Why It Is So Important For Employers To Keep Office Space Clean

Over 85% of employees would like their employer to provide healthier workspace benefits like ergonomic workstations and gym passes. At a basic level, they also expect a clean and hygienic workplace, before trimmings like wellness benefits should be considered. It’s a basic expectation – a fresh, clean and healthy workspace that reflects how much the company values your work and input. 

Bacteria, viruses and other nasty spreadable germs will spread and thrive in an unclean office. Did you know that over 10 million bacteria live on the average office desk, 400X the amount found on the average loo seat! Regular cleaning helps to kill those bacteria, and regular cleaning keeps on top of the numbers. 

Just one infected employee can spread their illness to half of the surfaces in the workplace in just 4 hours after they arrive for their shift, which means that cleaning once a week just won’t cut it. 

In reality, communal areas and surfaces require thorough cleaning once a day, at least to keep everything hygienic, and to help prevent workplace illnesses spreading at speed. 

Dirt and debris can slowly degrade most surface-types. Keyboards can start sticking, high-traffic areas of the carpet can start to fade as dirt gets trodden in, mould can start to accumulate in high-moisture areas. This results in office equipment and furnishings degrading faster than they need to, costing you more money to replace them in the long run. Regular cleaning daily, as well as quarterly deep cleans and carpet deep cleans helps to cleanse equipment and boost its longevity, saving you money in the long-run. 

Under the Workplace Health, Safety and Welfare Regulations 1992 you are legally required to ensure *as far as it reasonably practical* the health, safety and welfare at work of your employees. This includes providing comfortable conditions, hygienic conditions and clean conditions. For complete compliance, regular office cleaning needs to be a priority. 

Whether workplace cleanliness is impacting employee retention, or it’s making an impression on a new client coming in for a meeting, your office says a lot about your brand. Anybody walking into a fresh, clean and beautiful office can see that you’re a business who pays attention to detail, who values employee safety and happiness, and who has high standards.