While football fans all over the world look forward to the FIFA World Cup While employers are looking forward to a month of excitement, they are not quite so keen on their employees being distracted by the daily dose of World Cup drama. 64 games in about four weeks provides plenty of room for distraction, especially when some of those games start during regular working hours. And while casual fans may be content to watch the odd match, die-hard World Cup fans have the ambition to watch every game, whether the teams are Brazil and Germany or Tunisia and Panama.
The potential impact of the FIFA World Cup on productivity in the workplace depends largely on the time zone. While bosses in much of Asia and Australia can relax because the games start at night, Brazilian employers should probably give their workers a little extra time over the next few weeks: Due to the time difference, more than 60 hours of World Cup action will be played during regular working hours in Rio.
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