Sep 02 (WION) - To enhance employee health, Japan's largest brokerage company, Nomura, has advised its workers not to smoke during working hours, even if they work from home.
The company released a memo stating that the new policy will take effect in October.
According to Nomura spokesperson Yoshitaka Otsu, the company would not monitor or discipline its employees because the rules will be based on mutual trust.
Nomura said in a separate statement on Wednesday that the steps are being implemented to establish a positive working atmosphere, reduce secondhand smoking, and enhance employee health.
"There needs to be an environment in which everyone is healthy and can live lively in order for employees to fully demonstrate their ability, characters," it said.