When it comes to outsourcing commercial cleaning, you might have a few concerns about the idea.
You might be worried about trusting an outside provider, or you might be concerned about how much it will cost.
But it can actually be less expensive than you think, and there are a lot of additional benefits to outsourcing your cleaning services.
In-house cleaning has a lot of hidden management and administration time
One of the things that takes a lot of business owners by
surprise is the amount of hidden management time that is involved in
managing your commercial cleaning internally.
Businesses need to manage recruitment, payroll, training,
HR and performance management of their internal cleaning team.
When opting for an in-house cleaning team, businesses will
also need to arrange for secure on-site storage of chemicals (often involving locked cabinets with designated keyholders), correct signage for storage, risk
assessments, incident reporting processes, and correct personal protective
equipment (PPE).
A lot of these factors are overlooked when businesses are evaluating whether to hire in-house for their cleaning or work with an outsourced partner.
Outsourcing commercial cleaning services can often be more cost-effective
There are also a lot of hidden costs involved in managing your cleaning internally.
One of the most obvious costs is equipment: PPE, vacuum cleaners, mops, cleaning products and other supplies can add up quickly.
There are also the National Insurance and Pension contributions for employers to take into account. For some schools and colleges in the public sector, the cost of employer pension contributions for a cleaner on the payroll can be significant.
So it’s worth carefully weighing up the financial implications of hiring an in-house cleaning team or choosing to outsource. Contrary to popular belief, outsourcing can often be more cost effective than employing people.
By using an outsourced cleaning service, you don’t have to worry about
managing holiday cover or sickness cover
When you recruit an in-house cleaning team, you need to
ensure that any holidays or periods of illness are suitably covered.
With an outsourced cleaning service, you don’t need to worry
about that.
At MCS we have over 280 employees across the business, which
helps ensure that there is no disruption to service when someone is away.
Our team of cleaners will continue to provide a high level
of care and attention during any periods of illness or holidays.
By outsourcing commercial cleaning, COSHH, risk assessments and insurance are
handled for you.
If cleaning is completed by an in-house team, businesses
have a legal duty for ensuring that relevant risk assessments are completed to
comply with the Management
of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 and The Control of Substances Hazardous to
Health (COSHH) Regulations.
COSHH regulations require employers to assess the risk of
using hazardous substances and take measures to control or manage this risk.
The regulations also require employers to give appropriate information,
instruction and training.
If hazardous chemicals are being used within your business, you’ll
also need to disclose this to any relevant business insurance companies. This
is likely to result in increased business insurance premiums.
By outsourcing your commercial cleaning to a reputable
company, you no longer assume the responsibility for training, COSHH, risk
assessments or insurance for cleaning staff.
MCS has a team of fully-insured and qualified staff that can
manage your commercial cleaning without you having to worry about the added
stress of COSHH, risk assessments or insurance.
There is often a lack of supervision or escalation policies with in-house
cleaning
When businesses choose to recruit in-house for their cleaning,
they often hire a small junior team without senior oversight. This can lead to in-house
cleaning teams not having anyone experienced to sign off their work.
If this is the case within a business, how do you know if
the cleaning team is doing a good job? And how do you provide constructive
feedback if cleaning services need to improve?
By working with an outsourced cleaning provider like MCS,
all cleaning work is supervised and regularly inspected to make sure it consistently
meets our award-winning standards.
Professional outsourced cleaning delivers better results
Did you know that unhygienic and dirty workplaces are estimated to cost employers £1.56bn per year due to staff illness?
With this is mind, it’s clearly important that your work premises stay clean.
But cleaning is only as good as the team behind it.
We’ve already touched on the challenges in sign-off and supervision from employing an in-house cleaning team.
But you can also struggle to guarantee the consistent quality of work from certain budget cleaning agencies. Some cleaning companies outsource their staff or use temporary hires which means that quality is never guaranteed from job to job.
But when you choose an award-winning partner like MCS you can rely on a consistent high-quality cleaning service, delivered by our team of over 280 employees.
If you’re looking to save time and money by outsourcing your commercial cleaning, look no further than MCS Cleaning. We provide trusted commercial cleaning services in Loughborough, Nottingham, Birmingham, Berkshire and the whole of the East Midlands.
We have bespoke pricing that’s tailored to your needs, and we can provide a no-obligation quote over the phone.
Interested? Get in touch by phone (01530 382 006), email or by completing our easy online form.
