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Proposed Mixed Use Development, Braehead : Socio-Economic Impact Report 3.16 The labour catchment area has a very weak local labour market with 7.8 claimant unemployment workers per unfilled job centre vacancy. This is higher than the ratios for Scotland (5.1) and for GB (3.9) (Table 9, Appendix 1). The problem is most acute in Glasgow City (8.0). 3.17 Average FTE wage levels in Renfrewshire are slightly (0.6%) above the national average (Table 11, Appendix 1). This contrasts with Glasgow City which has FTE weekly earnings of £460 per week, 8.5% below the national average. 3.18 The labour force within the labour catchment area displays a wide disparity of occupation skill levels. Relatively low skilled workers are indicated through the higher proportion of elementary (13.1%) and sales and customer service occupations (9.5%) compared to Scotland (11.5%, 9.2% respectively) (Table 12, Appendix 1). Administrative occupations in the labour catchment area (10.6%) largely match the proportion seen in Scotland 10.9% and GB 11%. On the other hand, there are some high skilled groups in the labour catchment area including professional occupations (21.4%) which exceed the Scottish and GB averages (19% and 19.1%). However, fewer people work as managers/senior officials (7.6%) or associate professionals or in technical roles (12.9%) than seen in the average for Scotland (8.3% and 12.9%) or GB (10.1% and 14%) respectively. 3.19 This disparity is also reflected in workforce skills. Both Renfrewshire and Glasgow City have a higher proportion of residents with NVQ4 or higher qualifications than the average for Scotland and Great Britain. For example, this proportion in Glasgow City is 7.2% higher than the national average at 40.1%. At the same time, the labour catchment area also has higher than national average proportion of residents with no qualifications. This is particularly the case within Glasgow City, where 16.6% of residents have no qualifications compared with a national average of 10.6% and an average for Scotland of 11.6% (Table 13, Appendix 1). Existing Economic Contribution of Braehead 3.20 Braehead, one of Scotland’s leading shopping destinations, makes a significant contribution to the local and regional economy. A recent report 3 commissioned by CSC and undertaken by NLP assessed the existing economic contribution of the development, and identified that: approximately 6,720 (4,620 FTE) jobs are directly supported at Braehead through the retail, catering, leisure and other tenants that occupy the Centre, representing around 9% of all jobs in Renfrewshire district; CSC and its partners employ just under 140 staff to support the day-today running of the centre; 3 The Economic Contribution of Braehead Shopping Centre, Glasgow, NLP December 2012 P12 3366706v3
Proposed Mixed Use Development, Braehead: Socio-Economic Impact Report between them, these employees generate just over £100 million Gross Value Added (GVA) per year to the local economy; and a further 1,900 indirect jobs linked to Braehead are supported across Scotland. 3.21 It also identifies that CSC spend on average £4 million each year on ongoing capital expenditure (management, upgrade, maintenance and refurbishment work) at Braehead, in turn supporting further employment, expenditure and economic activity in the local area. Last year (2011), CSC and its tenants generated nearly £16 million of business rate revenue. 3.22 Of the 6,720 direct jobs supported by Braehead’s retail and leisure tenants, approximately 550 (360 FTE) are estimated to be accommodated within the retail floorspace 4 that will be demolished and reprovided as part of the extension development. Retail Facilities 3.23 Braehead Shopping Centre and Retail Park provides over one million square feet (circa 110,000m 2 ) of retail and leisure floorspace over two floors, and is anchored by Marks and Spencer, Primark and BHS. The centre accommodates 125 units and attracts around 17 million visitors each year. 4 80,902 sqft at Primark and 19,332 sqft at New Look 3366706v3 P13
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