Flu season doesn't have a specific starting date, though the number of flu cases do start climbing from the start of October each year. Flu season tends to peak in December and January in the UK.
You may have your own team of in-house cleaners or you may choose to partner with a professional office cleaning company to ensure you maintain a clean and hygienic working environment, helping to reduce the risk of spreading the flu and reducing absenteeism. With a clean and healthy working environment, you can protect your employees as much as possible, keeping them healthy, happy, and productive.
Did you know that the flu virus not only spreads easily, but it can last for hours outside the body? The CDC reports that some flu viruses can survive on surfaces for up to forty eight hours. This may be on a light switch, elevator button, or door handle. Any of these objects can become contaminated and transmit the flu between your employees and office visitors.
The flu is transmitted through coughing and sneezing when respirator droplets travel through the air, or someone comes into contact with a contaminated surface. Physical contact is also a quick and easy way for the flu to transmit from one person to another.
Seasonal flu costs the UK economy approximately £644 million each year, that is the equivalent of around £272 per infected employee. On average a worker will be absent from work due to the flu for three to four days, which is a major productivity loss for any business of any size.
Most people are completely unaware of what they can be exposed to in the office environment. Taking proper steps to ensure a healthy and clean office during flu season, and the rest of the year, can reduce absenteeism, while boosting productivity and morale. With a professional office cleaning service in place, you can reduce the risk of flu being transmitted in the work place.
We don't only support your clean office during flu season. We provide tailored cleaning services designed to meet your office needs, keeping your office clean and healthy at all times. How often you use cleaning services is determined by your office size and how many employees you have.
When you partner with Sloane Cleaning, we will support you throughout flu season, and the rest of the year, helping to reduce absenteeism, saving you time, money, and resources in the long run. Our team of experienced and trained cleaners will focus on high touch and high traffic areas, ensuring all surfaces are cleaned, sanitised, and disinfected to reduce the risk of spreading flu throughout your office space.
If you are worried about your office and this upcoming flu season, give our team a call today and see how we can help you reduce sick days this year.