China Overseas Chinese Network, September 23. According to a report compiled by 1688 News Australia, due to the impact of the epidemic, most office workers in Parramatta, Australia choose to work at home, and the surrounding businesses were once at risk of closing because no one came to consume.
According to the latest research by the University of Sydney Business School, throughout NSW, more than 40% of office employees (including accounting, experience and administrative staff) work from home.
The decline in the number of workers in Parramatta has made the business of Chinese coffee shop Bartelli bleak.
It is close to the court and government offices. Business has been very good before, but the situation changed six months ago.
“No one is working in the office or meeting anymore,” said the boss, Sheng Xia (transliteration). Although the “Retention Allowance Program” and rent reduction have helped a lot, they are still there every week. Lose money.
"The biggest problem is that we don't know when everyone will come back. I tried very hard to keep all the employees, but it was really difficult. I had to start using deposits."
It is reported that this coffee shop has been open for 7 years and Xia Sheng is considering closing the shop permanently.
"If the situation continues like this, I may have to close the shop."
The latest Google travel data shows that compared with the five weeks at the beginning of this year, the pedestrian traffic around Parramatta City Hall has decreased by 27%.
Schon Condon, president of the Parramatta City Chamber of Commerce, believes that based on this inference, Sydney's second CBD will face disastrous consequences.
"Without commuters, there will be no vitality in the city. We will have vacant office space, vacant small businesses, and streets will be emptier than now. It may take years to recover." He called on the state government to encourage employees. Go back to the office and breathe new life into these struggling companies in the city.