In order to improve productivity while reducing stress, we are introducing an optional nap session for those employees who wish to sleep during mid-day break or lunch hours.
Any employee who decides to take a nap will use a one hour break in the specified nap room (recently built in Room 618 on the sixth floor).
Studies have shown that employees who take naps exhibit higher productivity and greater creativity.
Naps have been shown to also facilitate digestion and reduce stress levels in employees.
In an effort to improve the well-being of our firm employees, we wish to introduce this practice at NCU Corporation.
Attached are two links to scientific articles supporting our assertions:
Power Naps: Napping Benefits, Length, and Tips - WebMD
Benefits of napping in healthy adults
We wish to remind everyone that this policy is not a mandatory policy and every employee is free to choose whether they want to engage in this activity or not.
Employees who wish to participate in the program should sign up at the HR office and fill out a schedule to be approved by their respective manager.
Nap sessions will begin on Monday, February 2nd of 2015.
Your questions and feedback are welcome as the framing of this new policy is an ongoing process.
Best regards,
El Hadji Beye
Director of Human Resources
NCU Corporation
1600 Northeast Parkway,
Atlanta, GA 30319
Phone: 404-569-7475
References:
Soong, J. (2011, November 29). Power Naps: Napping Benefits, Length, and Tips - WebMD.
Retrieved January 22, 2015, from http://www.webmd.com/balance/features/the-secret-and-surprising-power-of-naps
Milner, C. E., & Cote, K. A. (2009). Benefits of napping in healthy adults: impact of nap length, time of day, age, and experience with napping.
Journal of Sleep Research, 18(2), 272. doi:10.1111/j. 1365-2869.2008.00718.x
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