Under the permanent move, all employees of the Huddersfield nursery group do not have to pay fees for their children to attend any of the four settings during their hours of work.
The initiative will also be open to new staff once they pass their probationary period.
Portland Nurseries’ managing director Michael Murphy announced the news at the nursery group’s 30thcelebration as a thank you for employees’ ‘dedication and hard work’ over the past three decades, recognising how staff have ‘worked selflessly’ during the Covid-19 pandemic.
As well as free childcare, employees will also be able to work more flexibly and take ‘wellbeing days’ off in addition to paid annual leave. Other new benefits being introduced include wellbeing plans for staff with NHS therapists and a Staff Loyalty Scheme which rewards employees with gifts and additional holiday for service over five years.
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