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.
Total bans on smoking in public places are now in place in New York, Italy and Ireland - but
how feasible is it for the UK to follow suit? By Daniel Isaac
A London council is set to ban staff from taking smoking breaks during the working day
Employees at Brent Council could soon be stopped from smoking during working hours, it has emerged.
Smoking should be banned in all public places to prevent up to 1,000 deaths a year from passive smoking, the...
Plans to ban smoking in pubs that serve food will discriminate against people living in the North and Midlands doctors’...
New employee rules; Majority for smoke ban; Employers don't pay up; Accent on success
The Health Development Agency has issued guidance to help NHS hospitals in England become smoke-free.Making the NHS smoke-free was a...
Medical staff have delivered a petition with 35,000 signatures to Stormont, home of the Irish executive, calling for an end to smoking in workplaces in Northern Ireland.
British Heart Foundation works with government and sports bodies to launch workplace initiatives to improve the nation's health
More than 30 cities and towns in England are considering local bans on workplace smoking in public places
Workplace smoking bans not only help non-smokers, but also make smokers more likely to give up the habit, according to new research from Canada
A group of leading restaurateurs, including Richard Shepherd and Antony Worrall Thompson, have joined forces to try to block attempts to ban smoking in London and Liverpool
A group of leading restaurateurs, including Richard Shepherd and Antony Worrall Thompson, have joined forces to try to block attempts to ban smoking in London and Liverpool
The owner of a US company who forced his employees to quit smoking or leave their jobs has now said he also wants to tell fat workers to lose weight or else.
NHS hospitals across England will get help from the national health improvement authority the Health Development Agency (HDA) to make sites smoke-free.
