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Japan introduces ‘Premium Friday’ in effort to get workers out early
Description
February 24, 2017
From the "Rocky" theme to cash handouts and early "Premium Friday" finishes, a small but growing number of companies are getting creative with the ways they're getting employees out the door early in a new campaign against Japan's culture of workaholism.
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Japan introduces ‘Premium Friday’ in effort to get workers out early01:51 | February 24, 2017
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Smog struggles could put an end to longstanding India-Pakistan conflict: expert06:09 | December 28, 2024
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Azerbaijan Airlines crash: Russia under scrutiny as evidence suggests link02:04 | December 27, 2024
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Baltic Sea sabotage: ‘Russian shadow fleet’ ship suspected of cutting undersea cable02:04 | December 27, 2024
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South Korea’s parliament impeaches acting president Han01:23 | December 27, 2024
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Finland seizes Russian-linked ship suspected of cutting undersea cables04:19 | December 27, 2024
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Azerbaijan Airlines flight which crashed diverted amid fog and Ukrainian drone alert, says Russia02:27 | December 27, 2024
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NASA probe travelling towards Sun set to break records: ‘Total ‘Yay, we did it’ moment’01:53 | December 26, 2024
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Putin says Slovakia could host peace talks with Ukraine01:13 | December 26, 2024
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Azerbaijan airliner crashes in Kazakhstan, killing at least 3801:44 | December 25, 2024
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King’s Christmas message: Charles delivers message of hope amid wars, battle with cancer10:28 | December 25, 2024
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Christians protest in Syria after Christmas tree burning02:10 | December 24, 2024
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Bethlehem marks sombre Christmas amid Gaza war02:14 | December 24, 2024
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Pope Francis kicks off Holy Year with Christmas Eve mass at the Vatican04:43 | December 24, 2024
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NORAD tracks Santa Claus as Christmas delivery begins01:44 | December 24, 2024
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Christmas tree burning: Syrians protest in Damascus after Hama incident01:15 | December 24, 2024
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Honda, Nissan announce plans to merge02:10 | December 23, 2024
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Japan introduces ‘Premium Friday’ in effort to get workers out early01:51 | February 24, 2017
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China hacked key U.S. offices: Report02:05 | 8 minutes ago
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Jurassic highway: Hundreds of dinosaur footprints found in UK quarry01:18 | 2 hours ago
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Elon Musk causes uproar after backing Germany’s far-right AfD party02:14 | December 30, 2024
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Georgian protests erupt as former soccer star sworn in as new president04:06 | December 30, 2024
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South Korea to conduct Boeing inspections after deadly plane crash02:13 | December 30, 2024
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Northern Gaza loses its last major hospital after Israeli raid01:33 | December 28, 2024
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Smog struggles could put an end to longstanding India-Pakistan conflict: expert06:09 | December 28, 2024
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Azerbaijan Airlines crash: Russia under scrutiny as evidence suggests link02:04 | December 27, 2024
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Baltic Sea sabotage: ‘Russian shadow fleet’ ship suspected of cutting undersea cable02:04 | December 27, 2024
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South Korea’s parliament impeaches acting president Han01:23 | December 27, 2024
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Finland seizes Russian-linked ship suspected of cutting undersea cables04:19 | December 27, 2024
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Azerbaijan Airlines flight which crashed diverted amid fog and Ukrainian drone alert, says Russia02:27 | December 27, 2024
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Israel launches new airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen01:40 | December 26, 2024
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What caused the Azerbaijan Airlines crash?02:07 | December 26, 2024
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NASA probe travelling towards Sun set to break records: ‘Total ‘Yay, we did it’ moment’01:53 | December 26, 2024
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Honda, Nissan announce plans to merge02:10 | December 23, 2024
Japan introduces ‘Premium Friday’ in effort to get workers out early
Description
February 24, 2017
From the "Rocky" theme to cash handouts and early "Premium Friday" finishes, a small but growing number of companies are getting creative with the ways they're getting employees out the door early in a new campaign against Japan's culture of workaholism.
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