Q. I am seeing that nurseries are increasingly offering welcome bonuses to new staff. We are struggling to recruit and this may help, but what about our current employees? It seems unfair on them that they are not being equally rewarded when they are hard-working and loyal. Unfortunately I can’t afford to give them bonuses too
Marie D’Arcy, managing director, Bright Beginnings Day Nursery
‘I have never offered bonuses before. But from April, if I hire a new starter or returner, the local authority will offer them a £1,000 tax-free cash payment. This is a pilot scheme running in 19 local authority areas.
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