A Thai marketing agency, with 200 employees in its Bangkok office (as stated on its website), has thought of a novel way to ensure well-being of its younger staff for better productivity.
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According to 9News Australia, the agency Whiteline Group is offering its employees, who have either passed probation, or who join between July and December this year, paid Tinder leave during working hours and six months of paid-for subscriptions of Tinder dating app’s premium products like Tinder Platinum and Tinder Gold with enhanced features to date someone they love or like to spend their time with.
The company shared this announcement, apparently made at a company event, on LinkedIn in August, 9News said.
It said the eligible staff was required to give one-week advance notice to avail of Tinder leave, according to the translated message on LinkedIn.
It did not, however, state the number of days employees could avail such leave.
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Meanwhile, in this context Indian digital media platform The Tatva has said research supports the company’s approach, indicating that those in relationships are happier, which leads to higher job performance.
The Tatva mentioned that Brendon McConnell of the University of Southampton conducted a study in 2023 that found a “marriage wage premium,” in which married people often earn more than their single colleagues. This tendency can be related to the enhanced happiness and stability that come with being married, the media platform quoted him as stating from his research.
