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Nursery Nurses
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Are any of you members of unions? my google and nursery world searches are proving very disapointing/expensive.
Basically, two of my colleagues joined the company at level 2 a couple of years ago and worked towards their level 3 qualification and recieved it. They were told they could not recieve level 3 wages until there were level 3 vacancies in the nursery so they have spent a year on level 2 wages (minimum wage i think). A new girl has been employed this week as relief staff on level 3 wages - is this allowed to happen?
Advice or a good (not too expensive) union reccomendation gratefully received
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Basically, two of my colleagues joined the company at level 2 a couple of years ago and worked towards their level 3 qualification and recieved it. They were told they could not recieve level 3 wages until there were level 3 vacancies in the nursery so they have spent a year on level 2 wages (minimum wage i think). A new girl has been employed this week as relief staff on level 3 wages - is this allowed to happen?
Advice or a good (not too expensive) union reccomendation gratefully received
xx
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Yhe level III worker was brought in as releif - that is short term contract. Would either of your colleagues want to end their permanent employment in order to take a temporary job?
My advice to your colleagues to to look for employment elsewhere.
Unfortunately, Big Gay is correct. Just because they are Level 3 qualified, they are still in a Level 2 job so are paid accordingly. I think unions would agree.
A couple of nursery nurse friends are with the Unison union. But don't know if they cover privaate nurseries.