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After a tough few years during the pandemic, many businesses for looking for ways to cut costs and return to profitability as soon as possible. To do so, they need to review their expenses and attempt to streamline their operation. This is where the subject of outsourcing comes up.
The choice is normally between whether to run operations such as cleaning in-house or outsource these tasks to a facilities management company. So, is it more cost-effective to outsource your cleaning? Keep reading to find out!
Cleaning In-House
If you choose to run your own cleaning services, you will need to cover the following expenses:
Hiring and Training: To find your cleaning staff, you’ll need to advertise for the roles and conduct interviews. Advertising jobs can be costly, especially if it takes a long time to find the right people. Once you’ve selected your ideal candidates, you’ll need to pay to train them to ensure they clean to the standards that you need.
Salaries/Wages: Once you’ve assembled your team, you’ll need to pay them. The more experience they have, the higher their salaries will be. You may also need to pay for overtime should extra work be required.
Benefits: On top of wages, you’ll also need to offer benefits including sick leave, annual leave, and other perks to attract top talent.
Purchasing and storage of equipment and supplies: This is one of the largest areas of expenditure when managing your office cleaning. You need to maintain a steady level of supplies, and ensure that your staff have all of the equipment that they need. You will need to cover all of these costs.
Insurance: For any staff that you have, you need liability and worker’s compensation insurance. This will extend to any cleaning staff that you hire, which will increase the cost of your premiums.
Outsourcing Cleaning Services
As you can see, there are plenty of expenses that you need to cover when running your cleaning in-house. So, what expenses can you expect from outsourcing? Let’s find out.
Various Packages: Most facilities management companies will have a range of packages available. This means that you can limit your expenses, and select something that fits within your budget.
These packages will often include highly trained staff, the supplies these staff will need, and the insurance required to cover them (they aren’t your employees after all). Furthermore, you won’t be paying for their entire salary or any benefits that you would need to offer to a typical employee.
Conclusion
As you can see, outsourcing your cleaning services can be much more cost-effective than looking after your own cleaning and facilities management.
