Holiday Wish..? by Leanne Hume, Nannies on Call

Holiday Wish..??
How about Back Up – Corporate Subsidized ..or Fully Funded Childcare

Not sure what to ask your boss for Christmas this year?
Interested in hearing about a program designed to help your company best plan for a future that is flexible, family friendly and progressive?…oh….And make your life as a working Mum a little easier…

Here is A Holiday Wish you can approach your employer (or employees) with this season…that benefits everybody!!

Amidst cutbacks, companies with a long term view are introducing low-cost, high impact benefits to deepen loyalty and retain staff.

Nannies on Call, Western Canada’s premier childcare agency, is pleased to introduce its Corporate Backup Childcare Program providing in-home backup childcare for employees of participating organizations. Occasionally, regular childcare arrangements breakdown, due to snow days, School PD days, a child’s mild illness, and so on, and this is a significant source of stress for employees with young children.

This program is a relatively inexpensive benefit that offers a
significant return on investment. The direct costs of childcare-related absences in Canada are approximately $3-$5 billion a year. Providing employees with a reliable solution increases productivity and reduces absenteeism and turnover. This results in huge cost savings for organizations. Companies registered with this program are taking the long-term view that eventually the economy will rebound. When this happens, in order to be competitive, companies will need to be well positioned with loyal, engaged and talented staff, and have a reputation as an employer of choice.

“Backup childcare is one of the fastest growing work-life benefits in
North America, and Nannies on Call has been approached by several
organizations requesting a program like this,” says Michelle Kelsey,
Owner of Nannies on Call. “Employers are looking for ways to reduce
absenteeism and related costs, and employees value knowing that when
they need it, they can have access to trustworthy, reliable
childcare.” In fact, a third of workers rank the ability to balance
their family and work as the first or second most important factor
when taking a job.

Nannies on Call offers a partially subsidized model in which companies
pay an annual registration fee starting at $1000, depending on the
number of employees. The employees then have guaranteed access to a
qualified, professional nanny at a discounted rate during working hours. Another option is a fully subsidized model, in which the company pays the
hourly fees of the nannies, up to a set number of hours per year.

Is this something you would like wrapped up and left on your desk this holiday season? Let your employer know…it means less stress for you…fewer disruptions and disturbances to your work flow…and safe secure happy kids… let the bells ring out!!
We think this program is one worth mentioning at the water cooler…

Nannies on Call is Western Canada’s premier childcare agency serving
Calgary, Vancouver, Victoria and Whistler. In addition to the
Corporate Backup Childcare Program, the company offers ‘on call’
childcare services available 24 hours a day, seven days a week as well
as a cross-Canada nanny placement service for temporary, part-time and
full time nannies. Nannies on Call defines the highest standards in
childcare, with carefully screened, trustworthy and experienced
nannies.