Tag: World Cup

EntertainHR: Red Carded: What The World Cup Can Teach Employers About National Origin Harassment In The Workplace 

By Rob Entin, FordHarrison Aug 5, 2026 EntertainHR

Updated: Aug 5, 2026

My personal feelings about FIFA aside, it’s hard not to conclude that the 2026 World Cup was an absolute success.  Whether it was foreigners discovering the beauty of the Americas (including our love of giant gas stations and ranch dressing), the Tartan Army of Scotland drinking Boston dry, or the Norwegians showing the proper form in rowing, our divided country, if not the world, […]

Better Play, Better Pay? Merit-Based Pay and U.S. Women’s Soccer

By James Davis, Editor, HR Daily Advisor Jul 10, 2019 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Jul 22, 2019

When the U.S. women’s national soccer team (WNT) won the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup on Sunday, July 7, the stadium erupted into a unified chant: “Equal pay!” Indeed, the WNT is currently involved in a class action lawsuit with the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) claiming unequal pay. (For a legal breakdown of the […]

Getting Your Workforce Through the World Cup

By Joanna Threlfall, Media & Online Specialist, Search Laboratory Jun 29, 2018 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Jun 29, 2018

The World Cup is great time for football fans, as spirits soar and games provide plenty of post-match analysis in the staff room. New research, however, suggests the tournament could have a negative impact on UK business, with 53% of UK workers saying they plan to take at least one day off to watch a […]

Hope Solo: too little, too late?

By Kristin Starnes Gray, FordHarrison Aug 26, 2016 EntertainHR

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

Hope Solo’s derogatory comments about Sweden’s national women’s soccer team have earned her a six-month ban from U.S. Soccer and the termination of her contract. U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati released a statement this week saying, “The comments by Hope Solo after the match against Sweden during the 2016 Olympics were unacceptable and do not […]