Daiwa Securities Group, a major securities company, has decided to require employees to quit smoking during working hours from next month.
It also targets employees who work from home, and there is a growing movement among companies to maintain employee health and improve productivity.
The Daiwa Securities Group has decided to require approximately 13,000 employees working at domestic bases to quit smoking during working hours from next month, except for lunch breaks.
Currently, the percentage of employees who smoke is about 20%, but all smoking rooms in offices and stores have been abolished, and it is also covered when working from home.
The company wants to maintain the health of employees and improve their productivity, and in addition to subsidizing the cost of purchasing patches called smoking cessation patches, the company also informs about smoking cessation outpatients for employees. I'm going.
Similar efforts have been introduced not only by Nomura Holdings, a major securities company, but also by Aeon, a major distributor, and Ajinomoto, a food manufacturer. The movement is spreading.