Higher wages for cleaners
Most
office cleaning companies
and
cleaning companies have
to compete on price, but how do you get and keep good
cleaners without paying good wages, why do clients
always go for the lowest cost when it comes to cleaning?
As a cleaning company both affect us, but my question is
would you be willing to pay substantially more -
somewhere in the region of 25% if the cleaner was to
receive the London Living Wage?(the money to go to the
cleaners not the contractor)
As a bit of
background, I do feel cleaners should be paid more but
also realise times are extremely tough. However when
times weren't so tough I tried some years back to push
the fact that we were going to pay the cleaners more but
this would entail slightly higher rates and pointed out
all the benefits, after 6 months I had to stop this as
we weren't winning any business at all, nada, niente,
rien, zip.
The pluses are clear I would have
thought to most people; cleaners are not so transient on
higher wages, its easier to recruit and keep better
cleaners, cleaners feel more valued, you could actually
get professional people for professional pay etc.
It has in fact gone the other way in London, there
is very little possibility of winning any work unless
its at the lowest possible rate hence we all have to pay
min wage to survive, and many jobs are simply not worth
taking on at the rates clients are willing to pay and of
course even then they expect the best possible service.
The rates are far lower than 20/25 years ago for both
cleaning companies and cleaners alike.
So would
you be willing to put your hand in your pocket if the
cleaner was to get higher wages and if not why not?
See what out clients have
to say about us in out office cleaning testimonial page
"we chose ICS because we liked
their green cleaning
ethos plus we were very impressed with their
price"
Julie Kelly - Sony TV
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