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?

"Good colleagues, paperwork not so much, still manageable" ((in 8 reviews)); "Good welfare and benefits for employees of all positions" ((in 8 reviews)); "Fun work and great staff" ((in 7 reviews)); "Good Pay" ((in 6 reviews)); "some are nice people to work with" ((in 6 reviews))

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

"Bad management" ((in 16 reviews)); "Overworked staff because they do not hire enough staff you will notice your salary is higher because you will be doing a 3/4 person job." ((in 5 reviews)); "Very tiring with long hours" ((in 5 reviews)); "Bullying in workplace was not taken seriously when reported." ((in 4 reviews)); "culture has completely shifted since she joined" ((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

1.0

11 Jan 2022

Avoid unless you want to damage youre mental health

Room manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

There are no pros working here

Cons

Bullied by management Favouritism Put down Pressure Can never do anything right Worst place I have ever worked and best thing I have ever done is handed in my notice

2.0

4 Nov 2025

no support

Nursery bank staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

fun to work there at times

Cons

didnt even get a hello from a single member of staff to welcome me let alone any induction or introduction. had no idea what to do or where to go

1.0

25 Apr 2023

Awful management and ethics

Nursery assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Working with the children was great Lovely children

Cons

No support Favouritism Bullying Discrimination Gossiping Bad management Don't pay you properly for overtime Can't be ill or you get in trouble and not paid for it

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