World Cup 2010: Benchmarking workplace preparations
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With the 2010 World Cup set to kick off this Friday (11 June 2010), a majority of UK employers have plans in place to allow their employees to watch matches taking place during their working day. But rather than causing disruption, employers believe these arrangements will have a positive impact on business. These are among the key findings of benchmarking research on sporting policies undertaken by IRS for XpertHR. |
Subscribers to XpertHR Benchmarking can drill down into the complete benchmarking data from the sporting policy 2010 survey by IRS for XpertHR to find out how their organisation compares.
Click on the link next to each key finding to access full benchmarking data:
- Almost two-thirds of employers have, or are thinking of putting, arrangements in place to allow employees to follow the football World Cup. Access benchmarking data.
- By sector, private sector employers are much more likely to make special arrangements to allow employees to watch major sporting events such as World Cup matches. Access benchmarking data.
- The most popular working time arrangement put in place to allow employees to watch World Cup matches is flexible start and end times, followed by extended lunch breaks. Access benchmarking data.
- The most popular special facility to allow employees to follow World Cup matches during working hours is to make TVs available to staff. Access benchmarking data.
- A majority of employers believe that accommodating employees' desires to follow the World Cup will minimise its impact on productivity. Access benchmarking data.
- Many also believe such arrangements will be good for business and morale. Access benchmarking data.
I hope these links will help you get the most out of the benchmarking data from this survey. Please get in touch if you have any queries about the XpertHR Benchmarking service.
Michael Carty, Benchmarking Editor
