How Using Professional Cleaning Services Can Profit Your Business
I love reading what other people are saying about office cleaning services even when they are talking about services in other countries such as the one below which operates in Australia when we live and work as office cleaners in Aberdeen.
I found many of the points below apply to office cleaning in Scotland as well so I thought I would reprint it below for your benefit. It is not copyright theft I have the owners full permission to use the article so think about what they are saying and whether it applies to you as well.
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How Using Professional Cleaning Services Can Profit Your Business
If you or several of your co-workers have been handling the cleaning of your office, chances are that you?re wasting valuable time and resources that could be better spent in service of your business. No one wants to have to clean up their own office, especially after a long day on the job! But if you think that your business can?t afford to outsource to a professional cleaning service, think again: affordable office cleaning businesses have significantly grown in the past few years, which is good news for you ? it no longer costs an arm and a leg to hire quality cleaning professionals!
Need more convincing as to why you should outsource your office cleaning to a professional service? Here are just a few reasons that will make you pick up your phone and call your local cleaning company
There’s no need to hire another worker. When you have your staff keeping their own offices clean, you’re effectively undermining your business, as the time spent on housekeeping can significantly cut into the average workday. But let’s say that you’re a small business owner who is afraid of the costs of adding another staff member exclusively devoted to office cleaning. And why shouldn’t you be? These days, it’s more expensive than ever to hire quality workers, as you not only have to pay another salary; there’s health insurance, sick leave, and other benefits to be provided for! No wonder more businesses are downsizing, as the cost of maintaining employees has been skyrocketing, with no end in sight.
When it comes to a professional cleaning company, you only need to pay the contracted fees – and that’s it! There’s no insurance to pay, no salary, and no benefits; you’re just paying for affordable cleaning services. In fact, it makes more sense to outsource to a professional cleaning service, as you can protect the valuable time and resources of your employees as well as avoid investing more money in hiring another staff member. This is a rule that any savvy business owner knows: if your return is greater than your investment, take the opportunity!
You can protect employee morale. Let’s say you still want to avoid hiring a cleaning service, and have your own employees cleaning up their own offices. While you may think that it’s a smart way to save a few bucks, you’re really wasting the talents and resources of your staff – as well as running the risk of fostering potential grudges in the workplace. It doesn’t take a whole lot of common sense to realize that if your employees are unhappy – and if they’re cleaning their own offices, they probably are – your business is going to suffer.
When you leave your office cleaning on the shoulders of your employees, you’re also raising their stress levels, as the increased unwanted responsibilities will take its toll on office morale – and we all know that raised stress levels lead to more overall sick leave. Let’s face it – you took the time to hire quality employees who offer your company diverse talents and skills, not because of their ability to clean their desks. Hire a professional cleaning service, and you’ll see an increase in your employees’ overall health and happiness.
Protect your own time. As a business owner, it’s often your responsibility to follow-up with employees to clean up around the office – or it’s up to you to do it! If you started your small business without the expectations of having to clean your office, keep it that way. Your time and resources are perhaps the most valuable assets of all to your business, and shouldn’t be sacrificed in order to maintain a clean workplace. Hire cleaning professionals who will be able to offer you flexible pricing options and will perform a far greater cleaning job than you or your employees could ever do.
As you can see, it doesn’t take much to convince a savvy business owner of the benefits of outsourcing to a professional cleaning service. Save yourself the unneeded aggravation of having to clean your own office by contacting a local professional – and watch how quickly the morale and productivity of your office improves!
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Did you ever read about the Hawthorne experiment done several decades ago in the Hawthorne General Electric plant? I studied it as part of my Institute of Industrial Management (later becoming part of the BIM – now the Chartered Management Institute) qualification and completed way back in 1978. (Feels like before the beginning of time now)
Essentially staff were being consulted about what the right lighting conditions for their factory and each time the morale of the workers grew because they felt better and managers were asking their advice. It was the start of the modern consultative management techniques many of us use now.
The surprising thing was almost every time staff were “consulted” their production rates increased even if the lighting levels had not actually changed staff thought that managers cared so they worked harder. At a time of recession and belts being tightened in many areas maybe we should be asking staff what they think about their current cleaning service.
We do have a sample survey sheet which we could send you and help you carry out the survey as well if you wish. We would like to quote for your cleaning service contract as well obviously but we can send the survey sheets on their own with no obligation.
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