Abacus Ark is a provider of quality childcare solutions. We are committed to providing your organisation with the most professional and efficient nanny service. Partnering with Abacus Ark will provide you with peace of mind - you can rely on your staff to be in the office when you need them most. We can provide you with an opportunity to add value to your relationship with your staff and to your business.
We are able to design and package hours of care to suit your business needs. The packages are a cost effective way to provide a specific service (emergency care) to a broad range of employees. Abacus Ark also provides your business with individually tailored service usage reports design to help you evaluate the benefit to your organisation.
We have sought to ensure that all our nannies are of the highest standard through rigorous selection and recruitment procedures. Whilst we do not make it a condition of employment that nannies must have a childcare qualification over 75% of our nannies either have, or are currently studying for, a qualification in childcare.
For your staff, having an experienced nanny to care for their child/ren when work and childcare conflicts arise is an extremely attractive employee benefit. This may be the edge your organisation needs in an increasingly competitive labour market.
There are many benefits for organisations that assist their employees with childcare. According to the Department of Workplace Relations, benefits for employers include: - increased ability to attract and retain workers;
- improved staff morale, motivation and efficiency;
- reduced absenteeism associated with childcare difficulties;
- reduced stress associated with work/childcare conflicts;
- optimised investment in training and ensured return on investment in employees' talent;
- enhanced business image, public profile and corporate citizenship.
- More than two-thirds of parents missed some work over the course of 12 months for reasons related to the care of their children, usually to care for a sick child. (The Dependent Care Study, Institute for the Work and Family Unit of the Department of Industrial Relations)
- Employees with carer responsibilities, and employees with primary school aged children, use more sick leave than any other group. (Hallis HR Consultants, 2003 Turnover and Absenteeism Survey)
- One in three parents took time off work to look after children during the school holidays. (The Dependent Care Study, Institute for the Work and Family Unit of the Department of Industrial Relations)
- A national study of 2,642 people in the Australian labour force with dependent care responsibilities found that almost six in 10 employees took an average of 9.4 days leave a year to meet family responsibilities, over and above sick leave. (Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency)
- Of 1.991 million couples with dependent children in Australia, 52.5% of couples had both partners employed. (ABS Labour Force Statistics & Other Characteristics of Families, June 1993)
- A study of six Canadian companies that provide back-up childcare found that the companies save US$176 in lost productivity each time an employee uses it. (US Journal of Accountancy)
- One company reported that the number of female employees returning to work after maternity leave had risen from 70% in 1993 to 93% in 2002 on the back of improved work/family practices. (Business Council of Australia, "Balancing Work & Family" 2003 study)
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