Maia Davies` Blogging World

Smoking bans at work certainly have worked and have cut smoking at teh workplace – many people simply don’t smoke at work who have stopped completely. Even more impressive is that it concerns that this might force smokers to smoke more at home – exposing families and children to increased second-hand, passive smoke – don’t seem to have been borne out. However there are still considerably numbers of employees who do smoke and take smoking breaks. There are many employer benefits of reducing smoking in the workforce - including increased productivity and less days taken off sick. In addition insurance premiums can also be lowered  – and it is one more way of showing that management does care for its workforce.

This entry was posted on Thursday, October 9th, 2008 at 10:27 am and is filed under Health.