEOPLE are employed The right TRAINING…
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Fun In The Workplace
Who said you couldn’t have fun in the workplace? It turns out that the more fun you have at work the more likely you are to feel more productive, motivated and less likely to be absent. Working in a nursery should mean there is ample opportunity to embrace your ‘inner child’ Our wellbeing is…
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How To Manage An Employee Grievance In Your Nursery
Having to manage an employee grievance is never an easy situation. Picture the scene – its 9.15am, your first cup of coffee is still on your desk, now cold! A couple of employees have just arrived late, you have dealt with an issue raised by a parent and Ofsted are due to carry out…
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