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28th of May 2025 Article by Lynn Webster
Lynn Webster in the UK on how the challenges resulting from unavoidable rising costs can be met.
The beginning of April sparked some considerable activity in the UK with the increase in minimum wage to £12.21 (€14.37) per hour but more so with the most dramatic hike in employers’ national insurance contributions. The main change was an increase in the rate from 13.8 per cent up to 15 per cent. The threshold (the ..
Inspecting complex environments
21st of May 2025 Article by John Griep
John Griep in the Netherlands highlights the importance of consistency in inspection procedures.
Quality assurance in professional cleaning services increasingly occurs in environments with fragmented locations, variable usage patterns and a mix of cleaning contracts. Recent field experiences highlight the importance of methodological consistency and practical adaptability in inspection procedures; especially in dispersed, multi-..
Cleaning routines in outer space
14th of May 2025 Article by Lotte Printz
ECJ’s Lotte Printz talks to Danish astrophysicist and podcast host Tina Ibsen on how to clean
a space station.
If you ever had the thought that cleaning while in a weightless state, free from handling heavy cleaning trolleys or other physical strain, would be bliss, you might think again. There’s absolutely nothing to envy astronauts when it comes to cleaning in outer space, and being weightless probably d..
Wage rises, and a new government
5th of May 2025 Article by Katja Scholz
It’s been an eventful start to the year in Germany, writes Katja Scholz, as the country goes to the polls.
There is news to report from the sector at the start of the year - a period overshadowed by the early German federal elections in February. Very important elections, in the light of the political mood in Germany and throughout Europe. In the run-up, the members and companies of the Federal Association of Contract..
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