Unions urge companies to let staff watch world cup....
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Its an intelligent idea.
For the 2002 World Cup, I remember BAES at the time putting on the Eng v Brazil match in a conf room on our site as it fell in the morning I think. Damn near everyone turned up, managers, directors, etc. It becomes a communal thing and is excellent for staff morale, bonding throughout the layers.
During the 2005 Ashes, the TVs in the coffee area/canteen were showing the cricket. As everybody ducked in and out for the coffees, on average people would perhaps stay 5mins longer than normal but it would get everybody talking about the same thing. It became communal and a bonding influence.
Done intelligently, such things are an excellent way for a company to influence staff morale.
Remember, human psychology is actually very simple. Humanity weights a "lack of" far more than "giving". Such things generate far more goodwill towards the company from the employees than any amount of other perks or incentives or even bonus payments. Now before the City boys start huffing and puffing, you have to remember that for the vast majority of people in the working world, bonus payments are randomly conditional and only worth a few hundred quid if the company did Ok each year. And such things never motivate, they only ever satisfy.
For the 2002 World Cup, I remember BAES at the time putting on the Eng v Brazil match in a conf room on our site as it fell in the morning I think. Damn near everyone turned up, managers, directors, etc. It becomes a communal thing and is excellent for staff morale, bonding throughout the layers.
During the 2005 Ashes, the TVs in the coffee area/canteen were showing the cricket. As everybody ducked in and out for the coffees, on average people would perhaps stay 5mins longer than normal but it would get everybody talking about the same thing. It became communal and a bonding influence.
Done intelligently, such things are an excellent way for a company to influence staff morale.
Remember, human psychology is actually very simple. Humanity weights a "lack of" far more than "giving". Such things generate far more goodwill towards the company from the employees than any amount of other perks or incentives or even bonus payments. Now before the City boys start huffing and puffing, you have to remember that for the vast majority of people in the working world, bonus payments are randomly conditional and only worth a few hundred quid if the company did Ok each year. And such things never motivate, they only ever satisfy.
Bing o said:
Millions of window lickers enjoy the soccer
So we should pander to them?
ery.They used to show the world cup in class when I was at school. It resulted in disruption and hyperactive assholes running around.
As for Unions recommending anything, I would tell them to f
k off. The s.
During a summer job that must have been either 8 or 12 years back the company wheeled TVs onto the shop floor for the match, after all it is honestly better to lose between 90 and 120 minutes work to people watching the match than lose an entire day because the worker decided they would rather be able to watch the match live. Anyone saying record it don't forget how hard it can be to avoid hearing the result before you get chance to watch it, the Radio, evening papers mates, or just randoms on the bus train, or anyone else you could meet.
We were allowed to flex time off to watch it and make it up later, so you do 9 hours a day and then you can take 4 hours out to watch matches... went really well until me and a colleague actually did that but then just took the day off instead, so during the world cup we would collect the hours and take fridays off...
Finally got collared on the last week of the tournement when boss looked at the records and accused us of abusing the system, simply told him that we didnt like football so why shouldnt we take the hours off if we work more, nothing in the rules about not doing it...
he wasnt a happy bunny just cause we block booked them instead of using an hour here and an hour there...
Finally got collared on the last week of the tournement when boss looked at the records and accused us of abusing the system, simply told him that we didnt like football so why shouldnt we take the hours off if we work more, nothing in the rules about not doing it...
he wasnt a happy bunny just cause we block booked them instead of using an hour here and an hour there...
We must be being ultra generous! For the England Slovenia game, we are putting on a company BBQ that all staff are entitled to attend. For those not wishing to watch the game, then overtime will be paid to cover the phones.
I can't actually imagine a lot of business happening that afternoon in our industry.
I can't actually imagine a lot of business happening that afternoon in our industry.
Any company who don't let the staff watch an England game this World Cup if it crops during work hours is being very short sighted.
I don't think people on here who don't like football realise just how big this is going to be. If we get into the semis the country will stop completely while the game is on. If we get into the final I don't think we'll see anything like it again in our lifetime. Remember the World Cup final and the British Grand Prix are the same Sunday so I think even the DIY stores will probably closing that day if England make it.
Advantages: increase in staff morale. You won't be busy that day anyway as everyone else will be watching the game.
Disadvantages: everyone will just ring in sick. Deep anger and resentment at the bosses which the staff won't forget.
Of course any other game apart from England..... get back to work you workshy minions!!
I don't think people on here who don't like football realise just how big this is going to be. If we get into the semis the country will stop completely while the game is on. If we get into the final I don't think we'll see anything like it again in our lifetime. Remember the World Cup final and the British Grand Prix are the same Sunday so I think even the DIY stores will probably closing that day if England make it.
Advantages: increase in staff morale. You won't be busy that day anyway as everyone else will be watching the game.
Disadvantages: everyone will just ring in sick. Deep anger and resentment at the bosses which the staff won't forget.
Of course any other game apart from England..... get back to work you workshy minions!!
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