The NSW government is pushing for public servants to lead a revival of Sydney's central business district, as the city attempts to ease the $10 billion blow dealt by the COVID-19 crisis | MeganGorrey AngusGthompson
The NSW government is pushing for public servants to lead a revival of Sydney's central business district, as the city attempts to ease the $10 billion blow dealt by the COVID-19 crisis.was crucial to revitalising economic activity in the city's CBD.Australia's largest commercial hub was on track to generate more than $142 billion in 2020, before workers abandoning the city during the pandemic slashed that figure to $132 billion, a forecast showed.
The loss of foot traffic has also had devastating flow-on effects for the hospitality, arts and retail industries."We should be encouraging everyone to get back into their workplaces," Mr Stokes said at the state government's summer business summit on Friday. "Government should lead by example.
Mr Perrottet said he wanted to create an environment in the city that encouraged workers to return, rather than mandating it. He said public transport was crucial."The political message needs to be the city is safe, the city is safe as a suburb is." A spokeswoman for the NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet said the majority of public service employees were working "on the front line in a range of workplace settings, in the management of the COVID-19 pandemic".
"Long-standing flexible working arrangements have continued and are balanced with COVID safe return-to-office measures, such as thinning out travel times on public transport and staggering office hours."
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