Employers warm to idea of workplace ban on smoking

More
than 90 per cent of employers would welcome a workplace smoking ban, according
to a survey by law firm Peninsula.

The
survey, which polled 1,728 employers in June of this year, also found that just
32 per cent of employers had facilities in place for smokers.

Other
findings:

Would
you encourage a law that banned smoking in the workplace?

Yes
93 per cent
No  7 per cent

Do
you have a smoking ban?

Yes
84 per cent
No  16 per cent

Have
you set aside accommodation within your workplace to allow employees a space in
which to smoke?

Yes
32 per cent
No  68 per cent

By Quentin Reade