School’s back – and so are the bugs

As schools across Australia face up to a new semester, cleaning and hygiene are essential to ward off winter lurgies.

16 July, 2024

A third of NSW school cleaners injured on the job, United Workers survey finds

United Workers calls for NSW school cleaners to be directly employed by state government following release of worker survey.

6 September, 2023

How clean are schools?

10 steps to improve cleanliness and enhance health in school facilities

28 June, 2023

NSW public school cleaners assigned 650 tasks a day, union claims

“Stopwatch approach to school cleaning is placing unsafe workloads on NSW school cleaners,” says United Workers Union.

15 March, 2023

Union calls for change to NSW school cleaning contracts

Union calls for privatised services to be brought back under direct NSW government control.

28 February, 2023

Victorian government pledges $45 million to enhance school cleaning

Victoria to invest $45 million in cleaning for remainder of Term 2 and Term 3.

13 May, 2020

NSW Govt announces $2.3b stimulus package with extra funding for cleaning services

Industry responds to allocation of $250m for public schools and state-owned buildings to employ additional cleaners.

18 March, 2020

FWO recovers entitlements for school cleaners

Fair Work Inspectors undertook audits in response to intelligence and allegations of cleaners being underpaid at Victorian government schools.

29 November, 2019

Canberra school cleaning moved in-house

Canberra’s public school cleaning will be brought in-house less than two years after a major overhaul of the sector.

16 April, 2019

Spotless cops $180k fine for school cleaning

Spotless fined $180,000 by Victorian government for failing to meet cleaning standards in state schools.

7 January, 2019

Victorian Education Minister calls for school cleaning audit

Education Minister orders audit into state school cleaning contracts amid reports cleaners have had pay and hours reduced under new system.

8 August, 2018

Victorian school cleaning reforms take effect

Under the new system eight zones have been awarded to five major contractors.

3 July, 2018