Career development & CSR news: Employee engagement & flexible working

With two of the summer's major sporting events already in full swing, insurers are worried how they can maintain workplace productivity levels and minimise the potential for staff distraction. Recent research by the Chartered Management Institute reveals that UK employers fear the World Cup alone could cost up to £1bn in lost working hours. And, even if employees have no real interest in the footie, no doubt Wimbledon or England's test cricket season will prove diverting.

Employers within the insurance sector now face the task of carefully managing staff efficiency levels during a summer of sport to ensure business operations do not suffer. If they can stop worrying