Hot desking provides employees with flexibility and freedom when it comes to workdays, but at the same time, it comes with cleaning challenges.
Hybrid offices with hot desking need to take cleanliness and hygiene seriously, creating a safe and healthy working environment that reduces absenteeism, boosts productivity and staff morale.
Before we take a closer look at how to maintain cleanliness in offices with hot desking policies, it's important to know what the most common workplace illnesses are. Hot desking increases the chances of illness spreading quickly through the office space, damaging your productivity and success. The most common workplace illnesses include:
When you focus on a tailored cleaning schedule and plan for your office, you can protect employee health, while keeping your hybrid office sparkling:
Indoor air quality plays a major role in the spread of germs in an office environment. This involves ensuring your air conditioners are well maintained, opening windows to allow a natural flow of air where possible, and using HEPA-filter vacuum cleaners.
Each employee that comes into the office should be committed a healthier and clean office for everyone. When your employees care about their colleagues, it encourages a healthy working relationship. We recommend:
Ensure you provide the necessary cleaning supplies to employees, enabling them to follow through with your clean desk policy. This includes sanitisers, cleaning products, and microfibre cloths. When each employee sanitises and cleans before leaving the desk, they leave it ready and safe for the next employee coming into the office.
Something as simple as hand sanitising stations can make a difference. Place them at various places around the office, encouraging employees to sanitise their hands coming into the office and when moving around. You can also place antibacterial hand sanitisers on the desks, encouraging them to stay safe and maintain hygiene at all times.
Prohibiting employees from eating at their hot desks helps to reduce spills, food debris, and dirt. When they eat at their desks, it increases the risk of spreading germs, while leaving crumbs on the desk disrespects the next employee using the space.
Did you know close to sixty percent of employees admit they go to work despite feeling unwell. A high percentage of workers avoid calling into work sick, as they fear being judged by their colleagues. In order to maintain hot desk cleanliness and hygiene, you should encourage employees that feel unwell to work from home rather than coming into the office.
Prioritising hot desking cleanliness does more than protect your employees. It creates a healthy and safe environment where employees can be productive. Sloane Cleaning Services has extensive experience cleaning hot desking environment, providing a first class clean with the highest level of hygiene. Contact us today to find out more and receive your free, no obligation quote.