16/06/2026
The World Cup Football tournament has arrived.
Things are hotting up... not just on the pitch, but potentially in your office as well!!
✅ Banter
✅ Friendly (or not so friendly) rivalry
✅ Increase in lateness
✅ Increase in absence
✅ Decrease in work focus
✅ Decrease in productivity
Hopefully, not all of the above at hitting your workplace, but some might be.
How you handle it matters.... a lot!
To get some ideas, support and to avoid scoring an own goal, take a read of our blog https://dohr.co.uk/world-cup-2026-at-work-managing-absence-banter-morale/
You really want to avoid penalties, fines and crashing out (of business).
...... And may the best team win (whoever they are).