June 22, 2025
Non-smokers can get an extra 4 days of annual leave as part of a new policy
The policy has been praised online with some tweeters even arguing that non-smokers deserve more than four days of leave.
The policy has been praised online with some tweeters even arguing that non-smokers deserve more than four days of leave.

Quitting smoking is not only good for your health, one boss is making it beneficial to employees too.

UK logistics firm KCJ Training and Employment Solutions managing director Don Bryden is offering all his non-smoking employees an extra four days of annual leave, news.com.au reported.

The idea came to Bryden after he recognised that staff members who smoked spent up to an hour each taking cigarette breaks.

“I looked at the other guys during these breaks and they’re always on the phones, typing away and trying to do their work, so I thought they should be compensated,” he told The Sun.

“Last year, I saw something on social media suggesting that workers who don’t smoke should have an extra four days off.”

The new policy has even encouraged workers to give up smoking in order to take advantage of the extra time off.

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Don Deacon
Don Deacon
January 17, 2020 6:08 pm

Any guesses as to whether or not this program will be abused ???

BTDT
BTDT
January 16, 2020 3:20 pm

Brilliant!