Report Underpaid and not appreciated!

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by: jcab

Yes, I was fully aware of the rates of pay when I decided to train for the level 3 National Diploma in Child Care and Education. I was researching the rates of pay before I began this course and most of my resources were informing me that for a level 3 qualified Nursery Nurse with no experience would start out on £5.00 p/h not the £4.10 that I am currently on. Another person has just recently become employed at our Nursery and is earning more than myself for the simple fact that she is older than me, she's not even qualified, I find this a little disheartening, as I have done the two years training for this job and age is denying me a decent wage. If I were to become employed at your workplace I would be on at least £5.00p/h as I am level 3 qualified. Also, I'm classed as a room supervisor, yet I am still on the same wages as other Nursery Nurses who are not supervisors. I was told that my wages would increase when more children came into the Nursery,as it turns out I am on the same wage now with a full Nursery as I was on when we had 5 children, yes this is something that I am going to be taking up with my employer, as it stands now I feel that Nursery Nurses should be paid more at the start of the careers purley because of the intense training that we have had to complete to gain the 'Nursery Nurse' Title. I'm simply having my say.

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