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Will your employees be there for the kick-off?

Football fever is already gripping the nation and with the first kick off on the horizon, employment law specialists mhl support has looked at the impact the 2010 World Cup will have on the workplace. A recent poll of 1000 businesses, by The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), found that 90 per cent of employers had no plans in place to manage staff absence during the month long tournament. The remaining 10 per cent were either preparing a policy or already had one in place. “There are lots of questions being asked by employers about the effect the World Cup will have