International cleaning week

SC Johnson Professional is sharing tips for promoting the ‘value of clean’ this International Cleaning Week, March 24-30. International Cleaning Week is designed to raise public awareness of the value of cleaning and honor industry professionals. 

Tips for promoting cleaning efforts and showing appreciation to cleaning staff include: 

1. Offer opportunities for feedback on facility cleanliness — Ask building occupants for regular feedback on the cleanliness of the facility. This will allow for issues to be addressed swiftly, and people may feel valued if they can share their priorities around facility hygiene. Establish a dedicated email and phone number for sharing feedback and promote them throughout the facility in signage. By creating opportunities to share feedback, an organization can further demonstrate its commitment to creating a healthy facility.   

2. Communicate cleaning efforts — Educate customers on cleaning and disinfecting practices. Create logs that document each area’s cleaning schedule and post them on doors or walls, so it is highly visible. Consider promoting cleaning and disinfecting efforts on social media, wall posters, website and tabletop signage. 

3. Give gifts of appreciation — Show gratitude to cleaning staff by providing gifts such as a catered lunch, gift cards or additional paid time off (PTO) days. These gestures acknowledge their dedication to upholding a facility’s hygiene standards daily. 

4. Recognize custodial staff externally — Spotlight cleaning staff on social media. For example, call out everyone’s fifth or 10th anniversary in a given quarter, and spotlight a cleaning professional who goes above and beyond in their job. This can be done via a company blog that is promoted across social media. 

For more tips on showing employee appreciation, click here.