An Extra Hour Every Day

Here you find a template for a clear desk policy. You can use it to draft the clean desk policy of your company and delete or add items, so that it fits to your needs. Please leave some comment if you see room for improvement. I will share it with all other visitors who are interested in writing a clean desk policy.

Clean Desk Policy

1) Objectives:

With the implementation of a clean desk policy we want to achieve the following objectives:

Improve cleanliness of the company

When desks are clean and all areas of the company are free from paper and clutter, the office looks clean and efficient. People feel more comfortable in a well organized environment and guests will have a good impression of the company.

Improve protection of confidentiality & private data

A lot of information in our company is confidential and needs to be protected from unauthorized access by internal or external parties. The application of a clean desk policy reduces this risk compared to an environment without such a policy and all kind of staff on the tables.

 Improve our productivity

We strongly believe that a clear desk will increase productivity because less time is spent searching for items. It also helps focussing and keeping a clear mind.

 Enable usage of hot desks

With the implementation of this clean desk policy we are able to share desks between several employees. This reduces infrastructure costs and increases flexibility to change seats depending on projects or schedules.

When you are at your desk

When you temporarily leave your desk

When you leave your desk