The BCC (British Cleaning Council)’s 2022 research report has shown that the cleaning industry contributes £58.9 billion to the UK economy, employing 1.47 million people which equates to 5% of the UK workforce and ensures that the industry remains one of the top 10 biggest in the country. Throughout COVID, jobs in the sector were…
The World Travel & Tourism Council shows that the UK Travel & Tourism sector is recovering post COVID which could also mean a rise in jobs within the hospitality sector and as a provider of cleaning services to the sector we are already seeing evidence of this. It is estimated that by the end of…
After a challenging 18 months it would seem that the challenges are not over yet with many industries suffering with staff shortages and that includes the cleaning sector. Pre Brexit, there were concerns across the sector that there would be a shortfall in staff as historically UK Nationals have chosen not to join the sector…
With the worst of COVID-19 hopefully behind us, international travel soon to resume and furlough coming to an end in the coming months, employers particularly those within the hospitality and cleaning sectors are hiring again but the impact of COVID and Brexit is starting to be felt and is now a new challenge to be…
Recruiting and retaining people has long been a challenge for both the hospitality and commercial cleaning sectors and as a professional cleaning company that has been providing cleaning services to the hospitality sector for over 25 years, USS experience these challenges too. Both sectors face a number of misconceptions, such as low pay, unsociable hours…
Recruiting for the cleaning industry has always been more challenging than for most other industries for reasons we all know well including low wages, unsociable hours, lone working and the image the industry has to name but a few and with the uncertainty that Brexit has caused and is still continuing to cause and the weakness of…
Hotel Room Attendants required to work in a newly opened 4* hotel in Central London. The successful applicants will be responsible for cleaning and servicing guest rooms and bathrooms under supervison of the houskeeping supervisor. Duties will include:- Dusting the room and furniture Cleaning bathroom Vacuuming carpets Replenishing amenities Delivering and retrieving items on loan…
Job Summary Experienced Window Cleaner required to start ASAP based in Central London.You will be required to work Monday – Friday and be responsible for cleaning the internal and external windows of a luxury hotel. Previous experience is essential. £75.00 per day with flexibility to work extra hours or at weekends if required. Responsibilities and…
With only 5 months to go until the UK leaves Europe and the chances of a no-deal exit mounting the future is unclear when it comes to what the immigration policy will look like. Tighter controls on low-skilled migration post Brexit could exclude a high percentage of the EU’s cleaning workforce and create a…
Window cleaning, like many other sectors of the cleaning industry is facing a growing recruitment shortfall due to the lack of young people coming into the trade. Perhaps the word ‘trade’ is part of the problem as it conjures up the wrong image or perhaps it is that cleaning is not seen as a genuine…