Every manager hopes that all employees will perform satisfactorily in their roles 100% all the time, but there will be occasions when performance falls below an acceptable standard. Early action is the best policy, rather than waiting and hoping that things will improve. They rarely do, and delay just makes subsequent interventions more difficult. Val…
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Social Media & Staff
Social media is now a part of everyday life, but it can catch out those employers who haven’t updated their policies and procedures to incorporate it. One recent case that the legal advice helpline advised on involved a nursery manager who had broken the rules on the expected standards of behaviour. Tweet The helpline received…
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Question: We have an employee who is having a child via surrogacy. We want to support her and would like to know whether she is entitled to any time off? Answer: Historically, while the mother acting as a surrogate would be entitled to maternity leave, your employee, as the intended parent, would not, unfortunately, be…
Continue reading "Time off for surrogate parent"Some tricky issues relating to pay
Pay is one of the most sensitive issues that employers need to deal with. When there are disputes over issues such as calculating a bonus, reclaiming an overpayment or something similar, the situation can easily become very tense. Paying the National Minimum Wage It is widely understood that employees must be paid an amount that…
Continue reading "Some tricky issues relating to pay"Taking Action on Staff Absence
Staff absence is often a cause for concern in nurseries, particularly when it has an adverse effect on the ratio of staff to children. Poor attendance Abbie had been working for almost a year at the nursery, during that time her attendance record was very poor. The Nursery Manager, had chosen to deal with the…
Continue reading "Taking Action on Staff Absence"Would my nursery policy provide cover in respect of employment disputes and compensation awards?
The majority of nursery insurance policies include a Legal Expenses section that incorporates cover for employment disputes. However, for cover to be operative you must have followed the ACAS Code of Disciplinary Practice and Procedures in Employment or sought and followed advice from your insurers legal helpline. From our experience problems occur when nurseries have…
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