Lessons from the World Cup for building more resilient workforces
The World Cup has finished, completing a wave of anticipation, celebration, and distraction that stretched far beyond the stadiums.
For employers, it also served as a real-time test of workforce operations as schedules, staffing needs, and employee engagement were all put under the spotlight.
During the six-week tournament, millions of employees were watching matches, adjusting schedules, arriving late, swapping shifts, requesting time off, or turning up tired after late nights.
Group VP EMEA at UKG.
New UKG research of 8,000 employees across Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Mexico, the Netherlands, the UK, and the US estimates the tournament could have resulted in at least £12.6 billion in lost productivity.
In the UK alone, the impact could exceed £680 million, with employees not just following matches during working hours, alter their schedules, or missing work altogether - many admitting they went to work hungover, secretly streamed matches, and pushed the limits...
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