What are the chances of RM starting this?

DGP1 · Post by **DGP1** » 30 Jan 2008, 20:56

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080128/ ... d8f_1.html

Japanese firm offers "heartache leave" for staff
Reuters
Reuters - Monday, January 28 09:45 am

TOKYO (Reuters) - Lovelorn staff at a Japanese marketing company can take paid time off after a bad break-up with a partner, with more "heartache leave" on offer as they get older.
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Tokyo-based Hime & Company, which also gives staff paid time off to hit the shops during sales season, says heartache leave allows staff to cry themselves out and return to work refreshed. "Not everyone needs to take maternity leave but with heartbreak, everyone needs time off, just like when you get sick," CEO Miki Hiradate, whose company of six women markets cosmetics and other goods targeted for women, told Reuters by telephone.

Staff aged 24 years or younger can take one day off per year, while those between 25 and 29 can take two days off and those older can take three days off, the company said.

"Women in their 20s can find their next love quickly, but it's tougher for women in their 30s, and their break-ups tend to be more serious," Hiradate said.

Hime & Company staff can also take two mornings off twice a year as "sales shopping leave", so they can race to stores to hunt for bargains.

"Before, women could take half-days off to go to sales, but you'd have to hide your shopping bags in lockers by the train station," Hiradate said.

"But 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."

(Reporting by Chisa Fujioka)

Post by **POSTMAN** » 30 Jan 2008, 21:23

I'll move this to Blue Shirts.

Is this a wind up!

Post by **Thorby Bislam** » 30 Jan 2008, 21:42

Heartache leave for young single people. Earache leave for older married people.

Now that would be fair.

norbert · Post by **norbert** » 31 Jan 2008, 12:24

Thorby Bislam wrote:Heartache leave for young single people. Earache leave for older married people.

Now that would be fair.

- saw this in one paper and in a supplement , there was a rumour that Primark was having a half price sale -they don't seem too upset, you have plenty of this , application to go on nights ?

jafferpants · Post by **jafferpants** » 31 Jan 2008, 16:04

Thorby Bislam wrote:Heartache leave for young single people. Earache leave for older married people.

Now that would be fair.

How about leave for those living with wrinkly old scroats.

oops she's just walked in!!!!

councillor · Post by **councillor** » 31 Jan 2008, 17:31

How about leave if your footy team depress you?......Hang on, no, to many Man City fans in my office, they'd all be off every Monday.

Post by **dvbuk55** » 31 Jan 2008, 18:16

jafferpants wrote:
Thorby Bislam wrote:Heartache leave for young single people. Earache leave for older married people.

Now that would be fair.

How about leave for those living with wrinkly old scroats. oops she's just walked in!!!!

I thought you were talking about you and giving the wife a break

Mind you there's the bonus of not having to buy ribbed condoms

simply_the_best · Post by **simply_the_best** » 31 Jan 2008, 19:17

councillor wrote:How about leave if your footy team depress you?......Hang on, no, to many Man City fans in my office, they'd all be off every Monday.

All Rangers in mine, hopefully alright this season

all Scotland fans as well so we might need it

jemima · Post by **jemima** » 31 Jan 2008, 19:38

If you have genuine flexible working, where you (not the company) decide what times you work, all those things are built in and you can have the time off if anything upsets you, provided you make it up later. I can't see it happening at RM though, the letters do need to be delivered every day.....

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What are the chances of RM starting this?

What are the chances of RM starting this?

Retail Therapy for Heartache-leave for marital bliss ?