| The world cup is getting ever closer and with it | | | | obviously be better than no production or worst still |
| employers all across the world are no doubt | | | | production that you have to pay overtime for to cover. |
| wondering how they are going to cope with the | | | | Unfortunately if an England game falls during working |
| sudden bout of employee sickness. You may think that | | | | time you probably won't get away with the volume |
| your company employees are above this but did you | | | | being down and allowing people to watch it whilst |
| know that during the last world cup employee absence | | | | working. There is no possible way around this and is |
| due to sickness rose by a staggering 5%. Not only that | | | | better to let them all take the ninety minutes off and |
| people decided to take more annual leave. | | | | watch the game in its entirety. At least this way when |
| On how businesses are run and with the economy in | | | | it is over they will all be back to work rather than |
| the UK the way that it is can small and even large | | | | taking the whole day off. |
| businesses cope with a sudden influx in employee | | | | The second option will take a little more organisation |
| absenteeism? The answer to that is probably not. So | | | | on the companies part but if you don't want to go to |
| what can be done to not only keep your staff in work | | | | the small expense of purchasing and setting up |
| but keep them happy about it? | | | | television screens offer a temporary flexible working |
| There are really only two possible answers. The | | | | system. This way your staff as long as their work is |
| easiest would be to install televisions around the work | | | | covered can take time off during matches as long as |
| place to display the world cup games during work | | | | they make the time up when there is no football. This |
| hours. This will no doubt distract your employees so it | | | | is definitely going to be more hard work than biting the |
| may be best to turn the volume to mute during no | | | | bullet and buying some TV screens. |
| England matches. Most employees will be happy with | | | | At least now you have two options when it comes to |
| this solution and may even forget they are there. At | | | | the World Cup instead of just accepting the fact that |
| least if they have the option to watch the match they | | | | you as an employer with have to take the hit in terms |
| are more likely to come to work than take a day off. | | | | of high absenteeism during this wonderful five weeks |
| This solution is a good solution if you feel that you will | | | | that happens once every four years. |
| suffer from an influx in sick days. Some production will | | | | |