Ever since the pandemic and the UK government directive to work from home if you can, the traditional way of working in an office from 9 to 5, five days a week, is dead in favour of hybrid working.
Whilst there may be fewer people working in the office day-to-day, you will still need professional office cleaning on a regular basis, but there’s a shift in what type of cleaning and when.
Times have changed from the bustling office, as employees will typically only go to the office if it’s really necessary, which means office managers have an important question to ask themselves:
Whilst you may have some employees who work from the office four or five days a week, so they have their own home desk that nobody else dares to touch, the majority of hybrid workers who only occasionally visit the office won’t.
A true hybrid worker will often just plonk themselves at a random desk next to whom they’d fancy talking to the most, and the days they’re in almost certainly won’t be Mondays or Fridays if they can help it!
With fewer people in the office every single day, this poses a challenge: When do you schedule contract office cleaning?
We’d recommend pinpointing the busiest days in the office, and getting a full cleaning service on those days so we can fully clean and sanitise all desks, washrooms and kitchens.
One of the biggest issues businesses have faced when trying to get staff back to the office is that lockdowns and work-from-home directives made people a lot more aware of the way germs spread.
This means your staff need to see that you care about their wellness, and having a dusty, poorly maintained office space can put them off coming in just once a week or month.
Having a visible presence of an office cleaning operative from Atkins Gregory starting work as they’re leaving for the day can provide some reassurance that you are keeping the office not only clean, but also sanitised.
To decide how often you need office cleaning, here are some questions to ask yourself:
How busy is the office?
If you’re at over 50% capacity on a certain day, we’d recommend a full-service office clean to sanitise all communal areas.
What is the office layout?
If it’s an open plan office with shared communal areas, it will gather dust and bacteria quicker than individual offices or those with cubicles.
Do you have clients visiting regularly?
If you have a reception area with clients visiting on a regular basis, we’d recommend ensuring that, at the very least, your reception area and meeting rooms are cleaned and sanitised frequently.
Every office environment is different, but as a guideline we’d recommend:
Empty food bins, sanitise washrooms, wipe down the kitchen and sanitise high-touch points.
Vacuum office carpets, mop hard floors, including the kitchen and washrooms, and fully sanitise desks (especially those used for hot desking).
Dusting skirting boards and windowsills, cleaning monitors and deep cleaning the fridge.
Carpet and window cleaning, along with full technology sanitisation.
At Atkins Gregory, we understand that it can be hard to motivate your staff to clean and maintain your office. That’s why we offer a fully flexible office cleaning service in Cambridgeshire and the surrounding counties.
We will build you a hybrid office cleaning schedule that suits you, ensuring that your office and communal areas are clean, sanitised and presentable for staff and clients.
Get in touch with us for a free quote.
