When it comes to maintaining the cleanliness and upkeep of commercial spaces, floor care plays a crucial role. From regular sweeping and mopping to deep cleaning, stripping, and waxing, ensuring floors remain in top condition is essential to presenting a professional and welcoming environment. However, the method of paying for floor care services can vary…
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Navigating the Latest Labor Laws and Their Impact on Your Cleaning Budget
In a pivotal move on April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) shook up the landscape with its finalized rule, signaling a substantial shift in compensation thresholds for exempt employees under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). With over four million employees slated to be affected by these changes, it’s crucial for…
Does Your Commercial Cleaning Service Purchase Their Cleaning Supplies from the Dollar General Store?
4 Ways to Know You Are Dealing With A Professionally Run Janitorial Company The choice of where a company purchases its cleaning supplies might seem like an insignificant detail. However, it may also be an indicator of the professionalism and quality of service you are receiving from your current vendor or expect to receive from…
Strategies for Facility Managers: Balancing Cleaning Budgets and Subjective Expectations
Maintaining cleanliness within your facility while managing budget constraints can be a challenging task. As a facility manager, you’re tasked with navigating the subjective nature of cleanliness expectations while ensuring that your cleaning budget remains intact. To help you manage this dilemma effectively, here are five practical steps to follow: Step 1: Define a Comprehensive…
Where Did All the Janitors Go?
Decoding the Janitorial Workforce Puzzle: Trends Impacting Hiring In today’s labor market, companies across diverse industries are grappling with an acute shortage of workers to fill available job positions. Despite positive indicators in certain sectors, the janitorial industry and other low-wage sectors continue to grapple with the repercussions of pandemic-induced labor shortages. In this article,…
How Much Do Janitors and Custodians Get Paid, And Why Should It Matter To You?
In the often-overlooked world of janitorial services, how much janitors get paid holds more significance than meets the eye. Beyond simple curiosity, understanding janitorial compensation becomes an important consideration for businesses, influencing the quality of service, employee satisfaction, and the overall success of your chosen cleaning service. Let’s uncover the importance behind those paychecks and…
How Are Daily Work Hours Calculated?
Estimating the daily work hours on a proposal is vital to the overall price of the proposal. Daily work hours are the calculation of how many hours it will take to clean a facility and fulfilling the scope of work. If the daily works hours are calculated incorrectly the performance of the vendor is guaranteed…
The Top 4 Things To Look For In A Janitorial Company.
Finding a reliable commercial cleaning company can be a challenge. A quick Google search for “Commercial Cleaning Companies” yields a hodgepodge of results. Many the search engine results are not actually cleaning companies. For example, some are simply marketing companies posing as cleaning companies. Examples are Vanguard, Executive Cleaning Services, and Jensen Brothers. These companies…
3 Reasons Why Janitorial Wages Matter.
When a facility manager or MRO buyer is contemplating a new janitorial vendor, the most important item in the proposal is the janitorial wages. If the wages are wrong, the proposed price will be drastically different than the reality. And when this happens, no one’s toilets get cleaned. 1. The cost of labor is the…
5 Things We Learned From 2020 & What It Means for You
As with every industry, 2020 proved to be an interesting year for companies in the janitorial industry. In this article, we will share some things we learned in 2020, and what you might expect from the industry in 2021. 1. There is an important difference between cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting Before COVID, these terms were…