Smoking in the workplace
In the UK, smoke-free legislation provides that most workplaces must be smoke free.
Employers should review their policies and practices on a regular basis, to ensure that they are complying with the legislation, including for example in relation to their vehicles and employees who work remotely.
Heart and circulatory disease deaths in under-75s on the increase
The number of people dying of heart and circulatory diseases before the age of 75 has risen for the first...
Worker given free cigarettes seeks compensation after cancer diagnosis
A former tobacco salesman with inoperable lung cancer is seeking compensation from his former employer after he was given hundreds...
‘Dangerous complacency’ in support for young workers with long-term health conditions
Young workers with long-term health conditions in the UK are being offered less support than they would receive from healthcare...
Just one in 10 will smoke in 2023, predicts PHE
Public Health England (PHE) has estimated that only one in 10 people will smoke in five years’ time, as the...
Toolkit helps employers tackle alcohol, tobacco and drug misuse
Business in the Community (BITC) and Public Health England have published a toolkit to help employers support their staff in...
Should employers give more holiday to non-smokers?
A Japanese-based firm recently granted its non-smoking employees additional holiday. Should UK employers follow suit by considering introducing such a...
Public Health England campaign aims to boost employee health in small businesses
Public Health England (PHE) has launched an initiative to support small businesses to improve work health.
It has linked up...
Does workplace health promotion work? A review of the evidence
Questions raised about the quality of studies reporting return on investment from workplace health promotion initiatives make it worth examining...
Workplace smoking ban 10 years on: Common employer queries
On 1 July 2007, England introduced a ban on smoking in enclosed public places, including most workplaces. Ten years on,...
E-cigarettes in the workplace: an employer’s guide to vaping
In July 2007, England introduced its smoking ban, following the rest of the UK in banning the use of cigarettes...
Workplace wellbeing strategies linked to HR goals are on the rise
Higher numbers of employers have adopted workplace wellbeing strategies in the past year than in previous years and they are...
Employment law changes October 2015: a six-point checklist
Every October brings new employment law changes, and 2015 is certainly no different. While the Government’s proposals to toughen the...
Top 10 HR questions in February 2015: E-cigarettes
E-cigarettes and smoking policies were on employers’ minds last month, with the first tribunal decision involving disciplinary action for using...
E-cigarettes in the workplace: first vaping tribunal decision is a warning for employers
E-cigarettes in the workplace pose a difficult question for employers...
E-cigarettes at work: what do the experts say?
Should employers allow the use of electronic cigarettes at work? Deborah Arnott, chief executive of public health charity Action on...
