B Vaughan wrote:
> A few days on the state TV news, I saw that some companies are
> proposing to dock smokers 10 minutes for each cigarette break.
> Supposedly this is because nonsmoking employees have been complaining
> that they are working more than their smoking colleagues and should be
> paid more. The unions objected to the proposal.
>
> I don't know how much substance there is to the report, but I do sense
> a certain hostility to smokers in Italy these days. I've also seen
> reports that a substantial percentage of smokers have quit.
It's not only in Italy. My partner complains about the 'smokers breaks'
at his work too, and he's not alone. I suspect this will become a bigger
issue next year when the smoking ban comes into effect...
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