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Final thoughts from Tom Crockford
25th of November 2011ECJ's Scandinavian reporter Tom Crockford writes his final column.
This is my final column as this magazine’s Scandinavian Correspondent. After over 12 years of commenting on the professional cleaning scene in this part of Europe, I have decided to retire. I do hope a replacement can be found soon.
Scandinavia has long been a pioneer of
Hard times for French cleaning industry
25th of November 2011
ECJ reporter in France, Christian Bouzols, looks at how the economic crisis is affecting the sector.
The 19,000 cleaning company chiefs in France are struggling not to shed too many jobs. During the past seven years, they have created 100,000 new jobs, none of them can't be outsourced abroad and nearly 80 per cent of them under open-ended
Time to read?
25th of November 2011
German correspondent Thomas Schulte-Marxloh explores the links between the cleaning sector, the media and literature.
At the beginning of November Germany celebrated the ‘Tag der Putzfrau’ or, even more ambitiously, the ‘Internationaler Tag der Putzfrau’ (international cleaning woman day) or
Rights removed from Hungarian social partners
25th of November 2011With effect from January 1 2012 the Hungarian government will no longer have to seek agreement from employers and trade unions before setting the national minimum wage.
Then the tripartite interest reconciliation system will be replaced by a new body - the National Economic and Social Council (NGTT). The NGTT will include representatives of
European diners suspect poor hygiene practices
14th of November 2011
Diners across Europe are not convinced about the hygiene standards of staff in restaurants and fast-food chains, a new survey has revealed.
Many fear chefs regularly fail to wash their hands before handling food, while others suspect staff will still serve up food after it has been dropped on to the floor.
These were among the results of the
SCA to acquire Georgia-Pacific European tissue operations
10th of November 2011
SCA has delivered a binding offer to acquire Georgia-Pacific's European tissue operations in a deal worth 1.32 billion euros. Georgia-Pacific´s acceptance of this offer is subject to consultations with works councils where appropriate.
Georgia-Pacific’s European tissue operations have EBIT margins that are on a similar level as
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