Facilicom proud to play part in EHRC wake-up call on ‘hidden workforce’

Facilicom UK, one of the country’s leading suppliers of soft support services and specialists in contract cleaning, has played a key role representing the contract cleaning sector as part of the European Human Rights Commission (EHRC) Cleaning Taskforce, which has today (20 October) launched a campaign to improve the working conditions of those employed in the industry.
Facilicom has committed to improving the conditions in which cleaning operatives are expected to work by endorsing the EHRC’s pledge and:

• promoting employers compliance with employment law and improving workers understanding of employment rights;
• improving the impact of public and private sector procurement of cleaning services on employment conditions in the sector; and
• encouraging the respectful treatment of cleaning operatives.

“We are extremely proud to endorse the work of the EHRC’s Cleaning Taskforce, and equally pleased to have contributed to the Working Group for Dignity & Respect” said Phil Smith, Corporate Relationship Director at Facilicom. “The Commission’s commitment to improving working conditions for the nation’s ‘hidden workforce’ is not only driving a step-change in best practice for cleaning employers but is crucially delivering a wake-up call to everyone to take notice of, and respect, those who keep our world clean.

“Most importantly, its work – and that of the Cleaning Taskforce specifically – is making a real difference to people’s lives. It is bringing happiness to a tough job and bringing safety and job satisfaction to a group of people who so richly deserve it.”
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