Malaysian Workers Urged to Take Days Off During World Cup

April 16th, 2006 | by: WC Bob |

With World Cup television broadcasts scheduled to air in the wee hours of the night in their country, some Malaysian officials are calling on employers to allow workers to take leave rather than show up bleary eyed and tired after World Cup matches. Said Human Resources Minister Fong Chan Onn, “It is advisable for those who are on normal working hours to apply for leave rather than be caught falling asleep at their workplaces after watching the matches.” As someone who stayed up late during the 2002 World Cup and who was essentially a useless zombie at work for an entire month, I happen to agree with this advice. I call on governments everywhere to follow Malaysia’s lead. Give all of us a paid holiday from June 9 – July 9. You can bill FIFA for our wages and lost productivity.

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This is one thing I like about Brazil. We all get a day off or at least an afternoon off when Brazil is playing. No boss is insane enough to keep their employees working during the World Cup
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[...] We’ve been reading a lot of stories about how employees from Malaysia to Tunisia and all parts in between will be calling in sick to the office a lot during the World Cup. We’ve heard how some of you are plotting to watch the World Cup and we’ve gone so far as to pen a note to your boss explaining your World Cup illness. Today we even read that an insurance company in the Netherlands is offering policies to Dutch employers to help insure them against large-scale absenteeism. There seems to be an obvious solution to all of this. [...]
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The 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa offers African teams a fresh start. As football in Africa has improved, it has been reflected in the level and quality of players that the continent are developing. Didier Drogba, Emmanuel Adebayor, Kolo Touré Michael Essien and Samuel Eto’o have all been making big waves in the international football scene. This may be an indication of good things to come for the African continent, and with six slots, 2010 will offer the perfect opportunity to test this.