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How to avoid a World Cup own goal

Posted 28 June 2018
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The World Cup is in full swing and Wimbledon fortnight begins on Monday.

Major sporting events like these can cause a headache for employers as staff request time off to watch or, worse still, pretend to be ill and take a sickie.

In this podcast Tom Scaife, a partner and employment specialist with the commercial law firm Baines Wilson, looks at how employers should deal with these issues and how to avoid related discrimination claims.

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