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Childbase staff move up to the boardroom

Employee-owned nursery group Childbase is listening to what staff have to say about the running of the company by inviting them to attend board meetings.

As shareholders, employees can formally hold the board to account annually but they are now being given the opportunity to help shape the business at a strategic level. Staff brought several initiatives to the table at the latest board meeting and impressed with their analysis of company performance and contributions.

Helen Bass, HR director (pictured) said, 'This initiative deepens the level of understanding about each person's role in the company. By bringing more staff in at the very earliest stages of decison-making, policies become more workable in the field and business objectives can be successfully met.'

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