The growth in nursery provision and its attendant recruitment crisis has forced up wages for nursery nurses, a new survey shows. But it's still low pay, says Ruth Thomson
Desperate nursery owners resorted to hefty pay rises last year in a bid to recruit and retain staff, according to a new survey. While many of the nurseries surveyed awarded pay rises of 3 to 5 per cent, some nursery staff enjoyed an 8 to 12 per cent hike in their annual salary.
The rises, revealed in Pay for nursery nurses, an Income Data Services' survey published last month, were almost all higher than awards across the economy, which averaged 2.5 to 3.5 per cent.
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