On Sun, 19 Nov 2006 22:22:22 +0000, this_address_is_for_spam@yahoo.co.uk =
(David
Horne, _the_ chancellor of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate) =
wrote:
>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.=20
>>=20
>> 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.=20
>
>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...
I don't understand why UK employers treat everybody as if they are manual
workers. Things have really changed for the worse since I last worked in =
UK.
--=20
Martin
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