Does Busy Bees pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Busy Bees employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Busy Bees. This rating has decreased by 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Busy Bees?

39% of Busy Bees employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Busy Bees 2.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Busy Bees?

English Teacher (15) , Preschool Teacher (12) , Teacher (10) , Nursery Practitioner (7) , Centre Director (6) , Early Childhood Educator (6) , Manager (5) , Educator (4) , Room Manager (4) , Nursery Assistant (3) , Vice Principal (3) , Administrator (2) , Executive (2) , Lead Teacher (2) , Marketing (2)

What are the pros of working at Busy Bees according to real employee reviews?

"Organization takes very good care of staff at ground level, good benefits and welfare!" ((in 8 reviews)); "Fun work and great staff" ((in 7 reviews)); "Good colleagues, paperwork not so much, still manageable" ((in 6 reviews)); "Good people looking after children, very passionate and hardworking" ((in 6 reviews)); "Many Opportunities to work" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Busy Bees according to real employee reviews?

"Bad management" ((in 17 reviews)); "low pay compared to other brands" ((in 8 reviews)); "Very tiring with long hours" ((in 6 reviews)); "No work life balance." ((in 4 reviews)); "high work load, with little time to do so" ((in 3 reviews))

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Busy Bees Reviews

2.8

39% would recommend to a friend

(164 total reviews)

Andy Koh

30% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.2

Diversity and inclusion

2.8

Career opportunities

2.7

Culture and values

2.7

Work/Life balance

2.7

Compensation and benefits

2.6

Senior management

Busy Bees has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 164 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Busy Bees employee rating is 25% below average for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

164 reviews

3.0

10 Feb 2023

Not bad

Trainee teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Structured welfare as it’s a big organisation

Cons

Because it’s a big organisation, pay review/ changes are slow due to the procedures

1.0

16 Sept 2023

Exploited

Preschool teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

It is fulfilling to work with children to enrich their lives, guide them as they develop to responsible citizens of the world. Workload is reduced by a certain extent due to the providence of lesson plans from the headquarters.

Cons

There is way too much paperwork to be done and they must now be done while you are tending to the children (read: unpaid overtime hours). The CEO only seem to care about acquisitions of more childcare centres (honestly, why would your overworked and underpaid teachers care about the company growing into a monopoly?). New teachers are tricked into an apprenticeship programme to be bonded for 18 months after the sponsored diploma course, but in effect the bond period is 2 years and the remuneration is below market rate during the bond (and after).

2.0

31 Mar 2023

Horrible Increment and Bonus

Preschool teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

- Workload still manageable - Receive gifts every now and then from management - Parents are expats, some are nice while some can be challenging - Health benefits

Cons

Really, really, really terrible increment. For a teacher who has been in the industry for two years, i only received an increment of less than $90 which is not able to even suffice against the rise of inflation in Singapore. Management does not do anything to allay the teacher's needs but would happily expand their centres overseas, Very stingy monetary wise. Earning lesser than a fresh graduate entering the industry this year... Bonus is also given once a year but you wont get the full amount.

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