it's time for fair worklaods

for fair workloads

Cleaners need more time to get through their work.

CBD cleaners clean about 1,000 square metres of office space an hour – the equivalent of four suburban homes. That’s double local and international industry standards.

Unreasonable workloads affect standards of service and cleanliness, as well as cleaners' work safety.

Government reports show that 1 in 5 cleaners cannot finish their work in the allocated time: because they race to finish their work cleaners have double the injury rate of other workers (WorkCover NSW, 2006).

It's time for everyone in the industry to get behind the Clean Start 7 Fair Solutions:

• Owners need to adopt responsible contracting practices for their buildings
• Tenants need to take responsibility for how cleaners are treated
• Contractors need to adopt the Clean Start reform package

“The focus is about everyone in the industry taking some responsibility for ensuring that it grows and operates in a sustainable way – and one where the rewards are shared among all the players.”

Deputy Premier of NSW, The Hon. John Watkins MP at the Clean Start function for the property industry at Parliament House, Sydney, October 2007