The venue, called Market 41, will be located opposite the train station. A construction developer/operator company called the McGoff Group has been behind the project the whole way, from buying the land to construction, which will start on Jan 2019. The site can accommodate roughly a dozen operators, and the McGoff Group have already had interest from 50 operators, 

 

Market 41 is intended to provide freshly prepared and authentic food and drink, in line with other food market halls. Seating-wise, there will be a casual area with communal seating, a mezzanine level, outdoor seating and a private dining area. 

 

Director Chris McGoff said: "It is fantastic news that we have received planning consent for Market 41. It has been a long time coming and we know that excitement and anticipation has been mounting in Urmston and the surrounding areas for many months.

 

"To be able to confirm that Market 41 will open for business in 2019 feels great."

 

The McGoff Group has been working with food commentator Thom Hetherington, who has already used his experience and network of contacts to suggest how the mix of operators in Market 41 will work. It is also working with Ester Worboys from WMC.

 

Source: Insider Media

 

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In a busy, multi-business environment like a food market, it is important to keep track of your employees’ time management. Food halls are often staffed by part-time, temporary or agency staff, which makes it more difficult for supervisors to keep track of who is starting at what time. 

 

This is important because studies have shown that an employee being regularly five minutes late (and still being paid for those five minutes) can cost companies thousands. To save yourself from losing money, it is vital to have an accurate way of recording entrance and exit times. Our time and attendance system will give you the exact timings within seconds of clock-ins and -outs occurring.

 

Another concern with a large, flexible body of staff is buddy punching. This is a name for the process of employees recording other employees as having clocked in or out when in fact they haven’t. It is another way of being paid while not actually working, so businesses need to be vigilant about it. 

 

An important step in stopping buddy punching is to make it clear to the staff that it is not acceptable practise. Many will stop doing it once it’s clear that they won’t “get away with it” if caught. CCTV cameras to monitor the clock-in point are another enforcement option. 

 

However, most importantly you should aim to remove their opportunity to do it at all. There are many different options for recording attendance. Our clocking terminals are a good example of an automated system, and at the other end of the spectrum many companies still have nothing more than a piece of paper on the desk and a pen. 

 

The clocking option which is the most difficult to pass between employees is biometrics. (There are many other options in computerised systems which are secure but easy to pass, such as passwords, PINs, and smart-cards.) Our clocking terminals are compatible with fingerprint biometrics, or you could buy a separate reader for hand geometry biometrics (which measures the size and shape of your hand to identify you). It is quick and easy to register your fingerprints, and virtually impossible for anyone else to thereafter clock in as you.