Regardless of predictions that the late World Cup kick off occasions would result in numerous UK workers phoning in sick, evaluation of the work attendance of over 180,000 individuals suggests it isn’t a giant development.
Forward of the FIFA World Cup, employment consultants cautioned that sick absences might spike as UK followers keep up late to catch the video games in Canada, Mexico and the US.
However Breathe HR analysed sick absence information from greater than 186,200 UK employees and located incidents of being off work sick didn’t spike the day after the primary England match on 17 June.
It discovered that solely 0.72% of employees had been off sick on 18 June, lower than the variety of employees who had been off on the earlier two Thursdays: 0.80% of employees known as in sick on 11 June, and 0.79% had been out sick on 4 June.
Bharat Siyani, VP of individuals and tradition at Breathe HR, stated:
“Headlines have painted Brits as a nation of chancers, keen to drag a quick one on their employers and name in sick the day after World Cup video games. Nonetheless, our information suggests footie followers aren’t letting the festivities affect their work attendance, with no spike in absences following England’s successful first match. If this development continues because the event unfolds, it is going to be excellent news for employers bracing for a sickie spike this World Cup season.
“At the moment’s abysmal job market could also be why employees are seemingly turning over a brand new leaf this event. We all know employees are ‘job-hugging’ amid the unsure local weather. It’s not an enormous leap to think about that these in employment are trying on the job market and selecting to not do something that might put their job in danger. Employees who could have come down with “footie fever” previously is probably not keen to probability it this time round.”
