EMPLOYEES at MG Rover are celebrating the company's second anniversary with the news they will have time off to watch England play in the 2002 World Cup.
The company will use its flexible working time system to enable production staff to watch England versus Nigeria on Wednesday, June 12.
"Should England's football success mirror that of Britain's biggest independent carmaker, staff will enjoy an added bonus," said Kevin Howe, MG Rover's chief executive, who suggested the idea.
"Progress past the group stage, to the knock-out phases will see staff rewarded with an additional day's holiday on the day of each match if they fall on a weekday.
"The England team will carry the hopes of many MG Rover workers, so it feels right to give people the time off to see the games. We wish the England team every success in Japan."
The scheme will include workers at Powertrain, the division of MG Rover that makes engines and gearboxes. Employees not on flexible working time can take holiday.
MG Rover was created, following the purchase of the Rover Group from BMW on May 9, 2000.
It has a turnover in the region of £2bn and employs 6,500 people. The company has successfully launched the MG range of cars, and introduced the Rover 75 Tourer and the new MGTF.
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