April 2, 2020
For many businesses, tasks such as bookkeeping, marketing, and customer engagement are seen as essential responsibilities that fulfill a business’s mission goal and in return help generate revenue. But an underlying factor that many business owners often overlook is workplace cleanliness. While carrying out important duties contributes to the success of a business, this is all done mostly by your employees. And having an unclean work environment can negatively impact their productivity. Workplace cleanliness actually spawns many benefits that help boost productivity such as increasing employee morale and reducing the risk of injuries. Continue reading below and see how office maintenance performed by Interkleen can help boost productivity.
It’s no secret that an unclean atmosphere will cause illnesses. One of the biggest killers of productivity is when an employee calls out or is sent home because they contracted a sickness that has been spreading throughout the office.
Regular office cleaning helps keep bacteria at bay, allowing a cleaner atmosphere as well as cleaner surfaces for employees to work on. If kept unmaintained, bacteria can easily spread and force more and more employees to be kept away from your place of business. This, in return, will require more work for you to perform in order to ensure daily duties are carried out.
The organization ensures that responsibilities are carried out smoothly with little distraction or interruption. When you lack organization, you are left to work in the rubble of a mess which can make you feel lost. On top of that, you’re wasting hours on end to perform essential, yet simple functions that could be done within a matter of minutes. The only reason why it takes you so long is that your unclean office is causing disorganization and you’re wasting time trying to find what you’re looking for.
An organized office is one where everything is placed neatly and conveniently for employees to grab within proper reach. Cleaning your office will help get it organized and in return will allow your employees to easily perform their responsibilities.
An unclean work environment tends to make employees feel ashamed about where they work. If they work in a messy setting they won’t feel inclined to help a business that cares less about cleanliness.
But when you regularly clean your business, employees will become significantly motivated to deliver their best work. They’ll feel proud to work for your business as having it regularly maintained will show to them that you, the business owner, are concerned about their setting and health
An unclean work environment is sure to cause an injury amongst your employees no matter if it’s a low or high-activity place of business.
If you want to keep your employees working, without them getting injured, then reduce the chance by having your workplace frequently cleaned. For instance, when you have your floors properly cleaned on a regular basis, slippery substances are removed which in return will reduce the risk of employees slipping and falling.
For over 2 decades Interkleen has performed maintenance on many of South Florida’s businesses. We’ve been regarded as the most established and most trusted cleaning service to exist in the Sunshine State and we’re confident that when you hire us you’ll be added to our growing list of satisfied customers. For any inquiries, you may call us at (561) 732-1818 or visit our contact page.