SHORTAGE OF ‘FIT FOR GROWTH’ OFFICES IN LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER

Almost half of businesses across Liverpool and Manchester believe there is a shortage of appropriate city centre space to support their growth, according to new research.

Polling more than 200 businesses in its Bouncing Back: North West Cities study, Brabners found that 87 per cent intend to continue operating across both city centres post-pandemic, with 29 per cent saying that being away from the office has had a more negative impact on their business than positive, at 24 per cent.

However, with agile or hybrid working expected to become increasingly prevalent at least half said they would consider relocating in their next lease renewal event.

Andrew Waugh, real estate sector lead at Brabners, said: “There is no denying that the commercial property market has experienced a seismic shock due to the impact of Covid-19.

“As a firm embedded in the North West, we wanted to go beyond our anecdotal view and explore these issues with the people shaping the region.

“What emerged is a sense of renaissance as the region’s cities come out of a long hibernation and bounce back after a year of homeworking. It is clear there is now, perhaps more than ever, a strong appetite for the continued evolution of our cities, both in terms of new developments and thoughtful repurposing of existing stock.

Time and Attendance Northwest – Your home-working management expert 

The covid-19 pandemic has forced a lot of businesses to ask their employees to work from their homes over the past year or so. For a lot of businesses this has not been an issue and they are more than likely going to ask employees to continue to work from home for the foreseeable future. 

For some businesses working from home has been a real issue. However, home-working may be the only option for some businesses that wish to expand in size due to the lack of office spaces available. 

If you are a business with high expectations of your future growth then Time and Attendance Northwest have the solution you need. 

Our Self-Service Module (SSM) enables employees to clock themselves in and out from an internet browser or a mobile app, as well as allowing them to request holidays and register doctor appointments.

SSM may also be used by employees to book ON or OFF production jobs via their internet browser. A person can use SSM to request new periods of absence, cancel pending absence requests or cancel approved absence requests that have not yet occurred. Requests can also be made to add missed clockings, amend or delete clockings made in error.

Our workforce management systems make your life easy. They also help you eradicate time fraud from within your company with added options for GPS tagging. 

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