World Cup 2010 at the Office

 

According to research by PricewaterhouseCoopers, 53 percent of male and 21 percent of female workers intend to watch live World Cup 2010 football matches during office hours. Overall, this equates to 39 percent of office workers who will not let work get in the way of the competition this year held in South Africa.

Football-watching workers will either get permission from their bosses (14%), take annual leave (9%), take advantage of flexible working arrangements (11%), or watch on the sly or take a sickie (5%).