Australia’s state schools face cleaning cuts

25th of June 2021
Australia’s state schools face cleaning cuts

A scheme to change cleaning levels in Australia's state schools - delayed due to the pandemic - now looks set to go ahead despite controversy.

The scheme calculates the number of cleaning hours required in each school based on its floor area. A New South Wales Education Department spokesperson claims this method is fairer than the previous one,

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Only one in three adolescents practise appropriate hand hygiene: study

24th of June 2021
Only one in three adolescents practise appropriate hand hygiene: study

Adolescents have suboptimal hand hygiene habits: this was the conclusion reached in a global study of teens.

The Student Health Survey examined the hand hygiene practices of 354,422 adolescents aged 13-17 years in 92 countries. And according to the results, only 30.3 per cent of teenagers claim to practise appropriate hand hygiene.

The results

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Read the June/July edition of ECJ now

22nd of June 2021
Read the June/July edition of ECJ now

The June/July edition of ECJ is now available to read online or via the app.

Highlights include:

• Hygiene in food preparation - the rise of the takeaway

• Business - moving towards a better work-life balance

• Smart tech - where is it being used most?

• EFCI news - fairer public procurement across Europe.

European

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A rollercoaster of a year

21st of June 2021
A rollercoaster of a year

Dominic Ponniah is co-founder and ceo of Cleanology, a Top 50 UK cleaning company with offices in London and Manchester. Like the majority of cleaning businesses, the past year has been extremely challenging. Here, he speaks about the effect of the pandemic on the company.

It’s been a rollercoaster of a year for cleaning companies everywhere.

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Belgian hospital cleaners fight to receive healthcare coronavirus bonus

11th of June 2021
Belgian hospital cleaners fight to receive healthcare coronavirus bonus

Cleaning staff across five Belgian hospitals are protesting against a government decision to exclude them from a COVID-19 bonus scheme.

The federal government of Belgium recently announced that it would be granting hospital staff an "incentive bonus" of €985 for working throughout the COVID-19 crisis.

However, the bonuses are only being

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Paris hotel cleaners claim landmark win after 22-month ‘battle for dignity’

10th of June 2021
Paris hotel cleaners claim landmark win after 22-month ‘battle for dignity’

Cleaning staff at a Parisian hotel have won a historic victory after an almost two-year battle to improve their working conditions and pay.

The deal signed between union representatives and staff at the Ibis Batignolles hotel will lead to monthly pay rises of between €250 and €500 per person while moving some staff members on to

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