A Japan Firm Pays Its Employees Rs 41,000 To Get A Good Night's Sleep!

For anyone with a hectic 12-hour job, sound sleep becomes almost impossible and it's a well-known fact that people across Asian countries are overworked. According to a recent study, more than 92 per cent of Japanese over the age of 20 say that they aren’t getting enough sleep.?

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Lack of sleep and exhaustion is a huge crisis among employees in firms across Japan. So, to mitigate this problem?a Japanese firm has decided to pay its employees to get enough sleep.

Crazy Inc., a wedding organiser firm, awards points to employees who manage to log a minimum six hours of sleep at least five nights a week.

This is how it works: People who get?at least six hours a night, for at least five days a week, are awarded points.?

These?points can be exchanged for food in the company cafeteria worth as much as? $570 close to Rs 41,000 per year!

In an interview with?Bloomberg, Kazuhiko Moriyama who runs the company said, "You have to protect workers’ rights, otherwise the country itself will weaken."

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His company Crazy Inc. also goes out of its way to promote exercise, healthy eating habits and an overall positive work environment.?

According to reports, Japan has become notorious for a phenomenon called death-from-overwork, which actually killed one man back in 2015.?

To make sure, this tragedy is never repeated, firms across Japan are taking steps to help their workers be well-rested.?