Office Occupancy


Return to Office Rages On and the On-going Custodian Shortage - January 2023 Newsletter

Return to Office Rages On and the On-going Custodian Shortage - January 2023 Newsletter

If you type "Janitor shortage" into Google, you'll come away with many articles about school districts and building service contractors struggling to find and retain custodial and janitorial staff. This is a striking example of what some facilities leaders at schools and workplaces are struggling with every day to get work done to ensure a safe, healthy and productive environment for occupants. The unusual work-study program launched at Blaine High School last week, The Star Tribune first reported. Students must be at least 16 years old and are paid $15.30 an hour, according to a job application posted by the district.  Record numbers of Americans have been quitting their jobs in search of better working conditions and the greater cleaning industry is no exception. Residential cleaning companies told Insider they're having to turn down business and reschedule or even cancel regular customers because they can't find enough staff.

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November 2022: Are Office Levels Going Up with Hybrid?

Are Office Levels Going Up with Hybrid? - November 2022

Gartner, a Connecticut-based technological research and consulting firm, found that 55 percent of organizations in North America were gearing up to offer “Summer Fridays” in 2019, a nine percent increase from the previous year. But now, of course, we’re in November, and Friday occupancy levels have barely picked up from the summer season. The fact that offices are known to be emptier on Friday contributes to something of a vicious cycle that has nothing to do with the end-of-the-week euphoria; when employees know that their offices will be vacant on a certain day, they’re more likely to avoid it. As Du Bey puts it,  “no one wants to come into an empty office."

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October 2022: Will Office Occupancy Get To 60%?

October 2022: Will Office Occupancy Get To 60%?

Kastle’s 10-city occupancy average, based on its survey of entry card swipes, stalled at 43% in March—a level it hovered around for the next six months—and then registered a modest bump to around 47% in the weeks since Labor Day.

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