Employers can be legally liable for the acts of their employees – this is known as ‘vicarious liability. For this to happen the employee’s conduct usually has to be part of their course of employment, but what happens if the conduct relates to a work social event? Can and how should you discipline them? Background…
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Ten tips for dealing with an underperforming employee
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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We are very proud of our Director, Jackie Hyde who has been shortlisted for the Enterprise Vision Awards 2015 in the Financial Services category. Launching in 2010, the Enterprise Vision Awards aims to recognise women in business across the whole of the North West. This year’s awards will celebrate five years of remarkable talent from…
Continue reading "Bolton FM Interview – EVA Awards"Case Confidential – Recruitment
Recruitment of staff can be a time consuming activity; finding the right person with the relevant experience and qualifications who will fit in with the rest of your team can take time. It is also important to get the administration aspects of this completed in a timely matter, as one nursery manager found out to…
Continue reading "Case Confidential – Recruitment"Cost of cyber security breaches doubles
The rising costs of malicious software attacks and staff-related breaches highlights the need for companies to take action, Digital Economy Minister Ed Vaizey said at the recent Infosecurity Europe event. He was speaking at the launch of “The Information Security Breaches Survey 2015”, which has been prepared for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills…
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Macdonald Swan’s Nest Hotel, Stratford-upon-Avon Thursday 2nd July 2015 9.30am – 12.30pm £54.00 including VAT Why should I attend? This interactive workshop, which has been created by dot2dot – one of the UK’s leading specialist day nursery insurance providers – will review the safeguarding issues involved in nursery care from the lawyers and practitioner’s perspective….
Continue reading "Safeguarding in Children's Nurseries – Legal Workshop"Ceeing the point of CCTV in Nursery?
Our latest editorial published in the NMT Magazine reviews recent court cases involving CCTV and looks at the pros and cons of installing it in your nursery. Please click below to read further and download your pdf copy. If you would like to discuss any of the points in this article or let us know your views on…
Continue reading "Ceeing the point of CCTV in Nursery?"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…
Continue reading "Would my nursery policy provide cover in respect of employment disputes and compensation awards?"Case Study – free no obligation audit service by dot2dot
As someone who used an alternate insurer for the last seven years, I always had faith that their policy would cover me if the worst happened. After meeting Jackie at the NMT Nursery Agenda, she asked if she could simply look at my policies. I couldn’t have been more shocked when she revealed that my…
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