Home › magazine › european reports › 2011
Agreement signed
13th of September 2011
Anna Garbagna reports from Italy on a new collective agreement for the cleaning sector that was recently signed.
At the end of May, contract cleaning association FISE Anip, four other sector organisations and the trade unions signed an agreement for the renewal of the National Collective Labour Agreement (CCNL) for cleaning and
Half-century celebration
13th of September 2011
One of the UK cleaning industry's leading organisations celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, explain's ECJ's reporter.
As mentioned in the last edition's column the British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) is 50 years old this year, which marks the first for a number of our cleaning organisations. In many cases the members of
Responsible behaviour?!
13th of September 2011
Dutch reporter Anton Duisterwinkel on the new Code for Responsible Market Behaviour.
May 25, The Hague: the Code for Responsible Market Behaviour is officially presented to the minister for social affairs and employability, Henk Kamp. This code is a voluntary agreement between the major parties of the largest labour dispute that hit the
Success in Poland
30th of June 2011
Marek Kowalski from the Polish Cleaning Chamber of Commerce reviews the recent ISSA/INTERCLEAN CEE show in Warsaw.
We are through the fifth ISSA/Interclean Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) event - another successful show. The number of exhibitors grew by 10 per cent, the exhibition area by 20 per cent and the number of visitors by 33 per cent.
Take advice on training
29th of June 2011
Latest news on from the UK's cleaning sector from ECJ's reporter - including a look at the importance of effective training.
We were pleased but a little disappointed by the coverage of The Cleaning Show. Pleased because, on the face of it, the show was a success. For some companies it undoubtedly was. It does not explain the comparatively small
Hospital infections focus
29th of June 2011
Italian cleaning association Afidamp has organised a series of seminars focusing on the healthcare sector - reports Anna Garbagna.
Afidamp, the Italian association of producers of machines, tools and equipment for professional cleaning and environmental hygiene, is 30 years old and it wanted to celebrate its anniversary with past and present
RSS