Initially a railway hotel, the Hall, which was designed by Sir Alfred Waterhouse, was transformed into offices from 1933. Earlier this year it was acquired by Marcus Worthington Group and the hotel plan was born. 

 

Radisson Hospitality, part of Radisson Hotel Group, has now revealed it will operate a Radisson RED at the location. This is an English debut for the brand. The building is being refurbished by Marcus Worthington Group.

 

The hotel will have a gym, a restaurant and bar, a creative meetings and events space, and 202 bedrooms. The current completion target is 2020.

 

Elie Younes, executive vice president and chief development officer for Radisson Hotel Group, said: "Liverpool has always felt like the ideal fit for Radisson RED’s unique twist on hospitality. Its music heritage, in particular, matches the ethos of RED – and we’ve seen visitors show a renewed interest in the city since its time as the European Capital of Culture.

 

"We’re looking forward to helping guests explore the best Liverpool has to offer."

Russell Worthington, development director for Marcus Worthington Group, said: 

 

"Radisson Hotel Group’s team really bought into our vision for revitalising this stunning period building, bringing it back to its original intended use for the public to enjoy.

 

"Radisson RED’s arrival once again demonstrates Liverpool’s ability to attract big employers and brands.

 

"Radisson RED is a brand new contemporary and playful lifestyle brand and will complement what is already a vibrant and cultural destination, attracting visitors from across the world. It is an inspirational, modern vision of a hotel for a millennial-minded city."

 

 

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It is vital for hotels to have an accurate record of who is in the building, since not only do they have guests coming and going constantly but they also have cleaning staff, maintenance staff, kitchen staff, bar staff, and many other staff members. 

 

Since many of these staff members will be temporary agency staff, they are likely to still rely on the old-fashioned paper timesheet to record their weekly hours.

 

Getting people to retrospectively record their hours worked directly onto paper is not only open to fraud and mistakes, it also makes room for human error further up the chain. 

 

Managers have to collect all the timesheets – what if they lose them? How much time do supervisors and managers waste trying to get hold of everyone’s timesheet and then double-checking all the hours? A study has shown that this can take more than 15 minutes per employee. Those numbers quickly mount up. 

 

Whoever need to transcribe the sheets in order to input hours worked into the payroll program is likely to fall victim to employees’ bad handwriting and forgetfulness. 

 

Thankfully there’s an easy solution. When employees clock in using our clocking terminals (these accept smartcard or biometric data) the information is recorded by the software and can be exported straight to your payroll software. 

 

We can even save you money – our Unmanned Reception app reduces the need for a full-time desk-sitting receptionist. This web app visitor management system allows you to advance book visitor appointments and pre-book on site contractors. Visitors can also book appointments using our Self Service Module.

 

A filtered search list allows a visitor to quickly select their appointment via the Console’s touch screen. Alternatively, contractors can scan their bar-coded passes at a barcode scanner attached to the Console to book themselves on site. 

 

You could either only hire a part-time member of staff, or simply let your receptionist find something more productive to do instead of wasting away behind the desk, waiting for the door to open or phone to ring.