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‘Severe’ cleaning and hygiene staff shortages could hit Covid-19 recovery, warns BCC
10th of November 2021
The cleaning and hygiene industry is suffering ‘severe' staff shortages with the rate of vacancies having increased dramatically, according to a new survey of the industry.
The recruitment problems facing one of the UK's biggest industries could hamper the nation's recovery from Covid-19, said industry body the British Cleaning Council
ECFI hosts platform to discuss the future of cleaning in the post-Covid Europe
9th of November 2021
EFCI, the Brussels-based organisation representing the professional cleaning sector across Europe, hosted a week of seminars online recently with presentations from 25 speakers. The themes of the discussions were the state of the sector post-Covid, the challenges ahead, its role in Europe's recovery, the new world of work, the 'greening' of
Turnover in France falls for first time in years
8th of November 2021
The French cleaning federation FEP has published its latest statistics on the contract cleaning sector, reports Christian Bouzols.
The French cleaning companies federation FEP has just published its latest report on the sector. This document presents many figures and shows the general state of cleaning businesses in the aftermath of the
Vote now for ISSA Show Innovation Awards
5th of November 2021
Online voting is now open for the ISSA Show North America Innovation Awards. The exhibition takes place in Las Vegas from November 15-18.
There are four Industry Choice awards, five Innovation of the Year Award finalists and one overall Innovation of the Year Award winner. The winners will be announced during the show.
"Each year, we witness the
Nationwide curriculum adopted in Germany
4th of November 2021
German reporter Katja Scholz brings news of a nationwide training programme for cleaning.
The new regulations for the Master Craftsman’s examination came into force in Germany at the beginning of the year. These require candidates to take on more commercial and human resources topics, such as company organisation, quality
Hotel cleaners post their ‘wish list’ of guests’ in-room behaviour
3rd of November 2021
Housekeeping teams have taken to social media to tell guests what they are doing right - and wrong - when checking out of their hotel rooms.
Guests asked staff in a thread on Reddit about what they could do differently to ease the cleaner's burden. And the responses revealed that a stripped bed and a tidy room were often preferable to a tip.
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