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…
People all over the country are returning to working in the office but many still have concerns and worries about COVID. Deloitte recently carried out a survey that revealed only 28% of people desperate to return to the office and a quarter of respondents expressed a strong preference to continue with working from home. One…
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…
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PM Boris Johnson has recommended a gradual return to work from Monday 19th July when the work from home order is lifted and it is hopeful that this will mean the future for companies that have struggled during lockdown will be brighter and city centres will see an increase in foot flow with many office…
With the PM giving the green light on Monday for the remaining COVID restrictions to be lifted from the 19th July, we know that many people are still worried or cautious about returning to the office or to busy places such as shopping malls and hospitality venues. Enhanced cleaning can encourage your staff and customers…
USS has been working in partnership with hospitality clients for 30 years and the appearance of the hotels has always been an important factor to both guests and hotel management but cleaning for appearance sake is no longer enough, cleaning has to be for health now too, something we have always believed in here at…
It’s been a tough 14 months for most businesses but especially for the hospitality sector with no doubt more challenges to come. Restrictions for inside drinking and dining are due to be lifted on Monday but with many countries still on the amber and green lists, people still working from home and new strains of…
The vaccine rollout is going well and the number of cases of Coronavirus is dropping in the UK and as Spring/Summer is upon us, things are slowly starting to return to normal but what does this mean for USS. New guidance recommend that in order to break the chain of infection in workplaces and public…
The cleaning and hygiene sector employs over 1.6 million people and generates turnover in excess of £54 billion yet it has taken until 2021 for the sector to have a voice in parliament but what a major development it is. The APPG (All Party Parliamentary Group) consists of 53 MPs from all 6 parliamentary parties…