Cleaning up after New Zealand’s earthquake

Cleaning companies are working hard to provide a range of clean-up work in the aftermath of the 7.8 earthquake, which hit the country on 17 November.

18 November, 2016

Spotless NZ pays ex-employee $10,000 over workplace bullying

Spotless Group NZ has been ordered to pay $10,000 to an ex-employee after the ERA ruled she was ‘unjustifiably constructively dismissed from her job’.

15 November, 2016

OCS joins the electrical vehicle charge

OCS is set to convert 30 per cent of its fleet to electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles over the next three years as part of a landmark joint private sector commitment to the future of electrical vehicles in New Zealand.

3 November, 2016

Spotless strengthens New Zealand presence

Facility service provider Spotless Group has made two key appointments – it says – will enhance its position as a leading provider of integrated facilities services in New Zealand.

5 October, 2016

Marlborough hospital staff failing to meet hand hygiene thresholds

A Quality and Safety Governance summary report has found that doctors and nurses at the Nelson Marlborough District Health Board are not washing their hands often enough.

28 September, 2016

Cleaners and operators losing out in NZ cleaning franchises

While franchises are often promoted as a great way to get into business, there are some in the cleaning industry who argue that both workers and some owner-operators are losing out.

14 September, 2016

Godfreys NZ pleads guilty over failure to disclose customer rights

Vacuum cleaner retailer Godfreys has pleaded guilty to 10 charges from the Commerce Commission under the Fair Trading Act for failing to inform customers of their rights in extended warranty agreements.

7 September, 2016

Cleaners and orderlies celebrate graduation to Level 3 NZQA standard

It was a day of achievement and satisfaction for 151 Waitemata District Health Board (DHB) cleaners and orderlies on 19 July when they officially graduated to the Level 3 NZQA standard.

29 August, 2016

OCS sells composting business to Frontier Group Partners

Five years after purchasing Envirocomp, New Zealand facilities management company OCS has announced that it is selling the composting operation to Frontier Group Partners.

22 August, 2016

Robotic window washer makes its debut in Wellington

An American robotic window washer that could reduce window washing time and increase cleaner safety recently made its debut in Wellington.

21 July, 2016

Wellington City Council cleaners waiting on new Living Wage rate pay raise

A number of Spotless cleaning staff contracted to work at Wellington City Council are still waiting to be paid the new Living Wage rate which came into effect on 1 July 2016.

4 July, 2016

Spotless teams with E tū to resolve cleaner pay problems

E tū and Spotless have been working together to fix cleaner pay issues, following claims that Spotless cleaners are still not being paid on time despite the contracting company promising last month to resolve pay issues within days.

13 June, 2016