Russian cleaners in higher education

22nd of May 2015
Russian cleaners in higher education

A degree programme has been launched for cleaners by a Russian university, reports Oleg Popov.

The Russian cleaning industry is relatively young. During recent years specialists from different fields have entered the cleaning market and gradually gained all the basics of the cleaning trade while practising. It took time for different courses and

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Closing the gender pay gap in French cleaning sector

20th of May 2015
Closing the gender pay gap in French cleaning sector

Men still earn more than women in the French cleaning sector, reports ECJ correspondent Christian Bouzols. A new agreement has been signed to address the issue.

At the end of 2014, the French cleaning federation signed an agreement with the trade unions to increase the minimum wages in the sector during 2015. This agreement contains clauses to

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Current state of the Dutch cleaning industry

18th of May 2015
Current state of the Dutch cleaning industry

The latest contribution from Dutch correspondent Nico Lemmens offers a brief overview of the current state of affairs in the cleaning sector.

During the last few years we have seen the introduction of the Code for Responsible Market Conduct as well as the Cleaning Quality Mark. The latter was introduced by OSB, the Dutch association of cleaning

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FM - driver for economic recovery in Italy

15th of May 2015
FM - driver for economic recovery in Italy

Anna Garbagna reports on the key role being played by the facilities management (FM) sector in Italy’s economic recovery.

The facilities management (FM) service sector (maintenance, cleaning, environmental services, energy, security, logistics), which is made up of thousands of small and medium sized companies and many large operators, is a

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Clean with a click

15th of May 2015
Clean with a click

ECJ German reporter Thomas Schulte-Marxloh looks at the rise of domestic cleaning businesses
offering services online.

The internet has already affected many businesses, not to mention our personal life; while new internet-based business models seem to rocket, traditional businesses like stores seem to fade away. Likewise, traditional consumers

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