There have already been many conversations, both serious and a little less, regarding the justification of being absent from work due to a "chick break". Each side has its own arguments and for now the situation in society is still labeled "status quo". Companies themselves determine what policy they will have regarding smoking breaks. We will present you with a rather interesting idea.
Piala Inc., an advertising company from Tokyo, started encouraging its employees to quit smoking in a very innovative way. All non-smokers in the company were granted 6 additional days of paid leave per year.
This is supposed to compensate for the smoking breaks that are supposed to take place lasted about 15 minutes each time.
Because the company has its premises at the twenty-ninth floor in an office building, employees have to take the elevator to the ground floor and back each time, which in itself takes quite a bit of time. What 30 out of 120 employees immediately accepted the company's 'gift'. Takao Asuka, director of Piala, hopes that the new measures will be enough of an incentive for smokers to think about this bad habit.
Quite an interesting idea. Would it work for us too?
