2.01.2007

But, you know, we're Americans and we'd rather just keep bumping into things.

PARIS (AP) -- The French already enjoy a 35-hour workweek and generous vacation. Now the health minister wants to look into whether workers should be allowed to sleep on the job....

"Why not a nap at work? It can't be a taboo subject," Health Minister Xavier Bertrand said Monday. He called for further studies and said he would promote on-the-job naps if they prove useful.

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Mr. Bertrand said sleepiness causes 20 percent to 30 percent of French highway accidents.

(Washington Times)

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