Human Resource Outsourcing for the Domestic Employee
Vitalize strong employee performance by investing in your household employee. Leading companies know that human and organizational efforts are key factors of high performance. Cambridge Nanny Group Institute can be your very own Human Resource department. Whether or not you’ve hired a nanny through our agency, we can ensure your household employee reaches their maximum potential.
Whether it’s coaching, training, performance management, corrective action, or rewards and recognition, we are here to assist you. Our experienced Human Resource Professionals serve as your personal HR partner. We are your go-to experts on all HR issues, e.g., corrective action, development, performance management, performance reviews, and rewards and recognition.
It saves you money – You can save on workers compensation costs, unemployment insurance costs, benefits costs, and more…
It saves you time. Let HR professionals take care of proactively influencing your employees. You tell us the problem, we provide the solution.
Improve Productivity and Performance.
Improve Morale.
Improve communication and prevent conflict and misunderstandings.
Improve operating performance.
Improve Management and Control.
Increase employee safety. Reduce workers compensation costs by educating your staff and creating safety standards.
Acquire innovative ideas.
Low Annual Fee of $999.00, which entails unlimited sessions and documentation assistance.
For more information contact the Cambridge Nanny Group Institute at 773-856-5525 or visit the Employee Relations section of the Cambridge Nanny Group Institute.
It’s your career. And the only way to stay successful is to stay on top of your game. At Cambridge Nanny Group our business is our people. That’s why we make an unwavering commitment to investing in the development of talent. With leading-edge learning programs that are relevant to your day-to-day job, your opportunities for growth are customized to your needs. This is your chance to learn from today’s experts. Where will you take it?
Cambridge Nanny Institute provides a wide range of classroom and e-learning courses designed to enhance your skills and advance your career. We reject a one-size-fits-all approach to learning, because we know it can only lead to one-size-fits-all nannies. Our learning programs are designed to identify your personal strengths and development areas, and then offer opportunities to help you reach the next level across a broad range of childcare, household management, professional, and personal development capabilities. Competency assessments, customized development paths, and specialized curriculum provide the framework for meeting your personal performance and career goals.
Update for Parents with Children in Chicago Public Schools. Notification letters will be mailed this week (week of February 20th) for high schools, including Selective Enrollment, IB, Magnet, College and Career Academies, and Military Academies. Notification letters for elementary schools will be mailed the week of March 26th, 2012. The process of updating the tiers for the 2012-2013 selection process is now complete. See “NEWS” for +instructions on calculating the tier for your home address.
http://www.cpsgifted.org/
Good Luck! We all desire the best education possible for our children!
Danielle Stevens, Cambridge Nanny Group Recruiter launches her weekly Video Blog. This week she discusses baby names, children’s playgrounds, and introduces viewers to Pediped.
Please note that manufacturers often send us products to test and introduce to our clients and readers. We are not paid to promote these products and only discuss those items that get an A rating and have earned our stamp of approval.
Danielle Stevens, Cambridge Nanny Group Recruiter launches her weekly Video Blog. This week she discusses an important safety update, great new products, and our upcoming newborn training course.
Please note that manufacturers often send us products to test and introduce to our clients and readers. We are not paid to promote these products and only discuss those items that get an A rating and have earned our stamp of approval.
A nanny cam refers to a hidden video camera that has been secretly installed in a common household object for the purpose of covert surveillance. Nanny cams can take the form of virtually any object, so long as it does not appear oddly out of place or arouse suspicion of the individual(s) being monitored.
Personally, we are all for doing whatever you need to do to be reassured of your children’s safety. If a nanny cam will provide you peace of mind and confidence in your caregiver – go for it. However, transparency is critical. When you hire your nanny be up front. Let her know that she will not have any privacy in your home except the bathroom and you reserve the right to record her at anytime.
Studies and polls show that many care providers are not necessarily against video taping of child-provider interaction, it’s just that they want to know about it. It seems to be a matter of trust and feeling of deception.
It is indeed legal in all 50 states to use a hidden camera. However, it is illegal to record speech without a person’s consent in the following 15 states: California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, Oregon, Pennyslvania, and Washington.
More and more parents are installing visible camera’s in area’s that the nanny and child frequent such as family room, kitchen, and bedroom. It allows parents realtime access to spot check and watch their child while at work. Parents report that while they often don’t use it all the time, it’s nice to be able to log in and check on their child whenever they desire.
If you are a parent and would like guidance on locating a surveillance vendor please contact our office at 773-856-5525.
How much maternity leave should you take? It’s hard to know when you’ll go on maternity leave and when you’ll want to return. U.S. law gives you 12 weeks of unpaid leave, but some new moms can’t afford to go that long without a paycheck. Others may want to request additional maternity leave.
These steps will help you figure out mow much maternity leave to request. Take your time sorting through the choices – pregnancy leave is a special bonding time. Maternity leave is also an important opportunity to recover physically from birth and to adjust to life with a newborn.
Here’s How:
Read through your employee handbook and your employer’s policies and procedures to see how much (if any) paid maternity leave you will receive. Your employer may even provide a form maternity leave memo that you can simply fill in.
Speak with other working moms at your company to see what length of maternity leave worked for them. Ask what they would’ve done differently and how they stayed connected to work during their leave.
Crunch your budget to see how much leave you can afford to take. Make sure to understand how the length of your leave might affect your employer-provided health insurance, if relevant.
Discuss leave plans with your spouse , partner, or family to see if another adult could take leave after your leave ends to save money on child care and extend your baby’s time being cared for by a family member.
Decide whether you want to write a maternity leave letter that proposes returning to work on a part-time basis or working from home during the end of your maternity leave. These options may appeal if you can’t afford to take as long a leave as you’d like but you want to extend your time at home with your baby. Negotiating flexible hours may seem intimidating, but you never know unless you ask.
Tips:
The longer maternity leave you take, the less sleep-deprived you will be when you return to work. Depending on your job, it may even be dangerous to return to work too soon.
Many new moms require 6 weeks to fully recover from the physical effects of giving birth. It make take another 2 or 3 months before you get even 4-hour stretches of sleep at night, depending on your baby. Some babies will sleep for 5 or 6 hours at a time when they’re 4 months old – some don’t do so until 8 months or later.
It’s easier to cut short maternity leave than to extend it. You may want to overestimate how much leave you want, in case you end up needing more than you think.
Remember that giving birth can be unpredictable. You don’t know what your health or the baby’s health will be like immediately after delivery. If your newborn ends up in the neo-natal intensive care unit, the last thing you want to be thinking about is calling your boss to request more leave.
This is a good time to show your commitment to your job. Some employers think pregnant moms have one foot out the door. You need to keep your performance as high-quality as possible, so as not to leave a bad impression before going on maternity leave.
You may be torn about whether you’ll want to return to work. Do not share these doubts with your supervisor or colleagues, even your close friends at work. You never know what may happen with your finances or career goals post-partum, so keep your options open.
Know your rights. It’s illegal for employers to fire women because they become pregnant or take maternity leave. But, companies can let you go if it’s part of an overall reduction in workforce or for cause. Make sure you don’t give them a reason to give you a pink slip.
If you suspect pregnancy discrimination, consult a lawyer or the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission.
What You Need
Your employee handbook or manual of policies and procedures.
Contact information for other working moms at your company.
Your monthly household budget.
Internet connection or directories to research child care in your area.
A hearty bowl of hot soup is great on a cold, winter’s day. Here is the recipe for a glorious Thai Chicken Soup that silky and sublime and a hearty Tuscan Bean Soup. Be sure to decrease or omit the serrano chili’s if you don’t like hear
Thai-Style Chicken Soup
Adapted from Cook’s Illustrated
serves 4
Garnish
½ cup cilantro leaves
2 serrano chiles, thinly sliced
2 scallion, thinly sliced
1 lime, cut into wedges
Heat oil in a large saucepan and add lemon grass, shallots, cilantro, and 1 tablespoon of soy sauce. Cook over medium heat until softened, 2-5 minutes.
Add vegetable broth and 1 can of coconut milk; bring to a simmer. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 10 minutes.
Pour broth through a fine-mesh sieve and discard solids. Return broth to saucepan.
Add remaining can of coconut milk and sugar to broth and bring to a simmer.
Reduce heat to medium, add mushrooms, and cook 2-3 minutes.
Add seitan, and cook for another 1-3 minutes. Remove from heat.
Combine lime juice, curry paste, and remaining 2 tablespoons soy sauce in a small bowl; add to soup.
Garnish individual soup-filled bowls with cilantro, chiles, and scallions. Serve soup with lime wedges
Tuscan Bean Soup
Adapted from Emeril
serves 4
1 1/2 cups of yellow onions – diced
1 cup of celery – diced
1 cup of carrots – diced
2 teaspoons of garlic
3 tablespoons of olive oil
1 can of kidney beans (15.5 ounce) – rinsed and drained
1 can of cannellini beans (15.5 ounce) – rinsed and drained
1 can of chick peas (15.5 ounce) – rinsed and drained
1 can of diced tomatoes (14-ounce)
6 cups of chicken stock
1 tablespoon of fresh rosemary
1 tablespoon of fresh thyme
2 tablespoons of fresh basil
8 ounces of baby spinach – washed
In a large soup pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat.
Sauté the onion, celery, carrot and garlic for 3 to 4 minutes.
Finely chop the FRESH rosemary, thyme, and basil and add them to the pot.
Add the diced tomatoes, the kidney beans, cannellini beans, chick peas, and the chicken stock.
Bring the pot to a boil and then turn down heat to simmer. Simmer for approximately 10-12 minutes or until the vegetables are tender.
Add the spinach, and recover the pot. It will take approximately 1-2 minutes for the spinach to wilt.
Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste.
Women who choose to breastfeed deserve unified support from other breastfeeding mamas, organizations, professionals and helpful friends. The ultimate goal is to have a happy, healthy mama and a happy, healthy — well-fed — baby.
Take the pledge to agree to stand together for breastfeeding success and to support all mamas who desire to breastfeed, no matter what technique, position, frequency, equipment, duration or organization she chooses.
• I PLEDGE to use my energy to help defuse dogmatic battles about what technique, position, frequency, equipment, duration or organization a woman chooses for breastfeeding. I affirm that my time is best spent directing my positive, encouraging support toward helping mamas successfully breastfeed.
• I PLEDGE to keep my ego in check, while treating other breastfeeding boosters, lactation facilitators, breastfeeding organizations, and mothers respectfully, knowing that we’re all working toward the common goal of providing breast milk for babies. I also welcome respectful disagreement with my own opinions and accept that disruptive disagreement is counter to the goal of helping mamas feed their babies.
• I PLEDGE to agree that there are many right ways to breastfeed a baby. A breastfeeding mother should not feel pressure or judgment to perform a specific way. There isn’t a “wrong way” as long as the breast milk is flowin’ and the baby is growin’.
By displaying the Support with Integrity badge and signing the pledge, I agree to hold hands and help mamas get what they need to make breastfeeding work for them, no matter how they choose to do it. If a mama and baby are making it work, I’ll stand and cheer them on from the sidelines.
Caveat: This is not a place to judge those who choose not to or cannot breastfeed. This is a pledge to be supportive of all those who choose to support breastfeeding.
