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While many firms are reluctant to let employees take extra days off, one British firm is encouraging its employees to take time off - to masturbate.

LELO UK, which unsurprisingly is a ‘sex and intimacy brand’ has become the first company to allow its employees to take ‘self-love days.’

On these days off, employees are encouraged to take the day to ‘fulfil’ themselves sexually and have plenty of orgasms.

LELO believes that this will improve employee happiness, reduce stress and boost productivity.

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To justify the days off, LELO carried out a survey of over 2,000 Brits, about what makes them happy.

The survey revealed that 78% of Britons say orgasms make them happier, whether they have them alone or with a partner.

And 66% said they feel more productive after having an orgasm, with 40% believing they benefit from the happiness and productivity-boosting effects of an orgasm for up to five days afterwards.

Rachael Nsofor, a spokesperson for LELO UK, said: “Being sexually fulfilled and satisfied is something that we at LELO UK feel is a basic human right and it’s completely free!

“And as a result of this research, we’re delighted to introduce a new initiative where we are offering our UK employees the opportunity to take up to four days a year as a “self love day”.

“We hope our UK staff use them to do whatever they want to explore their happiness and what makes them tick with the hope that they’ll come to work the next day with a spring in their step and be as productive as possible.”