The introduction of a one per cent rise in National Insurance to be paid by employers from next April will add a further 7m, bringing the total to 28,424,000, NDNA chief executive Rosemary Murphy said last week.
The NDNA based its calculations on figures given in Children's Nurseries - UK Market Sector Report by Laing and Buisson (News, 28 March).
According to the report, in England there are currently 103,000 staff working in day nurseries for an average salary of 10,917. The 10p increase in minimum wage will see an additional salary bill for the sector of in the region of 21,424,000, based on the 103,000 staff working a 40-hour week and being paid for 52 weeks a year.
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