Report Nursery Nurses wages?????

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by: jrennie1984

I have been working in a private nursery for nearly one year now I went into the job with no previous experience therefore expected a low wage. I was offered the minimum wage acceptable in Scotland and after some consideration took the job as I am living with my parents I could afford to do so at the time.

I was told I would receive training at collage to get qualified and that I would receive a bones and pay rise at the end of the year however I have heard nothing more about this since I started and it is coming up for a year now. As for collage there seems to be a extremely long waiting list I was supposed to start in April and its now September.

Since starting the job my financial responsibilities are increasing and I am under a great deal of pressure I work 40 hours a week not including breaks and struggle each month to make ends meet. I could NEVER afford my own home or even to move out from my parent’s house.

Before starting in Childcare I worked on a check out in retail and earned more serving people their groceries all day than I do for looking after their children.

I feel that in such a responsible, stressful, job we should be earning more. I work very hard go give the kids in my room fun learning experience each day I take work home often buy recourses for my room from my own pocket and although I have a fantastic boss who thanks me I feel I am being used at times. I come home from work shattered and then spend sometimes up to an hour researching and planning for work (unpaid)

Private nursery staff have little or no representation so they can't go on strike.

I don't know how I will stay in this career much longer if the wage stays the same even qualified I will earn less than £6 per hour.

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