EVEN EMPLOYERS with no interest in football are likely to have heard or read the name Carlos Tevez over the last few weeks, and many will have empathised with his manager, Roberto Mancini, after the player's refusal to take to the field as a substitute in Manchester City's match against Bayern Munich.

Although a footballer, allegedly earning £200K a week after deductions, could hardly be deemed a typical employee, he is nevertheless an employee and, it would seem, subject to the same rules as everybody else. Recent reports reveal that Tevez was formally interviewed by Manchester City Football Club's lawyers and HR team as part of the investigation into his conduct. And now, his flight from the UK to be at home with his family compounds and complicates the situation even further.

His refusal to come off the bench as a substitute could be likened to a worker downing tools in an unofficial wildcat strike. Add to this the fact that this is the most productive worker in your team and you are really stuck between a rock and a hard place.

I await further news on how the management handles this situation with baited breath. The horns of a dilemma for sure.

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