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.
Introduced to considerable fanfare last year, fit notes were intended to reduce the number of people on long-term sickness absence...
Most of the Equality Act 2010 came into force on 1 October 2010 and employers need to make sure they...
The Government yesterday confirmed that the main provisions of the Equality Act 2010 will come into force on 1 October...
The government has announced that it is considering extending the smoking ban to cover the area outside entrances to workplaces and...
Two thirds of British adults fail to take enough exercise, and could therefore be putting themselves at greater risk of...
Smokers cost the NHS £5bn a year, employers more than £2bn a year in absence and lost working time, and...
The NHS spent almost £61m on services to help people stop smoking last year – £10m more than in 2006-07...
More than half of employees believe overweight employees who smoke are the worst offenders for taking excessive time off work,...
Men are much more reluctant than women to visit their GP about health problems, but it’s possible to reach out...
Survey results show that the smoking ban has reduced, but not eliminated, the effects of second-hand smoke. Joe Patton reports.
Dame Carol Black, author of Working for a Healthier Tomorrow, talks to Noel O’Reilly about what her government – commissioned...
The very mention of sicknotes and GPs is the equivalent of lighting the blue touch paper and preparing to stand well back for most employers. Jonathan Whittaker, partner at SAS Daniels, looks at whether the proposal of a 'well note' will solve anything.
Many uniformed NHS staff flout smoking law
Uniformed staff at many NHS hospitals continue to flout the smoking...
Eight months into the smoking ban, employers and staff are benefiting from clearing the air and joining stop-smoking programmes. Margaret...
Employers have been urged to revisit their smoking policies after more than 1,200 warnings were submitted by smoking inspectors in...
