Q: We have a staff member who has been called for jury service. While I appreciate this is a civic duty, we are understaffed and struggling. She has delayed it previously, so I’m worried that she won’t be allowed to do that again. What have other managers done in this situation?
Vanessa Slatcher, nursery manager, Finkley Nursery & Pre-school
‘We have never had this problem and are fairly fortunate because we have five nurseries. This means we are able to pull on staff from those other nurseries to cover if someone needs to be off. My deputy and I are also normally out of ratio, so we can step in to cover if needed.
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