Tokyo company gives extra holidays to nonsmoking employees

Piala, a marketing company in Tokyo, opted for a novel perk for its employees: an extra week’s holiday for those who are nonsmokers. The company’s spokesman said Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017 that the company began offering the additional six days of vacation to all of its 120 staff members in September. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

Piala, a marketing company in Tokyo, opted for a novel perk for its employees: an extra week’s holiday for those who are nonsmokers. The company’s spokesman said Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017 that the company began offering the additional six days of vacation to all of its 120 staff members in September. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

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