Who is Allowed to Watch the World cup Games in the Office?

POOLE, England, June 14, 2010 - Office furniture (www.btoffice.com/) retailer BT Office could not
help but notice that the debate about whether it should be allowed to watch
World Cup matches in the office or not is hotting up this week.

According to internet service provider Eclipse, 54% of the British
population plan to watch the World Cup games online at work. As BT Office
understands some companies will make room in their boardrooms for staff to
follow the games together on big screens, whilst others will allow employees
to watch online from their office desks (www.btoffice.com/office-desks
).

One side of the debate, and backed up by Union Leaders at the TUC, are in
favour of letting staff watch the games at work as it would otherwise lead to
staff absence in form of holidays or faked sickness. Another strong view is
that the World Cup is only happening once every four years, and as the Brits
work the longest hours in Europe, they deserve some degree of flexibility in
their working hours during the World Cup. It would be up to individual bosses
to put down some guidelines; whether it is that the time is taken as an
extended lunch or that time has to be made up at the end of the day.

The other side of the debate is arguing that not everyone is interested
in following the games and that it would lead to further setbacks for the
strained UK economy and have a negative impact on productivity for individual
companies. Whichever side you support it is apparent that online viewing of
the World Cup can cause computer chaos as it slows down office computer
systems. Experts also warn that employees could risk crashing their work
systems by tuning into live streams.

BT Office suggests that business owners and managers should not get too
comfortable in their office chairs (www.btoffice.com/office-chairs)
before they have put together clear guidelines for their employees with
regards to viewing World Cup games in the office. If they don't they should
be prepared for an upsurge in sick leaves or bandwidth problems around 3 pm
Wednesday 23 June when England is playing Slovenia.

To check out the times and dates of all the world cup games visit:
www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup-2010/fixtures/6664365/World-Cup-Game-Schedule.html

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For more information about BT office visit:
www.btoffice.com/blog/2010/06/world-cup-2010

About BT Office Furniture

BT Office Furniture is a national, privately owned company founded in
1994 which supplies and installs office furniture in the UK. BT Office has
concentrated on providing great value for money without compromise on quality
and service. Their furniture portfolio includes executive ranges that cover
both contemporary and classic designs. For orders and queries please call
0800 298 7033 or visit the www.btoffice.com to find out more.

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For further information on BT Office Furniture, its products and services please contact Derek Flood, Unit 9 Benridge Park, Holy Rood Close, Poole, Dorset, BH17 7BD, Tel: +44-(0)1202-699-900 Email: mail at btoffice.com