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Recruitment - the biggest challenge
25th of October 2022
The sector must tackle the issue of attracting and retaining staff, says Lynn Webster in the UK.
A recent article in ECJ (June 2022) highlighted the issue we are now facing known as the ‘Great Resignation’, as we all adapt our lives to the changing emphasis of work/life balance.
Recruitment is regularly voiced as the greatest
Inflation triggers wage increases
24th of October 2022
Christian Bouzols, ECJ correspondent in France, tell us about rising pressures on cleaning companies.
A new general wage increase of 2.9 per cent has been agreed in the cleaning sector, bringing to 5.5 per cent the total increases awarded for 2022. To this must be added a 27 per cent increase in the transport allowance given to cleaning workers.
Focus on hygiene continues in Italy
24th of October 2022
Anna Garbagna in Italy on growth in the sector as the emphasis on cleaning of workplaces continues.
While 2020 was no doubt an exceptional year for the domestic and professional cleaning sector, focus on this aspect of our daily life has certainly not diminished. Quite the opposite, according to Francesco Marrone, president of UniFer
Energy costs - Europe faces a difficult winter
21st of October 2022
Business owners know all too well about the impacts of soaring energy costs over the past year. But how much longer will those eye-watering bills continue to roll in? Hartley Milner looks at the background to this current situation and seeks some answers.
As a business owner, you need no telling about the impacts of soaring energy costs over the
Can microfibre spread dirt?
10th of October 2022
John Griep at VSR, our reporter in the Netherlands, gives us new insight into the microfibre cloth.
Can microfibre cloths cause dirt to spread? An odd question perhaps. After all, microfibre cloths are cleaning cloths and their purpose is to clean surfaces, not to make them dirtier. But, it is true. Microfibre cloths can indeed spread dirt. The
How crowd pullers affect cleaning
5th of October 2022
ECJ’s Lotte Printz in Denmark looks at the cleaning operation in the country’s holiday homes.
As high temperatures sweep the country in August, making office work a sweaty business, one could easily dream the day away, longing for a holiday in a house by the sea. Perhaps, taking a look at cleaning of those holiday homes could
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