Piala Inc. head office is on the 29th floor, so anyone wanting a cigarette has to go to the basement, taking around 15 minutes for each trip
“One of our non-smoking staff put a message in the company suggestion box earlier in the year saying that smoking breaks were causing problems”
“Our CEO saw the comment and agreed, so we are giving nonsmokers some extra time off to compensate”
“I hope to encourage employees to quit smoking through incentives rather than penalties or coercion” Piala Inc. CEO Takao Asuka said
At least 30 of the company’s 120 employees have already taken advantage of the perk and taken extra time off since the changes have been made
The scheme has also encouraged at least four people to kick the habit
Some people agree non-smoking employees should get more paid leave
Others think it’s unfair to those who smoke
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Smokers are NOT more efficient workers !