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<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=560><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top width=550 colSpan=2>At 3M, staff get time off for Eureka moments <!-- TITLE : end--><!--
WORKERS at 3M, the US$23 billion (S$32 billion) multinational company famous for inventions such as Post-it Notes, are encouraged to take time off from work. --></TD></TR><TR>

</TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=550 colSpan=2 align=left><TABLE><TBODY><TR><TD><TABLE><TBODY><TR><TD class=content_subtitle>Rachel Chang</TD></TR><TR><TD class=content_subtitle align=left>Fri, Feb 26, 2010
The Straits Times </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD><TD width=400 align=right><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right> </TD><TD height=15>

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WORKERS at 3M, the US$23 billion (S$32 billion) multinational company famous for inventions such as Post-it Notes, are encouraged to take time off from work.
Every worker - from the top scientist to the rank-and-file machine operator - can block off 15 per cent of his time at work to spend on his own projects.

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