The government’s aim is that all public places and workplaces will be smoke-free by the end of 2007. However, only 50% of employers currently ban smoking. So if you’re about to take the plunge,
what’s involved?
Published 21.04.2005
Apparently, many employers regret hiring an employee who is a smoker and wish they had known about their habit in advance. Can you ask for this information during recruitment and refuse employment on
these grounds?
Published 19.11.2013
According to the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), the use of e-cigarettes - or vaping as it’s often called - should be encouraged as an alternative to smoking. Should you now lift any workplace ban
you have on these devices?
Published 28.06.2016
New research shows that the total cost of employing smokers exceeds £3 billion per year. So what can you do to stop their “bad habit” from harming your business?
Published 08.07.2009
Dundee City Council has banned its employees from smoking or vaping anywhere during their working hours, even if they go off site during a break. Can you ban your employees from smoking and vaping
during breaks?
Published 19.11.2018
Smoking has been banned inside most workplaces since 2007. One issue that still causes confusion is whether employers have a legal duty to provide outdoor smoking shelters for employees. What’s the
answer?
Published 25.08.2017
One of your employees has made a New Year’s resolution to give up smoking. However, rather than going cold turkey they’ve taken to puffing on an electronic cigarette at work. Whilst commendable, is
their new habit illegal?
Published 16.01.2013
In September 2020 it was reported that Hammersmith and Fulham Council had banned its employees from smoking when working at home because workplaces “must be smoke free” by law. Is this legal?
Published 13.10.2020
An employee has been seen smoking where they shouldn’t be and you know this situation needs to be tackled. Unfortunately, you don’t have a no smoking policy. Does that mean you have to let the matter
go unchecked?
Published 07.01.2020
You can’t fail to have heard that a smoking ban in enclosed public places and workplaces is coming into force this summer. The ban will start in England at 6am on July 1, 2007. What might the
implications be for you?
Published 22.02.2007