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.
IOSH has added its voice to the clamour for health secretary John Reid to reconsider his previous decision and implement...
Smoking has killed 6.3 million people – close to the current population of London – across the UK during the...
More than 30 cities and towns in England are considering local bans on smoking in workplaces and public places. Liverpool...
As a ban on workplace smoking looms, a new survey shows that the UK has the lowest smoking rate out...
The TUC is urging bar and club workers to e-mail the government to push for a smoking ban in workplaces.
The UK has the lowest rate of smoking of 10 European countries, but non-smokers resent time taken for 'fag breaks'
Doctors have urged the government not to delay the introduction of a complete smoking ban in public places
The government has denied reports that it would opt for an outright ban on smoking in public places
Workplace thefts on riseTheft in the workplace is at an all-time high, with 80% of employers admitting they have experienced...
Most people agree with doctors that the government should ban smoking in public places
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’...
