Press review - June

Introducing the SENEF and Progiclean Press Review. This monthly press review is a digest of all the latest news from the cleaning sector. Here is the June issue.

Key figures for waste management in 2023

Key figures for the cleaning sector in 2023 show a mixed picture. After growth of 5.5% in 2022, sales will rise by just 2.5% in 2023, reflecting economic challenges such as inflation, rising wages and energy prices, with no way of passing on these costs to customers.

Some companies have had to close (1.4% in 2022), while others have opted for mergers, such as Onet's takeover of ISS France. The sector will have 15,000 companies and 602,688 employees in 2023, an increase of 1.2% on 2022. Service agents make up 89% of the workforce, mostly located in the Paris region. The workforce is predominantly female (65%), with an average age of 43.

Open-ended contracts account for more than 80% of contracts, with half of all agents working more than 24 hours a week for several employers. The industry minimum wage has been raised by 14% in three years. Despite a decline in staggered working hours, split shifts remain a challenge. By 2023, only 5% of public procurement contracts will include calls for tenders for continuous or daytime work, despite a stated desire to integrate service providers into a CSR approach.

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Cleanliness jobs week a success

Semaine des métiers de la Propreté took place from June 3 to 8, 2024. It brought together employers, jobseekers, people undergoing retraining and young people looking for guidance across France. Organized by the FEP, regional chambers and Fare Propreté, it attracted some 6,000 participants who met with over 550 companies.

This second edition was marked by a variety of activities: job dating, handi-jobs, job forums, demonstrations and a window-washing competition. There were also open days at Maisons des métiers de la propreté, France Travail agencies, local missions, stadiums and shopping centers. Around a hundred actions were carried out by cleaning companies, who also organized open days and events.

The aim was to break down prejudices and inform jobseekers, young people and adults undergoing career change. The aim is to highlight the opportunities in this dynamic sector, which offers thousands of jobs on permanent and fixed-term contracts, as well as work-study contracts. In fact, over 600,000 jobs and 10,000 new jobs are created every year, mainly on permanent contracts. The cleaning sector offers a wide range of professions and working environments, as well as interesting career prospects. Working in this constantly evolving sector requires technical skills, autonomy, rigor and a sense of service. All the while adapting to new digital and environmental technologies.

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Controls on part-time work

Last year, the French Ministry of Labor conducted an inspection campaign in three sectors. One of these was the cleaning sector, to check compliance with part-time working rules. Initially scheduled to run from April to June 2023, with results expected in October, the initiative was extended over a longer period. Some 1,300 cleaning establishments were inspected, representing 12% of the sector's establishments and 90,500 part-time employees. The main shortcomings observed were inadequate recording of working hours. But also non-compliance with overtime limits, and failure to notify staff representatives. In response, the FEP is proposing tools and training to help companies apply the new rules on part-time working. It advocates a more flexible reform as part of the Act 2 reform of the labor market.

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