The cigarette break. When some continue to work at their office, others agree, at more or less regular intervals, small breaks outside with one or more cigarettes. And that does not necessarily please non-smokers who believe that they work more than their colleagues. So, since 2017, a Japanese company has set up a reward system for its non-smoking employees which has also prompted other employees to quit smoking.
This was what had been dressed in the leaders by an employee who believed that his 42 smoking colleagues worked less than the others because of their cigarette breaks.
“” “As our offices are located on the 29th floor, it takes at least 10 minutes to go down to the ground floor in the smoking room of the building and return“Explained the company spokesperson.
But the latter also wanted to point out that smokers were not necessarily “more lazy” than their non-smoking colleagues by presenting the argument than during their break, the employees who descended in the smoking space discussed work and exchanged ideas.
Reward non-smokers without punishing other employees
Faced with this duality of more or less valid arguments, Palia Inc. therefore decided to make a surprising decision to say the least. Without punishing employees who took cigarette breaks during the day, they decided to reward those who did not take them.
Thus, non-smoking employees were granted six additional days of leave per year as “compensation” for the breaks of their colleagues. And inevitably it made envious who to be entitled to it have given up this break at the bottom of the 29 floors.
Only, this commitment must be proven. “” “If they hold their promise for a year, they will receive six additional days of paid holidays“The spokesperson told AFP.
A diverted way to combat smoking while increasing the productivity of employees who can benefit from more rest days. Note that according to an article from International mail Released on November 10, 2024, the average number of days of leave per year and per workers was 17.6 in 2022.
In France, this number is at 30 working days, five weeks of paid vacation per year.
Source : Europe 1
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