A Swedish lawmaker is not screwing around when it comes to workplace happiness – pushing to give employees a one-hour paid break to have sex at home to regain their office mojo.
Per Erik Muskos of the Social Democrat party made the hanky-panky proposal in the northern city of Overtornea as a way to promote well-being and make babies.
“Childbirth should be encouraged,” the 42-year-old told the Stockholm-based newspaper Aftonbladet, news.com.au reported.
“When sex is also an excellent form of exercise with documented positive effects on well-being, the municipality should kill two birds with one stone and encourage employees to use their fitness hour to go home and have sex with their partner,” he said.
The workday grind can strain relationships and put a damper on couples’ alone time, he argued.
“I believe that sex is a scarce commodity in many long relationships. Everyday life is stressful and the children are at home. This could be an opportunity to have their own time,” he said.
Muskos acknowledged that while employers can’t guarantee that the hour will be filled with fornication, he hopes the bosses will give the workers the benefit of the doubt.
Sex coach Amy Levine, founder of Ignite Your Pleasure, also has touted the benefits of lunchtime quickies to break up the daily drudgery.
The country is already known for its innovative employment practices, including fika breaks to drink coffee and recharge.
Swedes enjoy 480 days of paid parental leave and are saddled with little overtime work.
In January, nurses in Gothenburg began a two-year pilot program that introduced a six-hour work day maintaining their pay levels, indy100.com reported. The nurses reported better health, less sick leave and improved patient care.
And judging by the popularity of self-love at work, sack time at home would appear to appeal to frazzled office types.
A recent survey by Time Out New York found 39 percent of male readers reported masturbating in the office.
Psychologist and life coach Dr. Cliff Arnall told Metro.co.uk that masturbation breaks should be taken “if they’re motivated by a genuine desire for stress relief.”
“I would expect a masturbation policy to result in more focus, less aggression, higher productivity and more smiling,” he told Metro recently. “Certainly taking a masturbation break for boredom or an escape would increase work focus.”