Get fit to watch World Cup matches? Don’t do anything like that, the risk of getting fired is too great, labor law experts advise fans in England. It is an important issue in England before the championship in Qatar, which starts next Sunday.
Albion lives in the expectation that after 56 years his wait for a second world title will end.
The hope is supported by the fact that Gareth Southgate has a strong team, for example, according to the bookmakers of the Fortuna betting office, with an odds of 7.3: 1, he is the fourth favorite after Brazil (5.3: 1), France (6.5: 1) and Argentina (7: 1).
But … England enter the tournament on November 21 with a match against Iran, which kicks off at 1pm London time.
That is, right in the middle of the working day.
And according to the poll, in which two thousand respondents took part, one in three Britons intend to throw in the towel just to be able to watch the game. According to labor law experts, this is not a good idea.
“An employer can investigate a case where they believe an employee didn’t come to work due to illness and it wasn’t true. And it can draw consequences for an unauthorized absence,” Andrew Knorpel, expert on the renowned study lawyer Richard Nelson LLP, was quoted by The Sun.
Knorpel also remembers the case of Nina Farooqi, a fan who last year was exempted from work at the European Championship due to an illness, but then the cameras caught her celebrating England’s passage to the final right at the stadium of Wembley. And she got fired.
“That’s why we advise fans to try and find a deal with the employer,” the lawyer advised, saying he expects bosses to be accommodating to their subordinates in this case and allow them to make up for lost hours by watching. football at another time. “And if it doesn’t work out, take a normal vacation instead,” Knorpel urged.
The expert also warned England fans not to extend their lunch break for the match and not to go back to work on alcohol after the victory celebrations. “They could also put themselves at risk of being fired,” Knorpel recalled.
In any case, employers and employees can breathe a sigh of relief that the next two games in the group – against the USA and Wales – will be played by the English in the evening from seven, London time.
