“You don’t build a business, you build people, and then people build the business.”
Zig Ziglar
Maternity – Are you aware of the rules?
Whilst pregnancy can be common to most workplaces, employers in childcare do seem to have more than most. There are client's I've visited that have more than one worker pregnant at a time, as you can imagine, I don't take a seat, and definitely don't drink their...
read moreBut we are friends – What to do when your staff are friends with the parents!
This blog concerns a common issue of staff in a childcare setting being friends with the parents. One of the ways to be aware of any conflict of interest is to ask on the application form whether the candidate knows any staff, Directors or parents who attend the...
read moreContracts – are they really worth paying for them to be prepared?
Most weeks we see potential clients who are using contracts of employment that they were given by a friend as a favour. The employers are convinced that what they have will do the job, and don't want to talk about the alternative. When we talk to these employers...
read moreDiscipline for under performance?
Here's a question posted on social media today that caught my eye. "If a staff member consistently wasn't completing their paperwork for their key children and other tasks and there are always discussions with this member of staff about stuff not being completed or...
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Should I offer subsidised childcare for my staff?
One of the benefits that an employer in Early Years can offer its staff, that very few employers can offer, is free or subsidised childcare, Whilst it can be very tempting to offer free or subsidised childcare for the staff. There are couple of issues to think about...
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“She wants to bring her Dad into the Disciplinary”
From time to time, when you need to undertake a Disciplinary Hearing with a member of staff, you will be asked if they can bring someone in that is different from the work colleague or trade union representative that is covered under an employee's right to...
read more“I can’t believe she’s done that!”
This week's blog is about what happens when a member of staff leaves without giving you the notice in the contract of employment. If this hasn't happened to you yet, I am sorry to say that there is a very chance that it will happen one day, that or you don't employ...
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How do I deal with borderline aggressive staff?
At work, there will be times when you hire someone with qualities such as: being able to lead the team make decisions handle difficulties and they then turn out to be borderline aggressive. You wanted confidence, what you appointed was aggression. But they were fine...
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Should I use exit interviews when my staff leave?
When someone leaves your employment it is a very good idea if you can have an exit interview with them. That's not always going to be possible. After all not all leavers are voluntary! Where someone is resigning from the employer, where they are giving you notice of...
read moreI’ve had to refuse a flexible working request- what next?
In an ideal world it would be fabulous if to engage the workforce, we could allow them to work exactly the hours they wanted to meet their needs. Unfortunately in the real world, an employee needs to work when the organisation that employs them needs them, and from...
read more“Your professional guidance and prompt response is
much appreciated”
Chris D. Redditch