Years ago, people would probably have experienced more sophisticated technology at work than at home. With the proliferation of consumer internet-enabled devices, wearable technology and IoT devices though, it’s no longer the case.

Enhanced ‘data driven cleaning’ was expected to be a key differentiation tactic and boost productivity in 2019. We are noticing that ‘enhanced ‘data driven cleaning’ is in fact, a powerful key tactic to differentiate cleaning service offerings.

Greater Manchester is set to see £14.3m invested into a digital transformation programme which aims to allow the safe and secure sharing of health-related information.

The TUC has warned that the UK is facing a looming skills crisis after new analysis revealed a sharp drop in workplace training. The TUC says that with automation and new technology changing the way many work, millions will need the chance to re-skill over the next 20 years.

For supervisors, managing staff attendance and processing payroll from paper timesheets had become very time consuming; a major burden of the administration team. Searching for a simple and effective solution, and one that could be implemented quickly and easily, they concluded that Ezitracker fitted the bill perfectly.

New TUC and FEPS-supported research reveal popularity of gig work in the UK. Recently published survey statistics that state the number of people doing gig economy work has doubled in the last three years.

Delivering a site-based contract cleaning service is costly, we are operating in a highly competitive market with tight margins and where the customer is king. The need to ensure accurate time and attendance levels, contract compliance, validate service delivery and automate key processes has never been higher.

Workforce management technology is an umbrella term for the devices, apps, software and systems that help a business manage staff scheduling, task monitoring, track and monitor time and attendance and provide management information. Ezitracker has recently launched a Cleaning Contractors Guide to Remote Workforce Management and you can read some of the extracts within this blog post.

Global provider of workforce management solutions Ezitracker has produced a white paper aimed at global cleaning contractor companies. The paper entitled: ‘The Cleaning Contractor's Guide to Workforce Management’ is available to download from the Ezitracker website.

Two-thirds of employees (64 per cent) have ‘poor’ or ‘below average’ mental well-being, according to the Workplace Wellbeing Survey carried out by workplace consultant Peldon Rose.