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Tips for managing employee absence during a World Cup – and during other major events.
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Acas urges employers to monitor sickness absence during World Cup
Workplace expert, Acas, has launched new guidance today to help employers prepare for potential...
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2.4 million employees would consider taking a sick day during World Cup
Nearly one in ten (8%) employees would consider taking a sick day when they are not ill during the...
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Will new flexible working rules come too late for the World Cup?
Fast-forward one month. England’s footballers have flourished in Brazil and several hours earlier...
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Are you prepared for the start of the World Cup?
Little less than a month is left before the 2014 FIFA World Cup kicks-off in Brazil. As the...
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Shocking new report shows workers living 10 to a squalid room in World Cup hosts Qatar
FIFA needs to get tough with the organisers of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, says the International...
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FIFA must not tolerate workers rights abuses in Qatar, says Amnesty
Migrant workers report being ‘treated like cattle’ Subcontractors for Qatar Petroleum, Hyundai...
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GMB says 4,000 workers will die in Qatar before World Cup starts
GMB seeks a meeting with 13 major UK contractors working in Qatar to stop exploitation of workers...
Read MoreWere your staff absent during the World Cup?
U-Clock offers employers a way out of a tricky situation by allowing simple cost-effective monitoring of remote staff. Many employers were reasonable with their staffs working hours during the World Cup but despite this, it was...
Read MoreUK skills system needs reform to steady economy
The UK’s economy – currently the sixth largest in the world – is set to slide down the international rankings unless its skills and employment systems are fundamentally reformed and improved claims a new paper....
Read MoreBrits pull most sickies in Europe
One in five employees in the UK have admitted that the last time they took a ‘sick day’ was actually for personal reasons rather than because they were ill. Many people would not own up to feigning illness;...
Read MoreHR headache from World Cup online viewing?
Business may find that their networks struggle to cope with increased traffic for workers looking to view World Cup matches online in the office, according to one expert. Nigel Hawthorn, vice-president of Europe, Middle East and...
Read MoreWorld Cup absence ‘must be monitored’
While the World Cup is in full swing, a UK employment body is giving advice on how to handle a potential increase in employees looking to take sick days in order to watch more of the matches.The Recruitment and Employment...
Read MoreOne in six employees are using their annual leave to watch the World Cup
New research by the Institute of Payroll Professionals (IPP) has revealed that one in six employees (16.3%) are planning to take holiday between 11 June and 11 July to watch the World Cup. A quarter (26.1%) of these workers...
Read MoreLiteracy and numeracy skills challenged through FIFA World Cup
SkillsActive has launched a new online resource to encourage the UK to brush up on their literacy, language and numeracy skills during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Developed in partnership with a number of organisations, including...
Read MoreBusinesses need to be on the ball with TV Licensing, says FSB
With the World Cup underway and an HRreview survey revealing that 70% of companies will offer a TV in the office to encourage an engaged and productive workforce, new figures show that 32 per cent of small firms are unaware they...
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