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Smoking

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.


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    WHO introduces non-smoker recruitment policy

    by dan thomas 2 Dec 2005
    by dan thomas 2 Dec 2005

    The WHO will no longer employ people who smoke, to reinforce its position at the helm of the global campaign against smoking.

    • Smoking
    • Wellbeing

    Plane stupidity is a real fag for air crew

    by Personnel Today 29 Nov 2005
    by Personnel Today 29 Nov 2005

    The net is closing in on smoking in the workplace. Ireland has done it. Wales is about to do it,...

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    • Smoking

    Environmental health officers are ill-equipped to police smoking ban

    by dan thomas 25 Nov 2005
    by dan thomas 25 Nov 2005

    Environmental health officers (EHOs) do not have the relevant skills to police a smoking ban, hospitality industry figures have warned

    • Occupational Health
    • Smoking
    • Wellbeing

    Sports and leisure business join calls for total smoking ban

    by Personnel Today 18 Nov 2005
    by Personnel Today 18 Nov 2005

    The UK's largest leisure and sports companies have increased the pressure for a total ban on smoking in the workplace.

    • Occupational Health
    • Latest News
    • Smoking

    Hospitality group calls for no exemptions to smoking ban

    by Mike Berry 18 Nov 2005
    by Mike Berry 18 Nov 2005

    MPs told to discard exemption to smoking ban.

    • Latest News
    • Smoking
    • Wellbeing

    Scots get guide to managing smoking bans

    by Personnel Today 16 Nov 2005
    by Personnel Today 16 Nov 2005

    The first guide on to how to implement a workplace smoking ban has been issued to employers in Scotland.

    • Smoking
    • Letters
    • Wellbeing

    Smoking exemptions are completely unworkable

    by Personnel Today 15 Nov 2005
    by Personnel Today 15 Nov 2005

    How will a partial smoking ban affect employees working in the exempt premises?

    • Latest News
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    • Wellbeing

    Hospitality group criticises smoking ban plan

    by Personnel Today 2 Nov 2005
    by Personnel Today 2 Nov 2005

    The British Hospitality Association has called the government's plan to outlaw smoking in the workplace a chaotic muddle.

    • Latest News
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    • Wellbeing

    Hewitt backs plans on partial smoking ban

    by Mike Berry 27 Oct 2005
    by Mike Berry 27 Oct 2005

    Health secretary Patricia Hewitt has defended the plans for a partial ban on smoking in public places in England

    • Northern Ireland
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    Northern Ireland to impose smoking ban

    by Mike Berry 18 Oct 2005
    by Mike Berry 18 Oct 2005

    Northern Ireland is to ban smoking in enclosed public places and workplaces.

    • Latest News
    • Smoking
    • Wellbeing

    Total smoking ban now likely, reports suggest

    by Mike Berry 10 Oct 2005
    by Mike Berry 10 Oct 2005

    The government is expected to execute a U-turn by dropping a manifesto plan to allow smoking in pubs that do not serve food, according to newspaper reports

    • Latest News
    • Smoking
    • Wellbeing

    Nottingham council wants staff to make up ‘fag-break’ time

    by Mike Berry 10 Oct 2005
    by Mike Berry 10 Oct 2005

    Smokers at Nottingham City Council must work extra hours if they take regular cigarette breaks

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    • Smoking

    News in brief

    by Personnel Today 1 Oct 2005
    by Personnel Today 1 Oct 2005

    Unhappy guardians; Hearing at risk; Stress is weighty issue; Council smoking ban; Healthiest workers

    • Latest News
    • Smoking
    • Wellbeing

    Government will stick to a partial smoking ban

    by dan thomas 30 Sep 2005
    by dan thomas 30 Sep 2005

    Public health minister Caroline Flint has hinted that the government will keep its halfway house approach to smoking in pubs,...

    • Smoking
    • Letters
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    MPs should back a total ban on smoking

    by Personnel Today 27 Sep 2005
    by Personnel Today 27 Sep 2005

    I was rather surprised that, after his rant against those MPs wishing to ban smoking in workplaces, Jonathan Frodsham (Letters,...

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