A company in Japan is offering paid leave when you go through a bad breakup. And that’s not all:
…[A]t Hime & Company…they also allow their lucky employees to take two mornings off every year to go shopping.
“With paid leave, we don’t have to feel guilty about bringing our shopping bags to work, and we can enjoy the best part about sales shopping — talking about our purchases afterwards,” Hiradate said.
Combine this with the allowance for pet owners –well, I honestly can’t decide if this is a matter of building great employee relationships, or sheer lunacy.
January 31st, 2008 at 6:02 pm
I think the break-up time speaks to the need for flexible use of time (i.e. “Not everyone needs maternity leave….”). I like the idea.
January 31st, 2008 at 6:43 pm
What about people who are in on-again, off-again relationships? Do they get the right to get leave more frequently than others?
I can see that being abused.