Early Years Setting Management
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Can anyone offer some advice. A member of staff has informed me that a member of staff is taking the medicine 'tramadol' she then went on to say that she doesn't think she should be working if on this medication, as she knows of someone who had taken this and had bad side effects. Surely it is dependent as all medicine has side affects....... Anyone comments on this ? Thanks
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Hello all We are recruiting new staff at our setting. Can I ask that whether you ask for reference requests by way of a formal form/letter or just ask them to provide a written reference? Is there anything particular we must ask on a reference Thank you
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Hi Could any of you clarify for me a question of ratios. The staff to child variety. Children over 3 the ratio is 1 adult to 8 children. I have a child who has 1:1 support do I have to count him in the general numbers. If i do not count him in then I could squeeze another child who has asked for a session.
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I have been talking to an agency called AC Recruitment that charges 990.00 to fill up to five posts in childcare within 120 days by advertising widely and passing all suitable applicants on for us to contact directly. They say if they haven't filled them in 120 days, they will run the campaign again free. Is this a good deal? Has anyone got any experience of them? Has anyone got any experience of recruitment advertisers/agencies in general? Thanks
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Just one more way nurseries are being squeezed. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4229062/Childcare-costs-set-shoot-raising-fees.html
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https://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/2016/12/02/30-hours-of-free-childcare-likely-to-boost-parental-employment-only-slightly
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http://www.nurseryworld.co.uk/nursery-world/news/1160301/charge-for-extras-to-make-30-hours-viable-minister-tells-nurseries?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook
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I just wanted to find out more regarding this Pensions scheme that we need to provide to our staff from any time soon! Our staging date is apparently January 1st 2017 I have a checklist to go through for this Automatic Enrollment thingy?! So basically does anybody know anything about this extra financial burden on our businesses? :unsure: Thank you and this should be an interesting discussion once again ::1a
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I am in a difficult position and I am to say the least unsure of how to deal with the situation. I have members of staff telling me that this staff member is not working as a team, takes her time to do things and wonders off. However when management is in the room she acts busy. However that member of staff stated that she feels mocked by other staff, not respected and bossed about. She feels that she hasn't got the confidence to lead a session as staff do not support her, or she is worried they will mock her. What can I do to address this, apart from reminding staff how to work as a team as a whole at a staff meeting.
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I have had eight members of staff go on maternity leave over the past two years and one due in the spring. This has been difficult to manage and I see no end in sight! The person covering 'number eight' has told me she is pregnant. She has been employed by me for four weeks on a nine month maternity cover contract. Will I be responsible for paying SMP? Please...no jokes about there being something in the water or which chair they all sat on. I do still have a sense of humour but I have heard it all! ::1a :wacko: Thanks in advance!
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