subject: No One Likes Working in a Dirty Office [print this page] No One Likes Working in a Dirty Office No One Likes Working in a Dirty Office
No one likes working in a dirty office it's why you have cleaners that come in at the end of everyday to hover, clean the bathrooms (and if you're lucky, stack the dishwasher). However, few people think beyond what they can see if things look clean there is a presumption that they are clean, and this is not always the case.
If you don't provide your employees with hygiene units like paper towels, odour controls and feminine waste disposals, you're putting them at risk of breathing in bacteria and spreading germs that will lead to illness and a drop in productivity at work. Moreover, you're opening yourself up to a whopping two thousand pound fine, by failing to provide these services as part of your Duty of Care.
Hygiene rental systems are not as expensive as many employers think so immediately the first barrier to using them i.e. cost, is removed. Companies that provide these units often offer discounts to companies who require multiple units across several offices.
The services consumables to cleaning equipment, chemicals to washroom paper are designed to improve the hygiene of staff, through a holistic approach that ultimately helps reduce staff levels of sickness and improve productivity.
If you rent hygiene units you are guaranteed a consistent service, with regular removals of waste disposal units, and clean ones provided in exchange. Odour controls make the workplace more pleasant to work in, whilst barrier mats at the entrances to the workplace can reduce dirt by up to 80%.
New legislation means that many companies need to provide baby changing units in both men and women's toilets making it more convenient for staff or customers with children to change their baby in comfort with nappy disposal units on hand to dispense of the soiled nappy.
