Insurer adds pet-loss to paid leave policy

A Tokyo-based company has raised the bar for pet-friendly employee perks.

iPet Insurance Co. L.T.D., a pet health insurance company, offers paid leave to its employees who lose a furry friend, news outlet RocketNews24 reported, citing a Japanese website MyNavi News.

Employees receive three days off to grieve the loss of a pet, as well as two vacation days per year for spending time with Fido.

“We believe that, as a pet insurance company, we should take the initiative to create an environment which pet owners feel is worth working in, which is why we started this system,” a company spokesman told MyNavi News.