Employees working for one major insurer are being allowed to watch World Cup games streamed live to their desk in a bid to keep them engaged.
 
Wales-based insurance giant Admiral, which has over 5000 staff members, emails staff links to log in each day to catch games at their desks and keep up with all the excitement in Brazil following similar successful initiatives during the Olympics and Six Nations championship, reports the South Wales Echo.
 
Admiral spokesman James Carnduff said: “We can’t ignore the World Cup. It’s a huge, huge sporting event and we know staff will be interested,” says Admiral spokesman James Carnduff. “It’s made very clear that work comes first and customers must have the best service possible, but if staff are on a break or between calls, they can watch it at their desks.”
 
He said the idea came about during the Olympics and had continued for Wimbledon and Six Nations rugby.
 
“Although a lot of games start after 5 p.m., we have staff working until 10 p.m. and at weekends.”

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