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.
The smoking ban has been a hot issue ever since last year’s ruling that England would become smoke-free on 1...
Employers are set to use this month’s ban on smoking in workplaces in England to launch a crackdown on workers...
Health and safety officers at Liverpool City Council have drawn up plans requesting residents to not smoke at least half an...
Next month’s smoking ban will lead to hundreds of job cuts in the country’s bingo halls, gambling group Gala Coral...
Will the smoking ban actually make any difference? We sought the opinions of some leading figures to discover what steps business needs to take, and whether the whole thing is a complete waste of time.
Medical sales company Innovex is taking a pro-active approach to help its employees kick the habit ahead of the workplace smoking ban...
Doctors in Northern Ireland have condemned plans that would allow actors to smoke on stage. Last week the Northern Ireland...
Employers are planning to use the 1 July ban on smoking in the workplace in England to crack down on cigarette breaks, according...
E-learning provider Absolutely Training has launched a free training course to help businesses prepare for the smoke-free legislation which comes...
On visiting his local hostelry last weekend, Guru couldn’t help but notice what the public house described as a ‘smokers’...
With five weeks to go until smoking in workplaces is banned in England, only a fifth of employers are providing their...
The office complex where I work has a bar and lounge area where staff can relax and socialise. The 1...
With less than 50 days to go until the smoking ban in public places comes into force in England, the government...
I am definitely one of those employers fuming over suggestions that we should give staff paid time off to kick...
The ban has taken care of smoking, but how should employers deal with other addictions?
