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Urika Peece. said:
Its a worrying time for Hull City Centre. The CoC has hardly kicked started the economy as was hoped and if anything it's had the opposite effect.
When the quality shops move out so do the people who have the readies to spend in them.
I can see the new Hammonds food court dying on its arse too ( if it ever opens) Town cannot support Trinity Market food hall and this new one so one will go.
Its not a problem just confined to Hull either.
The tinternet and the obsession to move everything, including service industries, to out of town shopping complexes doesn't help, along with the free parking they offer.
I only go in town now before City or for a drink in the old town. Cannot remember the last time I bought anything except beer or sausage rolls in the city centre.
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I think you're looking at the city centre with an old fashioned viewpoint. City Centre's aren't predominantly retail hubs anymore - I think I go into Hull City Centre more for food, drinks and cultural events (such as gigs, theatre, sports, festivals etc) than I do for shopping.

A lot of the old shopping areas are being converted to office and residential space, which will bring in more people to the centre to sustain the rise in eateries. Trinity Market was already doing well - imagine what lunchtime food businesses in that area are going to be like just with the relocation of ARCO's HQ.
 
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dazzar86 said:
I think you're looking at the city centre with an old fashioned viewpoint. City Centre's aren't predominantly retail hubs anymore - I think I go into Hull City Centre more for food, drinks and cultural events (such as gigs, theatre, sports, festivals etc) than I do for shopping.

A lot of the old shopping areas are being converted to office and residential space, which will bring in more people to the centre to sustain the rise in eateries. Trinity Market was already doing well - imagine what lunchtime food businesses in that area are going to be like just with the relocation of ARCO's HQ.
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It'll be harder than that as companies move more towards working from home with lots of empty office space .
 
Julian Edelman said:
It'll be harder than that as companies move more towards working from home with lots of empty office space .
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I see working from home becoming more prevalent, but mainly out of flexibility as an incentive to attract talent, rather than companies scrapping HQs to save money (especially the large ones). Even people on WFH contracts will most likely be expected in the office 'X' number of days in a week.
 
dazzar86 said:
I see working from home becoming more prevalent, but mainly out of flexibility as an incentive to attract talent, rather than companies scrapping HQs to save money (especially the large ones). Even people on WFH contracts will most likely be expected in the office 'X' number of days in a week.
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A couple of people I know have been told to work from home for good so will only go back to an office if they get another job
 
dazzar86 said:
I see working from home becoming more prevalent, but mainly out of flexibility as an incentive to attract talent, rather than companies scrapping HQs to save money (especially the large ones). Even people on WFH contracts will most likely be expected in the office 'X' number of days in a week.
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Also a number of other savings for companies by staff working at home, e.g. Less mileage, heating costs, room, desks, paper, printing, and all the other costs with having people in a building
 
Julian Edelman said:
A couple of people I know have been told to work from home for good so will only go back to an office if they get another job
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This is interesting, what if people can't work from home? I don't know, house/flat too small, too many people living in it, too noisy, inadequate internet, whatever. Does this give an employer grounds to fire somebody? Could it be seen as some sort of discrimination? Any legal bods on here know of any precedents?
 
Plum said:
This is interesting, what if people can't work from home? I don't know, house/flat too small, too many people living in it, too noisy, inadequate internet, whatever. Does this give an employer grounds to fire somebody? Could it be seen as some sort of discrimination? Any legal bods on here know of any precedents?
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Not from a legal perspective, however as was pointed out to me ( most) existing contracts did not state working from home, so could be interesting...
 
Next door neighbour has worked as an agent/ distributor for one company for the last 7 years... done well out of it, worked long hours 35% commission. Just one simple e mail stating that as of 01 July we will be supplying direct only and will not be using agents. No contract...
 
Plum said:
This is interesting, what if people can't work from home? I don't know, house/flat too small, too many people living in it, too noisy, inadequate internet, whatever. Does this give an employer grounds to fire somebody? Could it be seen as some sort of discrimination? Any legal bods on here know of any precedents?
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For a worker does the saving on travel time and costs outweigh the extra costs of being at home? or another step in the constant shaving of costs for business?
 
balkan tiger said:
For a worker does the saving on travel time and costs outweigh the extra costs of being at home? or another step in the constant shaving of costs for business?
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Depends on the worker and the home and the extent of the saving I guess. I can't knock a company for managing costs as long as it doesn't unfairly impact employees. When I last worked full-time I would have loved to have worked from home, would have saved me £300-400/month.
 
Watching Bmouth vs spurs. So many stops it could go on to midnight. Four blokes have just run on dressed in kit last seen on 'Chernobyl - A survivors tale'
 
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Duffens_Briefs said:
Watching Bmouth vs spurs. So many stops it could go on to midnight. Four blokes have just run on dressed in kit last seen on 'Chernobyl - A survivors tale'
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Adam Smith has had several bits knocked out of him poor lad.

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