The leader of the organisation representing one of the UK’s biggest industrial sectors has slammed Monday’s speech by Home Secretary Suella Braverman for ‘once again ignoring’ a £59 billion pound industry, ignoring her own Government’s facts that there are over ...
Read More »BCC calls on the cleaning sector to consider paying a real Living Wage
To mark Living Wage Week, the British Cleaning Council (BCC) has renewed its call for cleaning and hygiene sector businesses and organisations to consider also becoming real Living Wage Employers. Supporting the real Living Wage means committing to paying employees ...
Read More »Industry stakeholders invited to watch APPG inquiry into cleaning and hygiene during Covid
Interested members of the cleaning and hygiene industry are being invited to watch an upcoming inquiry by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Cleaning and Hygiene Industry. MPs will next week begin the much-needed review of the role of ...
Read More »MPs to begin inquiry into cleaning and hygiene during the pandemic
MPs will begin a highly significant inquiry next week into the role of cleaning and hygiene, and the associated challenges, during the Covid-19 pandemic. The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Cleaning and Hygiene Industry will commence the much-needed review, entitled ...
Read More »BCC thanks those organisations which fed back on the Cleaning Hygiene Operative consultation
The 29 cleaning and hygiene sector organisations which gave feedback during the recent consultation on the Cleaning Hygiene Operative apprenticeship are being thanked by the British Cleaning Council (BCC). Consultation on proposals for the Apprenticeship Levy accredited industrywide training programme ...
Read More »Cleaning Hygiene Operative apprenticeship consultation begins today
Cleaning and hygiene sector employers, training operatives, providers and assessment organisations are being urgently encouraged to have their say on proposals for an Apprenticeship Levy accredited industrywide training programme and apprenticeship. Consultation on proposals for the Cleaning Hygiene Operative apprenticeship ...
Read More »CHSA webinar to address mental wellbeing in the pandemic
Everyone is facing challenges in the pandemic, from isolation to anxiety. In the cleaning and hygiene sector these are compounded by working on the frontline to keep workplaces clean and safe, and maintaining the supply of essential cleaning and hygiene ...
Read More »APPG will give cleaning and hygiene sector a voice in Parliament
The British Cleaning Council (BCC) is sponsoring the creation of an All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) to represent the cleaning and hygiene sector in the Houses of Parliament. The aim is to give the industry a voice in Parliament, allow it ...
Read More »High-level cleaning and hygiene sector workshop planned for later this year
The British Cleaning Council (BCC) has held a virtual meeting with Matthew Taylor, Director of Labour Market Enforcement (LME), as part of its drive to ensure the voice of the cleaning and hygiene sector is heard at the highest levels. ...
Read More »Keep it clean…and green
As public concern around the environment reaches fever pitch, Trudi Osborne, Marketing Manager at Airdri, explains why 2020 should be your greenest year yet when it comes to washroom procurement. Amidst the ongoing changes in society, one thing that remains ...
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