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.
Questions raised about the quality of studies reporting return on investment from workplace health promotion initiatives make it worth examining...
On 1 July 2007, England introduced a ban on smoking in enclosed public places, including most workplaces. Ten years on,...
In July 2007, England introduced its smoking ban, following the rest of the UK in banning the use of cigarettes...
Higher numbers of employers have adopted workplace wellbeing strategies in the past year than in previous years and they are...
Every October brings new employment law changes, and 2015 is certainly no different. While the Government’s proposals to toughen the...
E-cigarettes in the workplace pose a difficult question for employers...
Should employers allow the use of electronic cigarettes at work? Deborah Arnott, chief executive of public health charity Action on...
The increasing use of e-cigarettes, which are not covered by the same legislation as tobacco products, means employers may have...
Victoria Clark, associate at Clarion, answers employers’ questions on how to deal with the use of electronic cigarettes in the...
Should employers support employee health beyond simply managing absence? Welfare reform and the sickness absence review have placed employers right...
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...
