JC 121 — Cleaning services — Cleaning: meal vouchers for all your workers in 2026
The cleaning sector generalises meal vouchers from 2026. With most workers on part-time contracts, the calculation is specific: 1 voucher per 7.4 hours worked. A new structural cost to factor into your margins.
Your challenges
Sound familiar?
How to calculate for part-time?
With workers often on part-time contracts across multiple sites, the calculation per 7.4-hour block and the ceiling require rigorous tracking.
A new fixed cost on your margins?
If you weren't already providing meal vouchers, this is an extra structural cost to absorb in a sector where margins are already tight.
Ready to order cards before January?
Electronic cards must be ordered and distributed on time. With staff spread across many sites, logistics can quickly become a challenge.
Key measures
What applies to your sector
€3.09 meal voucher for everyone
All your cleaning workers receive a meal voucher of €3.09: €2 at your expense and €1.09 deducted from the employee's salary.
Part-time adapted calculation
Your part-time workers receive 1 voucher per 7.4 hours actually worked, capped at the number of full-time working days.
Quarterly regularisation
Meal vouchers are granted monthly on an estimated basis, then corrected quarterly based on actual hours worked.
Timeline
Key dates to remember
Generalisation of meal vouchers
All workers in the cleaning sector receive electronic meal vouchers.
First regularisation
First quarterly correction between granted vouchers and actual hours worked.
Sectoral federation: UGBN-ABSU
Centralise and digitalise to reduce your costs
With workers spread across many sites, centralised digital management via Monizze optimises your net costs and radically simplifies daily administration.
Our approach
The Monizze answer: manage, simplify, optimise
Tailored evaluation
- Analysis of your industry sector, your headcount and the appropriate budget scenario
- Objective assessment of the real impact in consultation with your social secretariat
- Comparison of your options to choose the best strategy
Centralised digital management
- Simplified management of meal vouchers and eco-vouchers
- Integration of mobility solutions and mobility budget
- Global overview via RewardFlex — one platform, one management interface
- Automated compliance with sectoral obligations
Enhanced employee experience
- Real-time view of your balance and benefits
- Simplified activation of the Monizze card
- Full visibility over the complete salary package
Next steps
3 steps to comply with JC 121
Verify the obligations of your JC 121
Amounts, deadlines, exceptions: every detail matters.
Estimate the cost for your team size
Compare scenarios and identify the best option.
Plan your 2026 benefits
Meal vouchers, mobility, flexibility: a coherent package.
Take action
Which situation is yours?
Request your personalized offer
Discover how sectoral agreements impact your budget.
Get a quoteIncrease your meal vouchers to €10
The new cap applies — take action now.
Adjust my meal vouchersA question about one of your clients?
Leave your details and our partner team will get back to you.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about sectoral agreements
How do you calculate meal vouchers for part-time workers in cleaning?
How do you calculate meal vouchers for part-time workers in cleaning?
My cleaning workers are across multiple sites: how to manage Monizze cards?
My cleaning workers are across multiple sites: how to manage Monizze cards?
What are the risks if cards are not ordered on time in the cleaning sector?
What are the risks if cards are not ordered on time in the cleaning sector?
Is the €10 meal voucher mandatory for all companies?
Is the €10 meal voucher mandatory for all companies?
Can meal vouchers be optimised without increasing the overall cost for the employer?
Can meal vouchers be optimised without increasing the overall cost for the employer?
My industry sector is not listed, what should I do?
My industry sector is not listed, what should I do?
Other sectors
Explore other industry sectors
JC 109 / 215 — Clothing and garment industry
Sectoral meal voucher increase of +€1.25 per day worked
ExploreJC 110 — Textile maintenance
Sectoral meal voucher increase of +€1 with possibility of +€2 at company level
ExploreJC 116 / 207 — Chemical industry
+€2 or introduction at €3.09 from April 2026, with exceptions
ExploreJC 118 / 220 — Food industry
+€1 mandatory per meal voucher and introduction of an equivalent benefit for companies without vouchers
Explore