Many employees now are looking forward to their summer holidays. It is vital that employees feel relaxed enough to properly wind down and recharge their batteries after months of stress. We have a few tips for help facilitate this.
Hygiene on summer vacation
There are many good reasons for employees to look forward to a relaxing summer holiday now. And in the most European countries there is nothing standing in the way. Many governments have abolished the general quarantine requirements for people entering their country, so effectively travelling is allowed again.
Nevertheless, some people might ask themselves: how safe is the whole thing? Such doubts stand in the way of a good recovery on vacation, which many employees urgently need right now. Employers can help their employees to enjoy their summer vacation as carefree as possible by provide them with personal use versions of the hand hygiene products they know and love to use at work, to help them feel more confident in unfamiliar places.
Using public transit vehicles
Regular hand hygiene is an effective way to fight germs while travelling. Remember that 80 percent of pathogens are transmitted by hands, according to the World Health Organization. Anyone traveling by plane, train or bus should thus not only wash their hands regularly, but also use hand disinfectants in between.
The best time for hand disinfection is whenever water and soap are not available. Namely, before eating, after going to the toilet, after every sneeze or cough or touching a surface that has already been touched by many other people on public transport - these are true stomping grounds for germs.
Put together a hygiene package for your employees
Our tip: Provide your employees with hand sanitisers before they go on vacation in handy little bottles that fit in every handbag and backpack. Include hygiene wipes in a handy format that can be put in pockets or handbags and used to disinfect hands, as well as tables and trays. With this little vacation give-away, employees can protect themselves from germs as best as possible during their vacation and nothing stands in the way of a refreshed and healthy return to work.
Stay healthy!
