Celebrating over 61% Increase in Hours Paid at the Real Living Wage in Just One Year
Since The Clean Space was founded nearly two decades ago, at its core has been the principle that ‘if we look after our cleaners, our cleaners will, in turn, go above and beyond for our customers’. This time last year, The Clean Space completed its acquisition of London-based cleaning company Abelian UK Ltd. When The […]
What Impact Does Paying Real Living Wage Have in the Cost-of-Living Crisis 2022?
Every year in November, we celebrate Living Wage Week. And this year it’s more important than ever before. With the rapid rise in the cost of living having a serious negative impact on everyone’s wellbeing and mental health, the impact is still felt most by households with low incomes. Low-paid workers face challenging financial times […]
The Year of the Financial Squeeze: Why Living Wage Matters [INFOGRAPHIC]
2022 is being dubbed ‘The Year of the Financial Squeeze’, and we all await steep cost of living increase. Sadly it’s those families already on low pay or worse, in poverty, who will be hit hardest. Let’s not forget – you would have to be around 50 years old to really remember 30 years ago […]
Recruiting & Retain the Best Cleaning Staff in 2022: A Review of the Cleaning Labour Market
A Review of the Cleaning Labour Market in 2022 & Post-Omicron DOWNLOAD THE INFOGRAPHIC VERSION > 2021 was a turbulent year for the cleaning sector. While cleaning operatives worked tirelessly to keep thousands of workers safe through the pandemic – 2022 is set to be a challenging year for recruitment and retention in the cleaning […]
Celebrating Living Wage Week 2021
Invisible Workforce to Key Workers: Why Choosing to Pay the Living Wage Matters More Now Than Ever We celebrate Living Wage Week every year but this year we had the privilege of supporting the Foundation’s cause publicly at the Cleaning Show at the start of November. You can catch up on our CEO & Founder’s […]
Invisible Workforce to Key Workers: Why the Living Wage Matters More Now Than Ever
At this year’s Cleaning Show, Charlie Mowat (CEO & Founder of The Clean Space) joined The Living Wage Foundation to talk on the topic: Invisible Workforce to Key Workers: Why the Living Wage Matters More Now Than Ever With paying fairly and treating our cleaners with respect at the core of our business ethos since day […]
5 Reasons to Pay Your Staff the Voluntary Living Wage
The Clean Space is a proud Recognised Living Wage Service Provider, and proud advocates of the Living Wage Foundation. Here are our top 5 reasons to pay the Voluntary Living Wage: 1) Better Performance An independent study found more than 80% of London Living Wage employers believe paying the Living Wage had improved their staff’s quality […]
