A Japanese marketing startup, Piala, found a clever way to boost employee health and productivity! Smokers were taking breaks throughout the day, but everyone clocked out at the same time. This meant non-smokers were basically working a little extra. To keep things fair and encourage a healthy lifestyle, Piala decided to offer non-smokers up to six more vacation days each year.
Smokers at a Japanese marketing company were taking breaks throughout the day, but everyone finished work at the same time. This meant non-smoking employees were basically working extra. To make things fair, the company gave non-smoking workers more vacation days.The company boss hopes this will convince people to quit smoking. So far, it’s working a little – a few people have already stopped smoking!
Smoking is quite common in Japan, unlike some other countries where companies have stricter rules, or even ban smoking on their property altogether. This company’s new system is kind of like a reward for non smokers, instead of a punishment for smoking.
Other companies in Japan are also starting to make it harder to smoke, but it’s a slow process because the government actually owns a part of a big tobacco company! This makes it trickier and challenging to change the rules, even though some people in charge would like to see less smoking in public.
