Cleaners: The Unsung Heroes of the Pandemic

David Whan • 10 October 2021

A Date for Your Diary: National Thank Your Cleaner Day on 20 October 2021

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Whilst the world stood on their doorsteps to put their hands together for our wonderful carers last year, there was another team of people busily working away in every corner of the world to keep the infection from spreading, and to keep us all safe.


Working in the shadows, unnoticed and often underappreciated, this team of people worked tirelessly, day and night. Adapting their hours, their products, their areas of focus, to meet the challenging and every changing demand of keeping Covid at bay.

Who are they? They are the Cleaners! They are YOUR Cleaners!

People take cleaning as a profession for many different reasons, maybe it’s a job to make ends meet, or to earn a little extra on the side, others just love cleaning and the extra exercise! Nobody would have ever thought, during the unprecedented pandemic that our little cleaners would be integral at keeping the world safe. They were directly on the front line!


They kept the cogs turning. They enhanced their services. Cleaning every part of the building which had been touched by human hands; every light switch, every door handle, every toilet flush and tap, and in doing so put themselves at risk of being infected. They adapted the chemicals they used, which involved additional COSHH training, to disinfect and kill the virus. They changed their work schedules to assist clients with social distancing requirements. In making these adaptations, The Cleaners, kept this virus at bay.


Now the world is getting back to some sort of normality, workplaces are filling back up as home workers return, trade shows and conferences are refilling our event centres and schools are back to full capacity. Suddenly the presence of a cleaner is no longer reserved for out of hours, being visual to our clients is comforting and reassuring. Cleaning is watched, judged, and hopefully, more appreciated.


On National Thank Your Cleaner Day, we would like to personally thank each one of our staff, and to show our thanks we have added 2 hours overtime pay to each of our operatives October’s pay. We know that any recognition you may also be able to give your cleaner would be most appreciated. The resilience, flexibility, and bravery they have shown throughout the pandemic has been astounding. They are the true lifeblood of our company and an absolute pleasure to have as part of the It’s Clean Family.

 

Thank you to all our Cleaning Operatives!

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