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Quit smoking and get a 10 per cent hike in basic pay! That is the offer made by the head of a firm to coax his colleagues to quit smoking in 2010.

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“The idea is to ensure that employees adopt a healthy lifestyle,” says A C Ramesh, CEO, Focus Engineering Services, near Brigade Road.

Ramesh has been a smoker for 25 years and plans to quit the bad habit. Focus has close to 40 employees and its clients include the Confident Group, Embassy Group and ISRO.

Ramesh says 50 per cent of his colleagues are chainsmokers. “I have had enough of smoking and drinking for the last 25 years.

I want to put an end to these vices for the sake of my health and my family. Suddenly, I thought of getting my colleagues also to do the same, but realised that concern for their health alone won’t motivate all of them.

I expect the 10 per cent bonus, in addition to the regular hike, to do the trick. And, if my men are in good health, my company will also be in good health.”

His colleagues are banned from smoking when they are in a client’s office or premises. But, there is a rider.

“Anyone violating the pact faces a 20 per cent pay cut,” says Ramesh. Even Ramesh’s driver-cum-PA Raju is ready to follow his boss and quit smoking.

 

 
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  Commented by  G A Narayan, Real Estate Consultant    | 07 04 2010 08:28:21 +0000
Hi,

Please visit the site http://toostep.com/insight/how-to-stop-smoking?t=smoking where I have given effective and practical ways to quit smoking. 

For most heavy smokers, smoking has ceased to be “just a Habit” and instead turned into an “Addiction”. Unfortunately for these persons, their “Will Power” or “Mind Control Power” (with regards to Quitting Smoking only) has severely diminished. They no longer are able to exercise their “Will Power” or “Mind Control” over this action of theirs and hence are unable to come out of this addiction. Believe me, I was addicted to cigarettes for over 25 years and quit smoking about 3 years ago.

Since, only a smoker would understand another smokers plight (with regards to quitting), I have given my insights in the above mentioned link. Meditation, Mind Control, Hypnosis, etc., may help persons inflicted with this habit, but for hard core addicted smokers, all these (meditation, etc.) along with the steps given in the link would only help to strengthen their “Will Power” to quit smoking. 

Hence, Please refer any persons you know who have this addiction and this would help them overcome the problem. 

Thanks
  Commented by  Dhesihan S, HR Executive, JUSTINTIME    | 12 30 2009 06:38:32 +0000
Nice motivation. This shows how the Management should concern about their employee. The long term focus is always makes a healthy environment. Not only for smoking its create the healthy competitions in the work place. 
  Commented by  Makrand Bhave, Marketing & MICE, WIZCRAFT INternational    | 12 30 2009 06:05:18 +0000
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Read this in Silicon india emag as well today. Great incentive!! :)
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