As a commercial cleaning service in Phoenix, Az, we've had something of a variety of client experiences over the years, but a note I received from a gal I correspond with, who owns a medium size residential cleaning service in New Zealand, takes the cake. She writes: "We work hard to create...
Just caught an article in my local paper , the Arizona Republic, about a raid conducted by our county sheriff on a local janitorial service. It's an identity theft case; employees were apparently using stolen names and Social Security numbers. The article quotes the owner of the janitorial firm as...
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Arizona, my home, has been in the news for quite some time regarding its prominence as a corridor for massive immigration, for drug smuggling and other criminal activity, and recently for an attempt to address a part of the problem . Making my living in the janitorial industry, I deal with fake ID, and...
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Thinking again about the issues one encounters when hiring a janitorial service based entirely on "best monthly price": * Do you pay additional fees for periodic jobs (carpet cleaning, floor refinishing, window washing)? Does your office look sub-par because these jobs don't get scheduled...
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For over a decade, we've described our program as "Cleaning for Health, Safety and Security". What we mean, briefly, is as follows: In Cleaning for Health , we use Greenguard's certified system to improve client Indoor Air Quality and remove allergens via HEPA vacuums on carpet and...
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U S Green Building Council's Greenbuild event is in Phoenix this week, so we decided to put our money where our mouth is, and sponsor a booth. As much as we've stressed environmental issues over the years, we've never done a flyer specifically on the subject. And we figured we needed one...
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From time to time, I hear folks in the janitorial industry, or in similar "high-turnover" fields, bemoan the difficulties of verifying social security numbers, and the screening (and sometimes training) expense incurred while waiting for the anticipated "no-match" letter. Here is...
Anybody out there had any experience with IMAGE, Immigration's new employer agreement package on employee screening?