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Wellbeing, what’s the cost?
30th of September 2021 Article by Lynn Webster
In the wake of the pandemic, there’s a distinct focus on staff wellbeing - explains Lynn Webster in the UK.
As we begin to come through both the business and personal traumas resulting from the pandemic there is a distinct focus on staff wellbeing; the mental and physical health issues they are experiencing both personally and in the workplace. The significant proportion of o..
To clean, or to disinfect?
23rd of September 2021 Article by John Griep
John Griep reports from the Netherlands on VSR’s new list of definitions and recommendations.
VSR investigates new and existing cleaning methods and agents. Cleaning and disinfection are two of those existing methods. You may be thinking: there’s no need to explain this among cleaning professionals, is there? After all, these are core tasks for them!
You may be ..
German cleaning sector speaks to the politicians
9th of September 2021 Article by Katja Scholz
Katja Scholz reports for ECJ from Germany where the cleaning sector is taking a keen interest in elections.
Germany is about to embark on elections to the Bundestag. By early summer, the contract cleaning association BIV had spelt out the political issues closest to its heart. More than 300 firms took part in an online questionnaire to rate political issues according to imp..
Trailblazing the cleaning sector
31st of August 2021 Article by Lynn Webster
Lynn Webster reports from the UK on initiatives seeking to raise the profile of the cleaning sector. The opportunities to recognise the cleaning industry and its front-line employees have never been so great. It has been an ideal time to speak with clients about raising the profile of the cleaning teams; to consider reviewing the service levels to effectively be ‘cleaning for health&rsq..
A new campaign in Germany aims to attract new recruits to the sector, explains Katja Scholz. reinindiezukunft.de - the relaunch of this website in May marked the start of this year’s trainee campaign by the Federal Guild of Contract Cleaners (BIV). And the name of the website itself gives a clear indication of the content: “We would ..Trainee campaign begins in Germany
19th of August 2021
Article by Katja Scholz
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