Toilet Cleaning and Staff Morale
One of the most important cleaning jobs in any office or workplace environment is the toilet area. Lets face it we know that the toilets are so prone to germs and sickness which can spread around your workplace fast if not dealt with fast. These communal areas need to thoroughly cleaned and maintained on a very regular basis.
Let me ask you a simple question if you came in one morning and found that 50-60% of your staff were suddenly off sick with stomach related illnesses what impact would it have on how your business operates that week. if you are running a store, a restaurant or club which is open to the general public then it could be disastrous.
This is where a professional cleaning company becomes more important than ever. Properly trained Clean Care Scotland staff will be working to not only to have your toilets, sinks and floors looking sparkling clean but will have them sanitised for you at the same time. Germs can still hide and breed in areas that look clean! That’s why our cleaners will do both aspects each day.
When I first took over the job of area manager with Clean Care Scotland I visited a fashion store that was just transferring to us. They employed 40 part-time staff each week all sharing two small toilet areas. The previous cleaning company had been cleaning only once a week and it was obvious that no-one else was doing it in between. I spoke with the store managers and rescheduled the toilet cleaning to be done 6 days a week. Within a few weeks my cleaner was getting compliments on how she had boosted the morale of the sales staff as they were not grumbling about working conditions as much.
I must admit I had not considered this area before but it stands to reason if staff feel their areas are not seen as important then they feel they are not seen as important either. It was another win win situation with staff morale going up sales increased. So by tackling little things we boosted the shop profitability. Maybe I should have asked for our cleaning contract price to be linked to shop profitability?
Seriously through when looking at cleaning the toilet areas in your workplace remember it is not just fighting infection and reducing the risk of sickness leading to staff absence increases but looking at how staff feel valued within the workplace.
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