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Early retirement for cleaners in Denmark
3rd of November 2020
ECJ’s Lotte Printz on the Danish government’s plan for early retirement for worn-out workers.
Prior to the general election last year, the Danes got on first-name terms with Arne Juhl, a 59-year-old brewery worker who became the personification of one of the Social Democratic party’s election pledges: to allow people in
A new way of learning
2nd of November 2020
From the UK, ECJ’s Lynn Webster on how new ways of training have emerged during the pandemic.
During this strange year we have all experienced some major changes in both our personal as well as business life. We experienced Zoom fatigue; having to make more emotional effort to appear engaged and show interest; the mental exhaustion
EFCI promotes good procurement and contracting practices
30th of October 2020
The value of public procurement, from over 250,000 public authorities in the EU, is 14 per cent of European Union GDP, or two trillion Euro a year, according to the European Commission. Public procurement contracts are evidently very important in the economy of most business services sectors, such as cleaning, contract catering and security, which
UV cabin cleaning technology introduced by Qatar Airways
29th of October 2020
Qatar Airways has started using UV cleaning technology onboard its aircraft, which it says "has been shown to be capable of inactivating various viruses and bacteria".
So far the airline has purchased six units, with plans to acquire enough for them to be used on all aircraft turnarounds at Doha's Hamad International airport.
The system is
Child hand sanitiser poisoning cases spike in Spain
27th of October 2020
The number of children treated in Spain for accidental poisonings after ingesting hand sanitising gels has soared during the pandemic, according to the Spanish government.
A total of 874 cases of intoxication from hand sanitiser have been reported so far this year compared with just 90 during the whole of 2019 according to the country's National
More jobs for cleaners on UK train service
26th of October 2020
A north of England train company is enhancing its cleaning programme - and will be creating 57 new jobs in the process.
TransPennine Express operates services throughout Yorkshire, Manchester, Liverpool and Scotland. The company has announced a £1.7 million (€1.85 million) boost to its cleaning budget which will cover enhanced
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