NEWCASTLE City Council has urged CBD businesses to show “common sense” by allowing employees to arrive at work late or leave early on the first day of Supercars as it will be “packed to the rafters” with the transport network under pressure.
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The council’s interim chief executive, Jeremy Bath, said more than 30,000 people were expected to flock to the city centre on Friday.
“With 30,000 people expected to flood into the CBD for the Friday of the Supercars long weekend, fair to say the city is going to be packed to the rafters,” Mr Bath said.
The council, for its part, has encouraged non-essential staff to take the day off or work from home.
Many council employees had already heeded the call – with about 15 per cent of staff on annual leave on Friday.