Worker Accommodation Standard - What to Look Out For?

🏠 TL;DR: Good worker accommodation isn't just four walls - what matters is access to a working kitchen and bathroom, the technical condition of the building, the number of people per room, and distance from public transport stops. We check every proposed unit against these criteria before it reaches a company's offer.

The standard of accommodation directly affects worker comfort and turnover - too low a standard means more frequent staff turnover and complaints that HR has to deal with. Below is a list of elements worth checking before making a decision.

Basic furnishing

• Beds and storage space - separate for each worker, in good technical condition.
• Kitchen - working appliances, enough space to prepare meals for the number of residents.
• Bathroom - a number of bathrooms adequate to the number of people in the unit, working plumbing.
• Heating and ventilation - particularly important during the autumn-winter season.

People per room and floor area

Accommodation comfort largely depends on how many people share one room. Overcrowding reduces the quality of workers' rest and increases the risk of conflicts in a shared apartment, so when choosing units we take floor area into account relative to the planned number of residents.

Technical condition of the building

Before proposing a unit to a company, we check the condition of the installations, window tightness and the general condition of the building. The goal is to avoid a situation where, after workers have already moved in, faults appear that require urgent intervention.

How we verify units

Every unit that makes it into our offer goes through prior verification of living conditions - we check furnishing, technical condition and the number of places before proposing it to a specific company. This means the company ordering accommodation doesn't have to view every option itself.

Summary

The standard of worker accommodation is a combination of furnishing, people per room, technical condition and location. Verifying these elements before signing a contract helps avoid disappointment for both workers and the company - which is why we do it for you, before a unit ever reaches our offer.