CLEANING products used in city schools and public buildings are 'inadequate and insufficient', it has been claimed by a union representing council workers.

The GMB Union said they have carried out a survey amongst its members who are responsible for cleaning the council properties.

They claim 91 percent of those workers questioned said the cleaning products that the council provides are of poor quality and insufficient to do the job properly.

The survey results come in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak which was yesterday declared a global pandemic.

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The union added that under-staffing is also affecting the workers' ability to do their job. A total of 71 percent of the workforce said that this was the case with increased pressure on their workloads.

The survey also revealed that 96 percent of staff admitted that "certain cleaning jobs aren't being done".

GMB Scotland Organiser Rhea Wolfson said: “Glasgow’s schools are a crucial front in the fight to contain the coronavirus crisis, but the truth is that after over a decade of austerity, the council is not fit for the fight.

“Cleaners have admitted to taking their own cleaning products to work because they felt they couldn't trust what the council provides to get the job done.

“We can’t mitigate the threat of coronavirus if we can’t get the basics right. The council has to give the service the support and resources it needs to keep the schools clean and to keep people safe."

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A council spokeswoman said: “Our cleaning staff are valued members of our workforce and we routinely review our cleaning products and equipment to keep pace with developing trends to help staff carry out their work.

“We have also over the last 12 months seen an increase in the number of full time equivalent staff who clean our schools, care homes and public.

“The issues raised about coronavirus is totally unnecessary scaremongering.”