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Cleaning - largest skilled workforce in Germany
22nd of March 2022
Katja Scholz, ECJ reporter, on latest cleaning industry data.
The sector report from the contract cleaning trade appeared at the beginning of the new year – with facts, figures and trends regarding the skilled trade with the largest workforce in Germany: 27,545 firms with just under 665,000 employees and a turnover of over €19
Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners accredited as Living Wage employer
21st of March 2022
In the UK, the Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners (WCEC) has become the first livery company to be accredited as a Living Wage employer.
Gary Fage, master of the WCEC commented: "The Living Wage demonstrates an understanding that without fair pay, we cannot adequately resource our industry. Fair is fair when it comes to
UK cleaning company boss delivers aid to Ukrainian refugees
21st of March 2022
The boss of a cleaning company in the north-east of England has driven a van full of aid for Ukrainian refugees to Poland.
Steven Holmes of Orca Cleaning Services drove the 1,680km to Medyka in Poland. He said watching the news of the Russian invasion had spurred him to action and he had been inundated with toys, clothes and medical supplies from
Where have all our workers gone?
18th of March 2022
The cleaning sector is experiencing severe staff shortages. UK reporter Lynn Webster asks why.
There has been considerable news focus on the depleting workforce in many sectors in recent months with cleaning and FM no exception. The cleaning industry is suffering what are described as severe shortages.
Gathering statements from various
Great Ormond Street cleaners win latest pay battle
17th of March 2022
Hundreds of cleaners at Great Ormond Street have won their battle to be awarded the same pay and conditions as other NHS staff members at the hospital.
The agreement between the cleaners' union and hospital officials has averted a planned two-day strike.
Most workers at Great Ormond Street have historically received compensation for working
Asthma risk from cleaning products
16th of March 2022
ECJ’s Lotte Printz on a study from Norway suggesting children whose mothers work with cleaning products have a high risk of having asthma.
The risk of children developing asthma, or other respiratory conditions such as wheeze, increases by as much as 71 per cent if their mothers have been exposed to large amounts of cleaning products and
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