What UK employers need to know about alcohol, football fever, and fitness for work The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicked off on 11 June and runs until 19 July — right in the middle of the working year. With matches broadcast live across the USA, Canada and Mexico, many games will be screened in the evenings and at weekends here in the UK. But some kick-off times will fall during the working day, and the early hours of the morning, and with England and Scotland (should they progre
