On Sun, 19 Nov 2006 23:18:16 +0100, 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.
It would be impossible to govern, but that wont stop a law getting
passed!
>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.
Societal pressure works remarkably well here.
One thing that stills gets me is the smoker lingering in the doorway.
Plenty of that still going on.
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