Nursery World - HR Update - Don't fall foul of the new EYFS

The revised EYFS throws up some HR issues, with potential headaches
for nursery managers over employment law, says Jacqui Mann.

The new EYFS came into force on 1 September. I have been reviewing many HR documents for nursery owners to make sure they are compliant with the new standards.

Many nurseries don't have the correct procedures or policies in place, or the policies and contracts they do have are not robust enough.

Even more worrying is that many employment contracts are so out of date they don't allow the nursery owner to do some of the things he or she needs to be able to do without breaching the contract. The risk is that employees can bring a claim in an employment tribunal, which can award up to £25,000 for breach of contract claims.

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